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"Marine Protected Areas, Explained" [1]

"Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one of the tools often touted to help sustain the ocean into the future."

Biodiversity [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
International [8]
Source: Hakai [9], 06/09/2023
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"The Revolving Door At Public Utilities Commissions? It’s Alive And Well" [10]

"If the words “public utilities commission” put you to sleep, you’re not alone. These are the government agencies that regulate utilities — companies that supply us with electricity, gas, water and more. All 50 states have them — and as boring as they sound, their work affects our daily lives."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: LA Times [19], 06/09/2023
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Jury Awards $63M After Finding Chevron Covered Up California Toxic Pit [20]

"A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer."

Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [14]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [22]
Waste [23]
Public [7]
California [24]
Source: AP [25], 06/09/2023
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"EPA Proposes Partial Ban On Toxic Dry Cleaning Chemical" [26]

"EPA proposed a ban on all consumer and many commercial uses of a cancer-causing chemical used widely for dry cleaning."

Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [14]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [27], 06/09/2023
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"Virginia Panel Votes To Exit Carbon Trading Market" [28]

"A Virginia regulatory board on Wednesday voted to withdraw the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, fulfilling a directive from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin but triggering the threat of legal action from environmental groups who say the board overstepped its authority."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [29]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: Washington Post [31], 06/08/2023
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"Brazil’s Lula Lays Out Plan To Halt Amazon Deforestation" [32]

"Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a plan on Monday to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a major campaign pledge that is a critical step in addressing the country’s significant carbon emissions from the region."

Agriculture [33]
Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [16]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Forests [34]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
South America [35]
Source: AP [36], 06/07/2023
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Corps Revokes Permit For Minnesota Mine, Cites Threat To Tribe’s Water [37]

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday it has revoked a crucial federal permit for the proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, a project popularly known as PolyMet, saying the permit did not comply with the water quality standards set by a sovereign downstream tribe."

Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [38]
Source: AP [39], 06/07/2023
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Climate Activists Crash Event Featuring Manchin, Chanting ‘Dirty Deal’ [40]

"Climate activists interrupted an event with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday, shouting “dirty deal,” as he began discussing the Mountain Valley pipeline deal he secured in the recent debt-ceiling agreement."

Activism [41]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [17]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: The Hill [43], 06/07/2023
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DOJ Settles Probe Of Illegal Dumping In Houston's Minority Neighborhoods [44]

"The U.S. Department of Justice secured a settlement in its environmental justice investigation into Houston's response to illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods, the department and the city of Houston said separately on Tuesday."

Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [22]
Waste [23]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: Reuters [46], 06/07/2023
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"Conservatives Block Debate On Regulation, Gas Stove Bills" [47]

"House conservatives blocked debate on legislation against gas stove rules Tuesday afternoon in protest of their leadership team."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [48], 06/07/2023
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