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"FERC Approves Power Plant Rules To Fight Extreme Weather" [1]

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved new rules Thursday to help protect the electricity system during severe winter weather, but grid experts said more action is needed to prevent deadly power outages like those that occurred during Winter Storm Uri."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [10], 02/21/2023
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Green Groups Call On Buttigieg To Restore Obama-Era Train Brake Rule [11]

"A coalition of environmental organizations on Thursday called on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to act on a rail safety rule scrapped by the Trump administration, arguing failure to enforce it increases the likelihood of environmental rail disasters."

Laws & Regulations [7]
Transportation [12]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [13], 02/21/2023
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"'No Excuse': IEA Tells Energy Firms As Methane Emissions Rise" [14]

"The fossil fuel industry is failing to tackle methane emissions despite its pledges to uncover and fix leaking infrastructure, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) published on Tuesday."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [15]
Public [8]
International [16]
Source: Reuters [17], 02/21/2023
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"Water Utilities Brace for Imminent EPA Proposal on PFAS in Water" [18]

"Drinking water systems are preparing for the possibility that the EPA will try to codify its 2022 health advisories suggesting no amount of PFAS substances are safe, water attorneys say."

Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [15]
Technology [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [24], 02/20/2023
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Group Is Spreading Misinformation To Stop Solar Projects In Rural America [25]

"Roger Houser's ranching business was getting squeezed. The calves he raises in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley were selling for about the same price they had a few years earlier, while costs for essentials like fuel and fertilizer kept going up. But Houser found another use for his 500 acres."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Floodlight/NPR [28], 02/20/2023
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"Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump" [29]

"The Biden administration on Friday restored the legal foundation of an Obama-era regulation governing mercury, a pollutant from power plants that can damage brain development in babies and cause heart disease in adults."

Air [30]
Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [31]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [32], 02/20/2023
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"Before Ohio Derailment, Norfolk Southern Lobbied Against Safety Rules" [33]

"The Trump administration abandoned rail safety rules that were pursued during the Obama era. The Biden administration is trying to revive some of them."

Chemicals [19]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [12]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [34]
Source: Washington Post [35], 02/20/2023
  • Read more about "Before Ohio Derailment, Norfolk Southern Lobbied Against Safety Rules" [33]

"UN Ocean Treaty Talks Resume With Goal To Save Biodiversity" [36]

"United Nations members gather Monday in New York to resume efforts to forge a long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the world’s marine biodiversity."

Biodiversity [37]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [8]
International [16]
Source: AP [38], 02/20/2023
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Follow the Money With Campaign and Lobbying Data [39]

With a new Congress in place and the seemingly never-ending political races to track, reporters can often learn a good deal about how environmental policy is influenced by looking into campaign and lobbying donations. Backgrounder takes a deep dive into the topic, pointing to important sources of information and data … and their limitations.

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Hazmat Highway Routes Key to Keeping Public Safe [43]

In the wake of the train derailment and toxic spill in Ohio, now is a good time for environmental journalists to be ready for the next such accident. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers up a data source for another transportation risk — hazardous materials transported via highway. Plus, why rail hazmat data can be trickier to access.

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Chemicals [19]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [21]
Health [45]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Transportation [12]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [34]
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Public [8]
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