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"The Laws That Took Down Mobsters Are Now Being Turned Against Big Oil" [1]

"The flood-prone city of Hoboken, New Jersey, sued Exxon, Chevron, and other oil companies three years ago, hoping to put them on trial for deceiving the public."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Grist [9], 05/22/2023
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As U.S. Expands CO2 Pipelines, One Poisoned Town Tells Its Story [10]

"SATARTIA, Miss. – On Feb. 22, 2020, a clear Saturday after weeks of rain, Deemmeris Debra'e Burns, his brother and cousin decided to go fishing. They were headed home in a red Cadillac when they heard a boom and saw a big white cloud shooting into the evening sky."

Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [4]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NPR [16], 05/22/2023
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Judge Won't Shut Down Pipeline, Pleads With Wisconsin Tribe To Negotiate [17]

"A federal judge said Thursday he is unlikely to force an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin, despite arguments from a Native American tribe that the line is at immediate risk of being exposed by erosion and rupturing on reservation land."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Source: AP [19], 05/19/2023
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US Greenlights Major Transmission Line For Renewable Energy In West [20]

"The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [21], 05/19/2023
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Brazil Rejects Oil Drilling Project Near Mouth of Amazon River [22]

"Brazil’s environmental regulator has rejected a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River that had drawn strong opposition from activists who warned of its potential for damaging the area."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [7]
South America [24]
Source: AP [25], 05/19/2023
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Senate Dems Enter Permitting Fray With Bill Aimed at Climate, Electricity [26]

"A group of Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled their opening position in an ongoing debate over whether and how to try to overhaul the country’s process for approving energy and other infrastructure projects. The new proposal spearheaded by Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) focuses on renewable energy, community involvement and building out the nation’s power lines."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [28], 05/19/2023
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Report Finds Methane Mitigation in Texas Could Create Thousands of Jobs [29]

"Texas officials have vowed to oppose federal regulations aimed at reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations. But the report says plugging leaks and upgrading wells is poised to be a big business in the Lone Star State."

Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 05/18/2023
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“Halliburton Loophole” Lets Fracking Firms Pollute Water Without Oversight [33]

"Fracking companies used 282 million pounds of hazardous chemicals that should have been regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act from 2014 to 2021."

Chemicals [11]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: EHN [34], 05/18/2023
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Federal Rules Fail to Contain Methane Emissions from Landfills: Report [35]

"Methane emissions from landfills—one of the largest sources of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions—could be reduced through stronger regulations and better emissions monitoring, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project, an environmental organization based in Washington."

Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [15]
Waste [36]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 05/18/2023
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US Power Grids Vulnerable To Extreme Heat Conditions This Summer: NERC [38]

"Large parts of the United States and some areas in Canada, home to around 165 million people, could face energy shortfalls during periods of extreme heat this summer, a group that sets reliability standards for North American electric grids warned."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [39]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Canada [40]
Source: Reuters [41], 05/18/2023
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