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EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals: IG [1]

"Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response."

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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: ProPublica [13], 09/19/2024
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Antibiotic Resistance Could Cause Over 39 Million Deaths By 2050: Study [14]

"More than 39 million people could die of antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet."

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People & Population [16]
Public [11]
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Source: Washington Post [18], 09/18/2024
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FDA Probing Tampon Safety After A Study Found Toxic Metals In Popular Brands [19]

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will investigate the ingredients in tampons, after a study released earlier this summer found toxic metals in products from over a dozen popular brands."

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People & Population [16]
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Source: NPR [20], 09/18/2024
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"DC Circuit Questions LNG By Rail’s ‘Unprecedented’ Hazards" [21]

"A federal appeals court on Friday appeared highly skeptical that the Trump administration had adequately weighed the safety and environmental risks of a rule authorizing rail transport of liquefied natural gas — even as judges questioned whether they should issue a decision yet on the suspended regulation."

Disasters [15]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [5]
Infrastructure [23]
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Transportation [24]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [25], 09/18/2024
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"White House Raises Tariffs On Chinese EVs, Solar Panels, Batteries" [26]

"The White House enacted steep increases in tariffs Friday that could quadruple the price of electric vehicles from China and double fees on imported solar cells, upping the trade war between the U.S. and the Asian manufacturing giant."

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Source: E&E News [29], 09/18/2024
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"First US CO2 Injection Well Violates Permit — EPA" [30]

"EPA has issued a violation notice to the operator of the country’s first carbon dioxide injection wells for permanent storage, alleging that the company hasn’t complied with its federal permit."

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Source: E&E News [32], 09/17/2024
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DC Circuit Lets EPA Rework ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule Halted By Supreme Court [33]

"A federal appeals court is giving EPA a second chance to justify its rule targeting smog-forming pollution that crosses state lines after the Supreme Court froze the regulation in June."

Air [34]
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Source: E&E News [36], 09/16/2024
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"Court Blocks Implementation Of Biden’s Methane Prevention Rule In 5 States" [37]

"A federal judge has blocked in five states the implementation of a Biden administration rule that aims to cut methane emissions and conserve natural gas produced on federal lands."

Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [38], 09/16/2024
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Trump Threatens To End Calif. Wildfire Aid Unless Newsom Changes Water Policy [39]

"Former President Trump threatened to withhold federal aid to battle California wildfires, should he be reelected, if Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) does not change a policy that protects an endangered species of fish."

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California [43]
Source: The Hill [44], 09/16/2024
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Investigation Explores Dueling Narratives for Addressing Climate Change [45]

Is carbon capture a climate solution or a dangerous distraction? That was the question that Inside Climate News reporter Nicholas Kusnetz asked in his award-winning explanatory series, “Pipe Dreams.” For Inside Story, Kusnetz talks of the challenges of writing about a technology that largely doesn’t yet exist, and the variety of story forms he used to explore the reality of industry promises.

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