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How Utility Convinced Georgia to Let It Bury Toxic Waste in Groundwater [9]

"Documents reveal Georgia Power went to great lengths to advocate for risky waste storage. After a ProPublica investigation exposed this practice, the EPA is trying to block the move."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Source: ProPublica [18], 01/19/2022
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"Tightened Federal Water Protections Won’t Slow Some Projects" [19]

"The Biden administration is moving to tighten oversight of projects that benefitted from Trump-era loosened water protections, but some projects including a controversial Georgia mine will likely be able to escape new scrutiny."

Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [22], 01/19/2022
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"Inside The Effort To Uncage A Bipartisan Wildlife Bill" [23]

"Five-and-a-half years ago, a band of lawmakers united behind an ambitious bill to recover and preserve America’s wildlife. It had the backing of the founder of Bass Pro Shops and the head of the National Wildlife Federation. Republicans and Democrats rushed to co-sponsor it. And yet, it still remains unfinished business."

Biodiversity [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Wildlife [25]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [26], 01/19/2022
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"Power Companies Back EPA Climate Authority At Supreme Court" [27]

"Public and private power companies yesterday called for the Supreme Court to uphold EPA’s authority to broadly regulate how they produce electricity for the nation."

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [29], 01/19/2022
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"Here’s What Scientists Know About the Tonga Volcano Eruption" [30]

"The explosion probably won’t cool the planet as some previous eruptions have done, but it could affect weather in the short term."

Climate Change [28]
Disasters [31]
Science [32]
Public [16]
International [33]
Source: NYTimes [34], 01/19/2022
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"What Do You Do With An Invasive Army Of Crayfish Clones?" [35]

"It’s been dubbed the perfect invader, but the marbled crayfish may offer a sustainable food source and even help prevent disease".

Biodiversity [24]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Food [37]
Public [16]
International [33]
Source: Guardian [38], 01/19/2022
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1st Images Of Tonga Damage Show Entire Communities Covered In Thick Ash [39]

"A thick layer of ash covering entire island communities can be seen in the first images of disaster-hit Tonga to emerge following what experts believe to be the world's biggest volcanic eruption in more than 30 years."

Disasters [31]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Australia & Oceania [40]
Source: CNN [41], 01/18/2022
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"Federal Pipeline Agency Shifts Focus To Cut Methane" [42]

"The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is readying its first-ever restrictions on methane emissions and planning to press pipeline companies on the issue in the coming months, marking a significant shift for a federal agency traditionally focused on safety and oil spills."

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [43], 01/18/2022
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"China's Coal Production Hit Record Levels in 2021" [44]

"China’s coal production reached record levels last year as the state encouraged miners to ramp up their fossil fuel output to safeguard the country’s energy supplies through the winter gas crisis."

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Public [16]
Asia [45]
Source: Guardian [46], 01/18/2022
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150 Ex-EPA Staffers Ask Virginia Lawmakers To Oppose Wheeler Nomination [47]

"More than 150 former Environmental Protection Agency employees are urging Virginia lawmakers to oppose the nomination of the Trump administration’s EPA chief to a high-ranking environmental position."

Environmental Politics [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [48], 01/18/2022
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"DOT To Allot $27B To Fix Bridges, Ensure Climate Resilience" [49]

"The Transportation Department today announced historic funding to replace and repair the nation’s aging bridges. The $26.5 billion will also be used to ensure bridges are resilient to the increasingly severe effects of climate change."

Climate Change [28]
Infrastructure [50]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [51], 01/18/2022
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Bucks a Global Trend on Climate Change [52]

"As other central banks take a more activist role, Powell wants Congress and the private sector to assess growing climate risks. Elizabeth Warren calls his views “dangerous.”"

Climate Change [28]
Economy & Business [53]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 01/18/2022
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"Plastic Crisis Needs Binding Treaty, Report Says" [55]

"Pollution from plastics is a global emergency in need of a robust UN treaty, according to a report."

Consumer [56]
Pollution [14]
Waste [57]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
International [33]
Source: BBC News [58], 01/18/2022
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"Science Is Trying To Conserve The Monarch Butterfly’s Forests" [59]

"A team of Mexican scientists are developing a successful experiment that allows for the recovery and maintenance of endemic trees in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve that provide a habitat for monarch butterflies every winter."

Biodiversity [24]
Forests [60]
Wildlife [25]
Public [16]
Mexico [61]
Source: Mongabay [62], 01/18/2022
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"Elephants Dying From Eating Plastic Waste in Sri Lankan Dump" [63]

"Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephants in the region, after two more were found dead over the weekend."

Biodiversity [24]
Waste [57]
Wildlife [25]
Public [16]
Asia [45]
Source: AP [64], 01/18/2022
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