Rust Belt Senators Cloud EPA Effort To Clean Up Steel Mills
"Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as much as they’d hoped."
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"Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as much as they’d hoped."
"The Biden administration unveiled on Tuesday the first-ever national plan for decarbonizing the nation’s residential and commercial buildings sector. The plan calls for a 90% reduction in carbon emissions from buildings by 2050."
"Separate efforts by Brown University researchers and OpenSecrets allow searches of who’s influencing state lawmakers. Less than half of states make lobbying information accessible for analysis."
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"U.N. independent experts are denouncing chronic water cuts in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, adding that they are concerned about tap water pollution, excessive prices and attempts to silence critics."
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"The Biden administration released updated rules Friday for importation of live African elephants and trophies derived from them."
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