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Plastic Containers Still Distributed Across The US Are Potential Threat [1]

"Consumer groups are condemning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allowing plastic containers made with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” to continue being distributed across the economy – even though the agency is suing a top manufacturer over the dangerous compounds leaching into containers’ contents, such as food or personal care products."

Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [8], 06/02/2023
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Industry Documents Show Firms Knew About Forever Chemicals for Decades [9]

"Major chemical companies were aware of the dangers forever chemicals posed to the public, years before they were forced to admit it. A new study in Annals of Global Health examined previously secret industry documents and saw exactly how manufacturers DuPont and 3M purposely distorted public knowledge about PFAS in their products."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Earther [12], 06/02/2023
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"Debt Deal Pares Federal Role in Environmental Permitting Reviews" [13]

"Permitting changes included in the deal to suspend the debt limit are drawing concern from environmentalists who say many projects would escape federal review under the proposal making its way through Congress."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [18], 06/02/2023
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Brazil's Indigenous People Protest As Lawmakers Vote To Limit Land Rights [19]

"Lawmakers in Brazil approved a proposal that opponents argue will gut Indigenous land rights and environmental protection. The fast-track approval highlights the strength of Brazil's powerful agriculture industry. Indigenous leaders vow more protests."

Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [14]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [22]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [24]
Wildlife [25]
Public [6]
South America [26]
Source: NPR [27], 06/01/2023
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DOJ West Virginia Governor’s Coal Empire Seeking Unpaid Fines [28]

"The Justice Department announced a lawsuit Wednesday against West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal empire, seeking more than $5 million in unpaid civil penalties and fees."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: CNN [30], 06/01/2023
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"US Debt Ceiling Bill Passes House With Broad Bipartisan Support" [31]

"A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led by hardline conservatives and avoid a catastrophic default."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [32], 06/01/2023
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"‘An Egregious Act’: Debt Ceiling Deal Imperils The Environment, Critics Say" [33]

"The deal to raise the US debt ceiling will have significant ramifications for the climate and nature, by fast-tracking a controversial gas pipeline in West Virginia and limiting the scope of environmental reviews for future developments, environmentalists have warned."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [34], 05/31/2023
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‘All I See Are Ghosts’: The Last Spotted Owl In Canada Fights For Survival [35]

"Only one female remains in the Canadian wilderness, a symbol of the country’s inability to save a species on the verge of destruction as politicians dither and the logging continues".

Biodiversity [21]
Forests [22]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [23]
Wildlife [25]
Public [6]
Canada [36]
Source: Guardian [37], 05/30/2023
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"Burning Trash For The Planet? Climate Cash Sets Off Branding Frenzy." [38]

"Incinerators, plastics companies and big agriculture among polluters racing to position as green as billions in federal subsidies flow".

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [2]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [39]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [40], 05/30/2023
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Operator Error Caused 400,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Outside Midland, TX [41]

"EnLink Midstream’s Chickadee pipeline ruptured on March 29, 2023, causing one of the largest oil spills in the past decade in Texas. An incident report blames the massive spill on “incorrect operation.”"

"Operator errors caused 402,486 gallons of crude oil to gush out of an EnLink Midstream pipeline south of Midland, Texas on the night of March 29.

Disasters [42]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [39]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 05/30/2023
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