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Southern States Split in Response to EPA’s Coal Ash Rule Rollbacks
This article discusses why Southern States Split in Response to EPA’s Coal Ash Rule Rollbacks.
As the Trump administration scales back federal regulation of the waste from coal-fired power plants known as coal ash, a handful of Southern states have passed laws forcing utilities to clean up or contain the toxic mess.
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Study: Tens of thousands of deaths linked to weak US air pollution rules
This The Guardian article discusses how tens of thousands of deaths are linked to weak US air pollution rules. Researchers linked nine causes of death with a certain type pollution when reviewing medical records of deceased veterans.
US air pollution rules could be hugely insufficient in preventing deaths, experts are […]
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EPA finalizes $72M cleanup plan for S. Jersey Superfund site. Sierra Club calls it a ‘Band-Aid.’
This article discusses the EPA $72M cleanup plan for S. Jersey Superfund site. Sierra Club calls it a ‘Band-Aid.’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a $72 million cleanup plan for the Matteo & Sons Superfund site in Gloucester County, but New Jersey’s Sierra Club chapter is […]
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Top EPA official, watchdog engaged in a standoff that inspector general calls a ‘flagrant problem’
This Washington Post article discusses how an EPA official broke the law and is trying to cover it up. Top EPA official, watchdog engaged in a standoff that inspector general calls a ‘flagrant problem’. Chief of staff Ryan Jackson refuses to disclose to the EPA inspector general how he obtained […]
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Methane Detectives: Can a Wave of New Technology Slash Natural Gas Leaks?
This Yale Environment 360 article discusses methane and new techology to detect leaks. Along Colorado’s Front Range, researchers are working to develop new ways of detecting methane leaks, using everything from lasers to light aircraft to drones. Their technologies could curb a potent contributor to climate change, while saving […]
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Big automakers take risks in siding with Trump administration against California
This Washington Post article discusses automakers who are taking risks in siding with Trump administration against California.
The decision this week by several major automakers — including General Motors, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler — to back the Trump administration in a high-stakes legal fight […]
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E.P.A. to Roll Back Rules to Control Toxic Ash from Coal Plants
This NY Times article discusses the EPA rollback of regulations controlling toxic coal ash.
The Trump administration is expected to roll back an Obama-era regulation meant to limit the leaching of heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury into water supplies from the ash of coal-fired […]
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Declining US greenhouse gas emissions: a Republican fairy tale
This The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists article discusses how the Republican Party is lying about greenhouse gas emissions.
As a writer who has covered climate change for many years, I’m accustomed to hearing a lot of misinformation about the science. Still, I rarely hear something as brazenly false as […]
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PENNSYLVANIANS TELL EPA, WE NEED MORE CONTROLS ON METHANE, NOT LESS
This article discusses a fight between Pennsylvania residents and the EPA about methane emissions.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) heard testimony in Dallas on Thursday about its plan to rollback rules for methane emissions. Methane is a major contributor to climate change.
The proposed rule would eliminate Obama-era […]
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Trump administration pushes for Arctic drilling by arguing ‘there is not a climate crisis’
This The Hill article discusses how Trump’s administration is pushing for Arctic drilling by arguing ‘there is not a climate crisis’.
The Trump administration, in its push for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, is arguing the project should go forward because “there is not a climate crisis.”
The Bureau of Land […]
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