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May 15, 2023

Freelance Isn't Free Day at the Hub! [1]

The Freelancers Union's Freelancers Hub celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Freelance Isn’t Free Act with a day of events, featuring speakers who can clarify what the Act offers, review important contract basics and opportunities to connect with fellow freelancers. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET, in-person in Brooklyn, NY or virtual.

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"Clean Energy, Ethanol Concerns Dog Debt Ceiling Bill" [8]

"Republicans leaders are eager to ram their debt ceiling package through the House this week, even with discomfort among some members with the bill’s energy and environment provisions."

Climate Change [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [14], 04/26/2023
  • Read more about "Clean Energy, Ethanol Concerns Dog Debt Ceiling Bill" [8]

"U.S. Identifies Gulf Of Maine Area For Offshore Wind Development" [15]

"President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday said it had finalized an area of nearly 10 million acres in the Gulf of Maine for potential offshore wind development, a major step toward expanding the industry into northern New England."

Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [19], 04/26/2023
  • Read more about "U.S. Identifies Gulf Of Maine Area For Offshore Wind Development" [15]

"EPA Solvent Rule Said to Signal Hurdles Ahead for US Industries" [20]

"The EPA’s recent proposal to limit a potentially deadly solvent’s use and production signals challenges for diverse industries as the agency prepares to release more rules restricting widely used chemicals, according to an industry attorney."

Chemicals [21]
Consumer [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [24], 04/26/2023
  • Read more about "EPA Solvent Rule Said to Signal Hurdles Ahead for US Industries" [20]

Vying for 2024, Can Biden Repair Damaged Climate and Environmental Image? [25]

"Ahead of Biden’s reelection bid, announced on Tuesday, the president unveiled a slew of new efforts aimed at bolstering his environmental record. Will voters care?"

Activism [26]
Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 04/26/2023
  • Read more about Vying for 2024, Can Biden Repair Damaged Climate and Environmental Image? [25]

"The Next Big U.S. Power Plant Fight Is Coming" [28]

"On Monday, several outlets broke the story that the Biden administration is planning to release a plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. And even though the rule isn’t public yet, if history is any indication, conservative forces are already getting ready to take the EPA to court."

Air [29]
Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [31]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Earther [32], 04/25/2023
  • Read more about "The Next Big U.S. Power Plant Fight Is Coming" [28]

EPA Settlement Forces Chemical Plant To Cut Cancer-Causing Air Pollutants [33]

"A German company has agreed to substantially reduce air pollutants from a chemical plant near LaPlace, according to a settlement reached this week with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Air [29]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [30]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [31]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [35], 04/25/2023
  • Read more about EPA Settlement Forces Chemical Plant To Cut Cancer-Causing Air Pollutants [33]

2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Include Texas Gulf Coast Defender [36]

"Grassroots activists who took on British mining giants and a serial plastics polluter – and won – are among this year’s recipients of the world’s most prestigious environmental prize."

Activism [26]
Air [29]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [30]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [31]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
Source: Guardian [38], 04/25/2023
  • Read more about 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Include Texas Gulf Coast Defender [36]

EPA Accused Of Failing To Regulate Use Of Toxic Herbicide Despite Court Order [39]

"The US Environmental Protection Agency has in effect ignored a 2020 federal court order prohibiting the use of Monsanto and other producers’ toxic dicamba-based herbicides that are destroying millions of acres of cropland, harming endangered species and increasing cancer risks for farmers, new fillings in the lawsuit charge."

Agriculture [40]
Biodiversity [41]
Chemicals [21]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [42], 04/25/2023
  • Read more about EPA Accused Of Failing To Regulate Use Of Toxic Herbicide Despite Court Order [39]

"Granholm Backs Mountain Valley Pipeline" [43]

"The Biden administration has thrown its weight behind the Mountain Valley pipeline, a major natural gas project favored by West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and opposed by environmental advocates."

Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [31]
Transportation [44]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [45]
Source: E&E News [46], 04/25/2023
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