"Roads in Florida could soon include phosphogypsum — a radioactive waste material from the fertilizer industry — under a bill lawmakers have sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis."
"The Emirati oil chief leading this year's UN climate talks said Wednesday the world must get "serious" about new emission-capturing technology, rather than focussing only on replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy."
"A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced legislation aimed at preventing disasters like February’s fiery train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio."
"The latest effort to create a public warning system for spikes in air pollution was snuffed out by a Senate committee."
"The White House on Wednesday endorsed a plan by Senator Joe Manchin III to speed the approval of some fossil fuel projects in order to also hasten the construction of new transmission lines critical for meeting President Biden’s climate goals."
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing on Thursday a draft rule aimed at curbing planet-warming emissions from fossil-fired power plants that is expected to be a key piece of the Biden administration’s climate policy."
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"It was a rare sight, an endangered species emblematic of the Colombian Amazon, considered sacred by the region’s Indigenous communities: the pink dolphins."
"The death toll rose to 21 in a series of fires raging in Russia’s Urals region on Tuesday, some resulting from suspected arson, and medical officials warned the tally was likely to increase, state news agency TASS said."
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[2] https://www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1174789570/florida-roads-radioactive-paving-phosphogypsum
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-maths-doesnt-add-without-carbon-capture-cop28-chief
[4] https://phys.org/news/2023-05-climate-maths-doesnt-carbon-capture.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rail-safety-bill-inspired-fiery-ohio-derailment-clears-major-hurdle
[6] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/railway-safety-act-passes-committee_n_645bb524e4b005be8ff0b53a
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/air-pollution-monitoring-bill-blocked-louisiana-senate-committee
[8] https://www.nola.com/news/environment/air-pollution-monitoring-bill-blocked-by-senate-committee/article_4f63138c-ee7f-11ed-b1f9-371faced5b50.html
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-trade-biden-backs-manchin-s-fossil-fuel-plan
[10] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/climate/biden-manchin-fossil-fuel-permits.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-proposes-power-plant-emissions-rule-confront-climate-change
[12] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3998984-epa-proposes-power-plant-emissions-rule-expected-to-be-major-piece-of-bidens-climate-agenda/
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[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/pink-river-dolphins-amazon-have-warning-humans
[16] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/amazon-pink-dolphin-mercury/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/death-toll-wildfires-russia-s-urals-hits-21-authorities-suspect-arson
[18] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/death-toll-wildfires-russias-urals-hits-21-authorities-suspect-arson-2023-05-09/
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