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EPA Describes How It Will Regulate Power Plants After Supreme Court Loss [1]

"Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last week limiting the government’s ability to restrict the pollution that is causing global warming, the Biden administration is planning to use other regulatory tools in hopes of achieving similar goals."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [10], 07/08/2022
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"Scientists Find Ozone Hole in Tropics Much Bigger Than in Antarctica" [11]

"A hole in the ozone layer seven times bigger than the one over the Antarctic continent has been discovered sitting over the tropics - and has been there for over 30 years."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Public [8]
International [12]
Source: Zenger News [13], 07/06/2022
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Gas Piped Into Homes Contains Benzene, Other Risky Chemicals: Study [14]

"The natural gas delivered to homes contains low concentrations of several chemicals linked to cancer, a new study found. Researchers also found inconsistent levels of odorants — substances that give natural gas its characteristic “rotten egg” smell — which could increase the risk of small leaks going undetected."

Air [2]
Chemicals [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [16]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [17], 06/28/2022
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Fight To Crack Down On Air Pollution From Toronto’s Traffic Stalls [18]

"The air pollution flowing from vehicle exhaust pipes and the breakdown of rubber tires hangs over Toronto-area highways like a mostly invisible cloud."

Air [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
Canada [19]
Source: The Narwhal [20], 06/24/2022
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"Air Pollution Worse For Global Lifespan Than Cigarettes Or Alcohol" [21]

"Breathing is more dangerous than smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [16]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
International [12]
Source: Washington Post [22], 06/16/2022
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Car Tyres Produce Way More Particle Pollution Than Exhausts: Tests [23]

"Almost 2,000 times more particle pollution is produced by tyre wear than is pumped out of the exhausts of modern cars, tests have shown."

Air [2]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [24], 06/13/2022
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"It’s A Moth, It’s A Drone, It’s ‘Smellicopter’" [25]

"Meet the Pacific Northwest-built machine that uses live insect antennae to sniff out disasters".

Air [2]
Biodiversity [26]
Chemicals [15]
Technology [27]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: OPB [28], 06/09/2022
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"As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’" [29]

"Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City."

Air [2]
Biodiversity [26]
Climate Change [3]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [31]
Source: NYTimes [32], 06/08/2022
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"Automakers Back U.S. Restoring California Emissions Authority" [33]

"Five automakers including Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen AG and Honda Motor Co on Tuesday backed efforts by President Joe Biden's administration to restore California's ability to set its own strict tailpipe and zero-emission vehicle standards."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Reuters [36], 06/08/2022
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Fine Particle Pollution Will Soon Spawn a Stormcloud of News [37]

New rules on soot may soon be on the way and will likely stir up the long-standing controversy over air pollution from particulate matter. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on the pending regulations, reviews human health impacts and offers a range of story ideas and reporting resources for environmental journalists to tell the story on a local and regional basis.

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Environmental Justice [39]
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Health [40]
Journalism & Media [41]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [42]
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