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Will Storing CO2 In Old Oil Fields Slow Global Warming? Calif. Mulls Plan [1]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on a California oil company’s plans to permanently store carbon emissions deep underground to combat global warming — the first proposal of its kind to be tentatively approved in the state."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]
Source: LA Times [10], 01/16/2024
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Fight Over Fishing Regulation Could Help Tear Down the Administrative State [11]

"The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether to overturn a key precedent on the power of executive agencies."

Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [14], 01/16/2024
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"Cyberattacks On 2 Water Utilities Raise Questions About US Preparedness" [15]

"The Pennsylvania and Florida hacks came after a lawsuit spurred EPA’s retreat from mandating cybersecurity protections for the water sector."

Consumer [16]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Military [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [22], 01/16/2024
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"Tax-Credit Rules Leave Key ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Issues Unanswered" [23]

"Environmental watchdogs worry the Biden administration’s proposed rules for hydrogen tax credits may allow fossil gas and biogas to pollute at taxpayer expense."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Canary Media [24], 01/16/2024
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"Biden Administration to Fine Oil and Gas Companies for Excess Methane" [25]

"The Biden administration announced new moves on Friday to curb the release from oil and gas facilities of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is responsible for more than a quarter of the warming the planet is currently experiencing."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [26], 01/16/2024
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Clearing the Smoke — Collaboration Exposes Impacts of Wildfire Pollution-Reporting Rules [27]

Climate change is fueling the frequency and severity of wildfires, but a little-known Clean Air Act rule lets environmental agencies downplay the impacts of wildfire smoke. A collaborative investigation into this loophole connected dots that even the experts didn’t know about. Journalists Dillon Bergin and Molly Peterson explain their reporting process and offer advice for following your own local leads.

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [37]
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"Many Laws to Protect Sharks Have Backfired, Researchers Find" [42]

"Many of the policies enacted around the world to curb the mass killing of sharks have backfired, partly because well-intentioned rules against taking the predators solely for their fins have led to an increase in demand for shark meat, according to a study published on Thursday."

Biodiversity [43]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [44]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [7]
International [45]
Source: NYTimes [46], 01/12/2024
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Cummins To Repair 600,000 Ram Trucks In $2 Billion Emissions Cheating Case [47]

"Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests."

Air [29]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [48]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [49], 01/12/2024
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"EPA Proposes Tougher Air Standards for Waste Burning Facilities" [50]

"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal on Thursday targeting tens of thousands of tons of emissions annually for sites that burn solid waste."

Air [29]
Chemicals [51]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [52]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [53], 01/12/2024
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"Open Season" [54]

"With Alaska's wildlife numbers declining, agencies are blaming — and culling — predators. The true threat is much more complex."

Biodiversity [43]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [44]
Wildlife [55]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
Source: Grist [56], 01/11/2024
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