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"Trump Has Vowed To Gut Climate Rules. Oil Lobbyists Have A Plan Ready." [1]

"An influential oil and gas industry group whose members were aggressively pursued for campaign cash by Donald Trump has drafted detailed plans for dismantling landmark Biden administration climate rules after the presidential election, according to internal documents obtained by The Washington Post."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [10], 10/18/2024
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Sewage Sludge Can Spread the Harm of Many Toxic Chemicals [11]

What was once benignly dubbed biosolids is more accurately tagged toxic sludge. And some of it may be finding its way into our food. The latest TipSheet reports how that came to be despite (or perhaps because of) Clean Water Act regulation, and how hard it is to calculate the potential harms. Plus, more than a dozen reporting ideas and resources for this highly localizable story.

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Agriculture [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
Food [14]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Waste [18]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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"These Scientists Tested Dolphin Breath. They Found Plastic." [19]

"Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been detected in the breath of dolphins."

Air [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [7]
Waste [18]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [8]
International [26]
Canada [27]
Source: NYTimes [28], 10/17/2024
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San Diego County Residents Sue Over Alleged Sewage Treatment Plant Failures [29]

"Residents of Imperial Beach in southern San Diego County filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the operators of an international wastewater treatment plant — alleging that the site has failed to contain a cross-border crisis that has long contaminated their community."

Consumer [30]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Waste [18]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [31]
Mexico [32]
Source: The Hill [33], 10/17/2024
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"Supreme Court Leans Toward San Francisco in EPA Water Battle" [34]

"The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared prepared to force EPA to get more specific on how much pollution can be discharged into the nation’s waters — although at least one member of the conservative majority seemed open to allowing the agency to issue generic requirements under specific circumstances."

Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [31]
Source: E&E News [35], 10/17/2024
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Supreme Court Allows Rule Limiting Pollution From Coal-Fired Power Plants [36]

"The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Biden administration regulation aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges play out."

Air [20]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [37], 10/17/2024
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"High Court to Take First Post-Chevron Look at Clean Water Act" [38]

"The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case with high stakes for the Clean Water Act as environmentalists warn the justices may be poised to weaken the law."

Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [40], 10/16/2024
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Obscure Election Could Dictate the Future of Renewables in Arizona [41]

"State residents are voting for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which has come under scrutiny for its continued support of fossil fuels and resistance to supporting more solar in the state."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [42]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 10/16/2024
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"EPA Settles Some Alabama Coal Ash Violations, but Larger Questions Linger" [45]

"Alabama’s largest electric utility reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resolving two of three alleged violations stemming from one of its largest coal ash ponds. But the larger question—whether the 21.7 million cubic yards of coal ash in the pond will have to be excavated and moved to a lined landfill—remains unanswered."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [5]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 10/16/2024
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Alabama Coal Plant Tops US Greenhouse Gas Polluter List for 9th Straight Year [48]

"A coal-fired power plant in Alabama is again the nation’s top greenhouse gas emitter, according to new data released Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [42]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [49], 10/16/2024
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