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New Day for Long-Suffering Neighbors after Huge Phila. Refinery Fire [1]

"The petroleum smell is gone, the benzene emissions have abated and residents in nearby neighborhoods of color feel they’re finally being heard."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [10], 07/06/2021
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"Horrifying Massive Oil Pipeline Blaze Sets Gulf Of Mexico On Fire" [11]

"The hellish blaze that erupted in gulf pipeline operated by Mexican state oil firm Pemex was reportedly extinguished after several hours."

"An oil pipeline fire in the Gulf of Mexico was reportedly brought under control and extinguished after a hellish scene of massive flames erupting directly from roiling waters Friday.

The blaze west of the Yucatan Peninsula broke out at an underwater pipeline that connects to a platform operated by Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) at its flagship Ku Maloob Zaap oil development in the southern gulf, Reuters reported.

Disasters [12]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mexico [15]
Source: HuffPost [16], 07/05/2021
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"Court Strikes Trump EPA Rule For Full-Year 15% Ethanol Sales" [17]

"A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale of a 15% ethanol gasoline blend in the summer months."

Agriculture [18]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [20], 07/05/2021
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"Under Presssure, Company Cancels Tennessee Pipeline" [21]

"Environmentalists and activists claimed victory Saturday after a company canceled plans to build an oil pipeline through southwest Tennessee and north Mississippi, and over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [6]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Source: AP [23], 07/05/2021
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"Exxon Tapes Add Fuel For Congressional Investigators" [24]

"Exxon Mobil Corp. scrambled to respond yesterday to a secretive video recording that detailed the company's lobbying practices, but the incident could be an even greater impetus for a congressional inquiry as a House subcommittee chairman continued to warn of subpoenas for top executives."

Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [28], 07/02/2021
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High Levels Of Cancer-Causing Formaldehyde Found In Parts Of Houston [29]

"High levels of a cancer-causing chemical have been detected in air monitors in Houston neighborhoods near the busiest U.S. petrochemical port, according to a report issued on Thursday by Houston health officials and environmental groups."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Source: Reuters [31], 07/02/2021
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"N.J. Approves 2 More Offshore Wind Farms To Power 1 Million Homes" [32]

"While the first wind turbines have yet to be built off the Jersey Shore coast, state leaders are already pushing for expansion."

Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [33]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Source: Newark Star-Ledger [35], 07/01/2021
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"White House Escalates Push For Clean Electricity Standard" [36]

"White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy is laying out a case for Congress to pass a clean electricity standard in a budget reconciliation package, re-upping the push for climate legislation as Democratic leadership deals with competing infrastructure priorities on Capitol Hill."

Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [37], 07/01/2021
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"In Video, Exxon Lobbyist Describes Efforts to Undercut Climate Action" [38]

"On the tape, made in a Greenpeace sting, he described working with “shadow groups” to fight climate science, and detailed efforts to weaken President Biden’s proposals to burn less oil."

Climate Change [25]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [26]
Government [40]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [41], 07/01/2021
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Coal-Mining 'Monster' Is Threatening To Swallow A Small Town In Germany [42]

"The first thing Norbert Winzen wants me to know about the machine is that it never stops moving. 'It runs constantly,' he says. 'Every day, every night, Sundays, even on Christmas.'"

Agriculture [18]
Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Natural Resources [43]
Public [8]
Europe [44]
Source: NPR [45], 06/30/2021
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