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Black Communities Become “Sacrifice Zones” for Industrial Air Pollution [1]

"One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s only majority-Black communities. For decades, residents of Institute have raised alarms about air pollution. They say concerns have “fallen on deaf ears.”"

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [10], 12/21/2021
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"E.P.A. Announces Tightest-Ever Auto Pollution Rules" [11]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced strengthened limits on pollution from automobile tailpipes in a bid to reduce a major source of the carbon dioxide emissions that are heating the planet."

Air [2]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [15], 12/21/2021
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February 28, 2022 to March 4, 2022

National Invasive Species Awareness Week [16]

NISAW is an international event to raise awareness about invasive species, the threat that they pose and what can be done to prevent their spread. Local stories from field practitioners can be the most transformative. Learn more.

Professional Meetings [17]
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Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [18]
Policy [19]
Wildlife [20]

"Carbon Monoxide From Generators Poisons Thousands of People a Year" [21]

"Portable generators are among the deadliest consumer products. Two decades after the government identified the danger, and as climate change leads to more power outages, people are left vulnerable by a system that lets the industry regulate itself."

Air [2]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Technology [24]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: ProPublica [25], 12/20/2021
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After Decades, Some Of Most Toxic U.S. Sites Will Finally Get Cleaned Up [26]

"New funding and the revival of a long-lapsed tax on chemical makers in the bipartisan infrastructure law mean cities like Newark will get money to restore toxic Superfund sites".

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Waste [27]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [28], 12/20/2021
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"Biden to Toughen Auto Emissions Limits to Counter Climate Change" [29]

"The Biden administration is preparing to impose more stringent limits on car and truck emissions in an effort to clamp down on a top U.S. source of the greenhouse gases fueling climate change.

The standards, set to govern passenger cars and light trucks from model years 2023 through 2026, will reverse a Trump-era move to relax the mandates and are set to be issued within days, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Transportation [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg Green [30], 12/20/2021
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Manchin Rejects Landmark Bill, Putting Biden’s Climate Goals at Risk [31]

"The declaration from Senator Joe Manchin III that he cannot support his party’s $2.2 trillion Build Back Better bill has significantly dimmed the prospects for the climate action that scientists say the United States must take to avert the most catastrophic effects of global warming."

Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [34], 12/20/2021
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"EPA IG Adds Muscle For Tracking Infrastructure Cash" [35]

"EPA’s internal watchdog is planning aggressive oversight for the billions of infrastructure funds flowing into the agency, warning fraud could follow the influx of cash."

Government [36]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [37], 12/17/2021
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"Biden Admin Clears Way For N.Y. Offshore Wind Leases" [38]

"The Biden administration has found that huge arrays of offshore wind turbines off the coast of New York and New Jersey won’t cause significant impacts to the local environment, clearing the way for highly anticipated lease sales."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [40]
Source: E&E News [41], 12/17/2021
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Manchin Rejects Offshore Drilling Ban Amid Broader Standoff Over Bill [42]

"Democratic plans to restrict new oil and gas development off both coasts and in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have emerged as a new flash point in the Build Back Better bill, highlighting the party’s political schism as it tries to advance the massive spending legislation."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [43], 12/17/2021
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