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"High Court to Weigh Whether EPA Must Define ‘Too Much’ Pollution" [1]

"The US Supreme Court will consider San Francisco’s challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to tell cities not to pollute water bodies “too much” without setting a specific limitation."

Laws & Regulations [2]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [7], 05/29/2024
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A Pot Of Unspent Federal Money Could Have Prevented Jackson’s Water Crisis [8]

"Late in the summer of 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency sent the Mississippi state government a routine report assessing its use of federal funding for water infrastructure. The agency concluded with the words “no findings” — that is, the EPA found no issue with how Mississippi was spending its money."

Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [12]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: Grist [15], 05/29/2024
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"Landfills Leak Methane With Impunity, New Research Shows" [16]

"Landfills are responsible for nearly a fifth of the country’s methane emissions, but almost half of U.S. landfills have not installed gas-capture systems, nor are they required to. In fact, emissions from many smaller landfills are not regulated by the EPA at all."

Climate Change [17]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Pollution [3]
Waste [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Grist [19], 05/29/2024
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"Lawyers to Plastics Makers: Prepare for ‘Astronomical’ PFAS Lawsuits" [20]

"At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation, audio from the event revealed."

Chemicals [21]
Consumer [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Health [9]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Pollution [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [24], 05/29/2024
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"EPA Accused Of ‘Egregious’ Misconduct In PFAS Testing Of Pesticides" [25]

"Documents obtained from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate the agency may have presented false information to the public about testing for harmful contaminants in pesticides, according to allegations being made by a watchdog group and a former EPA research fellow."

Agriculture [26]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [9]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Pollution [3]
Science [28]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [29], 05/29/2024
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Maryland Hospitals Grapple With Health Fallout Of Medical Waste Incineration [30]

"Maryland’s largest health systems are under pressure to cut their dealings with an incinerator that has a history of environmental violations."

Air [31]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Health [32]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Pollution [3]
Waste [18]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 05/28/2024
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"Can Trump Really Slam the Brakes on Electric Vehicles?" [35]

"Donald J. Trump is crystal clear about his disdain for electric vehicles. The former president has falsely claimed electric cars don’t work, promised to shred President Biden’s policies that encourage E.V. manufacturing and sales, and has said he would slap a “100 percent tariff” on electric cars imported from Mexico if he retakes the White House."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Pollution [3]
Transportation [37]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [38], 05/28/2024
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‘Green’ Steel: Five Things To Know About the U.S. Transition [39]

Plans for two new U.S. facilities that will use hydrogen instead of coal to make steel hold the promise of decarbonizing this essential but dirty industry. But don’t expect overnight change. Reporter Maria Gallucci looks at the complexities of making the switch, from ditching the ​blast furnace to reducing pollution all along the supply chain.

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Activism [41]
Air [31]
Chemicals [21]
Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [42]
Natural Resources [43]
Policy [44]
Pollution [3]
Science [28]
Technology [45]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [46]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
International [48]
Europe [49]
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"EPA Formally Denies Alabama’s Plan for Coal Ash Waste" [50]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has formally denied Alabama’s plan to allow Alabama Power and other utilities to continue storing toxic coal ash in unlined pits at sites across the state."

Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Pollution [3]
Waste [18]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 05/24/2024
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New PFAS Drinking Water Rule Promises Local Stories [52]

New federal regulations governing a group of “forever chemicals” under the Safe Drinking Water Act — a rule years in the making — have important implications for local drinking water supplies and, per the latest TipSheet, local environment reporting. A look at the problem with PFAS, the complicated route to its regulation and more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

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Chemicals [21]
Consumer [22]
Government [42]
Health [32]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Policy [44]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [5]
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