Deer Park Chemical Blaze Extinguished
Source: Houston Chronicle, 03/20/2019
Air
Anything related to air quality, air pollution, or the atmosphere
Texas Chem Plant Fire Still Burns; Air Quality a Concern
"An intense fire churned through massive chemical storage tanks Monday at a facility east of Houston, continuously pumping plumes of black smoke that drifted across the region as firefighters fought to contain the blaze for a second straight day."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 03/19/2019
"EPA’s Pruitt Faced Hill Pressure on Glider Truck Rule Repeal"
"The EPA’s yearslong, tenuous effort to ease air pollution limits on trucks with rebuilt engines can be traced back to a day early in Scott Pruitt’s tenure as administrator."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/18/2019
"U.S. Minorities Consume Less But Suffer More From Pollution: Study"
"U.S. air pollution is disproportionately caused by white consumers, while African-Americans and Hispanics are burdened most by the emissions, a peer-reviewed study showed on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 03/12/2019
"EPA: Wehrum's Old Clients Back 'Ambient Air' Plan — Documents"
"Three decades ago, congressional auditors slammed an obscure EPA policy for effectively allowing companies to circumvent air pollution control requirements. But the policy, which defines "ambient air" for regulatory purposes, remained in place. Now, at industry's prompting, the Trump administration is poised to dramatically expand its scope."
Source: Greenwire, 03/08/2019
"White House Presses Automakers To Back Fuel-Efficiency Rollback"
"As the Trump administration races to roll back Obama’s most ambitious climate rule, it lobbies to get industry on board".
Source: Washington Post, 03/08/2019
Perfecting Your Panorama Technique
In this how-to, veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick shares new techniques for capturing panoramas from the air — while on commercial plane flights — in order to illustrate human impacts on the landscape. Plus, Dimick details how and why he developed the new approach, in our latest EJ InSight column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment.
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Capturing a Planet on the Fly
Capturing panoramas from the air has become a passion for veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick. In the latest EJ InSight, our new column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment, Dimick describes how he visualizes the expanding human footprint of the emergent Anthropocene era — by shooting from commercial airplane flights. Plus, Dimick shares his techniques in a how-to sidebar.
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Where Does All That Recycling Go?
Where do all those recyclables actually go? This week’s TipSheet dives into the trash to find a story worth telling — of troubling overseas dumping, problematic local incineration and a fraying patchwork of U.S. regulation. Plus, several dozen questions you might want to ask, a pair of pro tips and a dozen resources to track the story in your area.
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"Politics: A Look Into Big Oil's Fight Against Electric Cars"
"Last November, oil industry representatives huddled with conservative state lawmakers at a hotel a few blocks from the White House. The gathering was a covert affair. Reporters were barred from the room. Attendees cast votes in secret."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/05/2019
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