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"The Plastics Industry’s Long Fight to Blame Pollution on You" [1]

"Plastic production really began in earnest in the 1950s. It’s hard to remember, but we once got along without it. Of course, plastic offered great convenience, and its production skyrocketed."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [5]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Intercept [9], 10/07/2019
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"Fracked Gas Blowout in Louisiana Could Last Two More Months" [10]

"For the fifth week since the blowout began, a large flare is still burning at the site of GEP Haynesville, LLC’s blown out fracked gas wells in northwestern Louisiana. The blowout occurred on August 30, shortly after the company began a frack job, igniting two adjacent wells. A state official estimated that efforts to contain the blowout could take another two months, or more."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Source: DeSmog [12], 10/07/2019
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"Big Utility Ditches Coal For Wind Because It's Cheaper" [13]

"One of the West's largest utilities said yesterday it plans to retire about two-thirds of its coal units by 2030 and replace the vast majority of that power with renewable energy."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: ClimateWire [16], 10/07/2019
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Supreme Court OKs Pipeline Backers' Fight Over Appalachian Trail [17]

"The Supreme Court today agreed to take up a heated dispute over a natural gas pipeline's crossing of the Appalachian Trail."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [19], 10/07/2019
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"Biofuels: Trump Admin Proposes Boost For Ethanol Blending" [20]

"The Trump administration plans to boost biofuel blending in the nation's fuel supplies beginning next year, while continuing to let small petroleum refineries avoid the mandates in certain circumstances, officials said today [Friday]."

Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [23], 10/07/2019
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"U.S. Coal Giant That Pressed Trump For Bailout Faces Default" [24]

"Murray Energy Corp., the U.S. coal giant that had pressed the Trump administration for help averting bankruptcy, may be headed toward default."

Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg [25], 10/04/2019
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"Courts Question Pipeline Builders’ Use of Eminent Domain to Take Land" [26]

"A recent federal court ruling could give states more authority to oppose natural gas pipeline projects by limiting the controversial use of eminent domain—the mandatory sale of private or state-owned land for public use."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: InsideClimate News [27], 10/04/2019
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Major Fossil Fuel State Is Joining RGGI, the Northeast's Carbon Market [28]

"Pennsylvania, one of the nation's largest coal and natural gas producing states, is moving to join the Northeast's carbon market. It would mark the largest expansion of the multistate initiative since its inception a decade ago and a milestone in the drive by states to counter the impact of the Trump administration's retreat from climate action."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: InsideClimate News [29], 10/04/2019
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"Energy Secretary Rick Perry Eyeing Exit In November" [30]

"Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to announce his resignation from the administration by the end of November, according to three people familiar with his plans."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [22]
Government [31]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Politico [32], 10/04/2019
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"Methane Sensors Put On Planes, Trucks In Oil Production Zone" [33]

"Methane sensors will be put on planes, trucks and atop towers in the West Texas and southeastern New Mexico desert in a new effort to gauge the extent of greenhouse gas emissions from surging oil and natural gas production, advocates with the Environmental Defense Fund announced Wednesday."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [5]
Science [34]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
Source: AP [36], 10/03/2019
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