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Iowa House Passes Bill Limiting Drone Surveillance Of Livestock Facilities [9]

"The Iowa House passed legislation Tuesday restricting drone surveillance of livestock facilities without the permission of the property owner."

Agriculture [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [16]
Source: States Newsroom [17], 04/12/2023
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"To Fight Cancer, EPA Wants Sterilizer Companies To Emit Less" [18]

"The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Tuesday to limit the use of the chemical ethylene oxide after finding higher than expected cancer risk at facilities that use it to sterilize billions of medical devices each year."

Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: AP [21], 04/12/2023
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Greens Sue EPA Over Refinery Water Pollution, Including In Louisiana [22]

"Several environmental groups are suing federal regulators over what they say is a failure to set safe limits on harmful chemicals pouring into waterways from refineries, including eight facilities in Louisiana that are considered among the nation’s top polluters."

Chemicals [19]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [26], 04/12/2023
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"Southwest Tribes Push For New National Monument Near Grand Canyon" [27]

"A coalition of Native American tribes in the Southwest is lobbying the Biden administration to create a sweeping national monument to protect federal lands adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park from uranium mining and other development."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [28]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [29]
People & Population [30]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: HuffPost [32], 04/12/2023
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"Fishing Regulators Need More Transparency, Ocean Groups Say" [33]

"Some regional fisheries management organizations that were set up by the United Nations to measure and conserve fish populations — but are difficult to hold to account — need to be more transparent about how they make their rules and regulations if fish species are to be protected and maintained for people reliant on healthy fish stocks for their livelihoods, conservation agencies and fishing industry players say."

Environmental Politics [34]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
International [36]
Source: AP [37], 04/12/2023
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"Why China Could Dominate the Next Big Advance in Batteries" [38]

"China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium power cells."

Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [39]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Natural Resources [28]
Technology [40]
Transportation [41]
Public [15]
International [36]
Source: NYTimes [42], 04/12/2023
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"Fancy a Dip? An Olympic Reboot For Paris’ River Seine" [43]

"Even before he has dipped his toes into the murky waters of Paris ′ famous but forbidden River Seine, French triathlete Thibaut Rigaudeau is already fielding questions from disbelieving friends."

Environmental Health [11]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [15]
Europe [45]
Source: AP [46], 04/12/2023
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Earth Could Warm 3 Degrees if Nations Keep Building Coal Plants: Research [47]

"Earth is on track to significantly overshoot a critical global climate target, largely because not enough coal-fired power plants are being retired, researchers warned in two new reports. Some nations are even planning new coal projects despite promising two years ago to begin reducing their use of the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel."

Climate Change [39]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Public [15]
International [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 04/11/2023
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"Seas Have Drastically Risen Along Southern U.S. Coast In Past Decade" [49]

"Scientists have documented an abnormal and dramatic surge in sea levels along the U.S. gulf and southeastern coastlines since about 2010, raising new questions about whether New Orleans, Miami, Houston and other coastal communities might be even more at risk from rising seas than once predicted."

Climate Change [39]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Washington Post [50], 04/11/2023
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"Officials Vote To Cancel California Salmon Fishing Season" [51]

"West Coast fishery managers have officially recommended the cancellation of California salmon fishing season this year. Thursday, the Pacific Fishery Management Council announced its decision to close commercial and recreational salmon fishing in California and most of Oregon until next spring to conserve the dwindling Chinook salmon population."

Climate Change [39]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
California [52]
Northwest (OR WA) [53]
Source: SFGate [54], 04/11/2023
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"Brennan Named New Director For National Hurricane Center" [55]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration named Mike Brennan, who was supervising hurricane forecasters during one of the busiest times for storms hitting America, as the new director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami."

Climate Change [39]
Disasters [56]
Government [57]
Science [58]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: AP [59], 04/11/2023
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Part Of Law To Ban Gas From Federal Buildings Gas Was Never Implemented [60]

"A 2007 law requires new and remodeled federal buildings to stop using fossil fuels by 2030. But implementation stalled. The Department of Energy finally appears ready to put regulations in place."

Climate Change [39]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Government [57]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NPR [61], 04/11/2023
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"PFAS Blood Test Costs a Barrier for Many Who Fear High Exposure" [62]

"Blood tests measuring PFAS can help doctors manage risks for patients who have been significantly exposed to the chemicals—but the tests cost up to $600, and insurance generally doesn’t cover them."

Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [63], 04/11/2023
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EPA Questioned About Approval of a Plastic-Based Fuel With Huge Cancer Risk [64]

"A senator questioned the EPA chief and a group sued the agency after ProPublica and the Guardian revealed that the EPA gave a Chevron refinery approval to make a fuel that could leave people nearby with a 1-in-4 lifetime risk of cancer."

Chemicals [19]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: ProPublica [65], 04/11/2023
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Plugging Millions Of US Abandoned Wells Is A Monumental Task [66]

"The Biden administration has supercharged existing efforts by putting billions toward the problem. While exact figures are tough to come by, experts believe hundreds of thousands of orphan wells remain around the country."

Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Washington Post [67], 04/11/2023
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