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Illinois Passed A Law To Clean Up Coal Ash 5 Years Ago. What’s Taking So Long? [1]

"In one Chicago suburb, people have been waiting for relief for years."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: Grist [10], 05/10/2024
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State Lawmakers Take Aim At Community Air Monitoring In Louisiana [11]

"Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds."

Activism [12]
Air [13]
Chemicals [14]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
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People & Population [15]
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National (U.S.) [17]
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Source: Floodlight [19], 05/10/2024
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"US Republican Attorneys General Sue To Stop EPA's Carbon Rule" [20]

"Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and industry trade groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants."

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Climate Change [21]
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Environmental Politics [22]
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National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Reuters [23], 05/10/2024
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Amid Controversial Sale, U.S. Steel Falls Behind In Cleaner Steelmaking [24]

"U.S. Steel’s proposed sale to Nippon Steel stokes concerns over labor rights and national security, all while the company continues to break clean air laws in Western Pennsylvania."

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Chemicals [14]
Climate Change [21]
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Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Source: Daily Climate [26], 05/10/2024
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EPA Closes Racial Probes Into Jackson Water, Finds ‘Insufficient Evidence’ [27]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed its civil rights probes into the water crisis in Jackson, Miss., saying there was “insufficient evidence” to say that the state discriminated against residents on the basis of race."

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Source: The Hill [30], 05/10/2024
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Property Risk Disclosure Reveals Reportable Environmental Threats [31]

As the real estate market enters its busiest time of year, it’s also a smart time for environmental journalists to explore and report on all the risks facing prospective property owners — whether lead paint or pipes, radon, flood, wildfire or more. The latest TipSheet explores the beat and offers up more than a dozen story ideas to pursue in your community.

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USDA Rubber-Stamped Tyson’s “Climate Friendly” Beef; No One Has Seen the Data [35]

"As millions of taxpayer dollars flow to livestock companies claiming to raise “low carbon” beef, watchdog groups scrutinize the government’s oversight."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [21]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Politics [22]
Environmental Studies [37]
Journalism & Media [33]
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Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 05/09/2024
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Corporate Climate Watchdog Document Deems Carbon Offsets Largely Ineffective [39]

"Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits has now found such offsets are largely ineffective, a confidential preliminary draft reviewed by Reuters shows."

Climate Change [21]
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Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [22]
Environmental Studies [37]
Forests [41]
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Natural Resources [42]
Public [8]
International [43]
Source: Reuters [44], 05/09/2024
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What Trump Promised Oil CEOs As He Asked Them For $1 Billion To His Campaign [45]

"Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry."

Chemicals [14]
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National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [46], 05/09/2024
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"Nuclear Waste At Center Of Testy Nevada Senate Race" [47]

"Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown is under fire from Democrats for 2022 remarks in which he expressed support for plans to store federal nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain."

Environmental Politics [22]
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Natural Resources [42]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [48]
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Source: The Hill [51], 05/08/2024
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