"The biggest source of salty freshwater in D.C. and other major northern inland cities is an overapplication of road salt to thaw winter ice, which runs off into rivers or the ground."
"The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public comment on two Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to reduce regulatory burdens imposed on the energy sector."
"Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a congressional committee that the US National Hurricane Center was fully staffed even though key positions are going unfilled as hurricane season begins."
"When someone asks farmer Naiku Gaikwad about soil pollution in his village, he points to an abandoned 40-foot well filled with plastic."
"Senate Republicans plan to add the sale of public land into their version of President Donald Trump’s massive package of tax cuts, according to a key lawmaker."
"A climate report acquired by a Freedom of Information Act request shows that U.S. climate pollution declined in 2023."
"Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Kevin Heatley has resigned, citing deep staffing cuts he says are unsustainable and damaging to one of the nation’s natural treasures."
"A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after federal health officials rescinded long-standing recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women."
"Many fires burning across Canada, forcing evacuations and threatening air quality in the United States, cannot simply be put out, authorities and experts say."
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[19] https://www.sej.org/calendar/pulitzer-center-webinar-unburdening-climate-generation
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