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"These Wildfires Never Went Out — They Just Moved Underground" [1]

"Under the ground, even under the snow, zombie fires are burning. The remnants of the most extraordinary wildfire season in recent Canadian history are still smoldering on a scale that experts say is unprecedented."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Forests [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Canada [10]
Source: Washington Post [11], 02/26/2024
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"China 2023 Coal Power Approvals Rose, Putting Climate Targets At Risk" [12]

"China approved 114 gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity in 2023, up 10% from a year earlier, with the world's top carbon polluter now at risk of falling short on climate targets after sanctioning dozens of new plants, research showed on Thursday."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
Asia [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 02/23/2024
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Green Power Would Save Infant Lives, Help Millions Of Kids Breathe: Report [16]

"The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and clean power could save infants’ lives and help millions of children breathe easier, according to new research from the American Lung Association."

Air [2]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [7]
Science [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [23], 02/22/2024
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Enbridge Wants Line 5 Shutdown Order Overturned on Tribal Land in Wisc. [24]

"A “Hail Mary” legal tactic by the pipeline company invokes a 1977 pipeline treaty between the U.S. and Canada. The Bad River Band says the treaty is superseded by 1854 tribal treaty rights."

Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [26]
Canada [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 02/22/2024
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Dead Livestock And Poisoned Water — Texas Farmers Sue Over PFAS Pollution [28]

"Two Texas farm families have seen their health decline, their pets and livestock sickened and killed, their water poisoned and and their property values wiped out due to high levels of chemical contamination linked to a company marketing treated sewage sludge as a fertilizer and soil conditioner, according to a lawsuit filed by the families."

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [17]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [7]
Waste [31]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: The New Lede [33], 02/22/2024
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"Supreme Court Likely To Block EPA Ozone Regulation" [34]

"The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to a group of states, companies, and trade associations seeking to temporarily block a rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce air pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states that do not want to adjust their emissions policies."

Air [2]
Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: SCOTUSblog [35], 02/22/2024
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Not Just Toxics: Radioactive Waste Was Also Dumped Off Los Angeles Coast [36]

"For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles. It was out of sight, out of mind — a not-so-secret secret that haunted the marine environment until a team of researchers came across them with an advanced underwater camera."

Environmental Health [17]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [8]
California [39]
Source: LA Times [40], 02/22/2024
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"Trump-ERA EPA Chemicals Chief To Lead Pesticides Group" [41]

"Alexandra Dunn, who led the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention for two years, has been named CropLife America’s new president and CEO."

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [30]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [42], 02/21/2024
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Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge To EPA's 'Good Neighbor' Pollution Rule [43]

"The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in an important environmental case that centers on the obligation to be a "good neighbor." Lawyers representing three states, companies and industry groups will ask the justices to block a federal rule that's intended to limit ozone air pollution."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NPR [44], 02/21/2024
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"Biden Admin Advances Two-Pronged Clampdown On Toxic Air Pollution" [45]

"The Biden administration is advancing two major rules to limit toxic air pollution from refineries, coal-fired power plants and other industrial operations."

Air [2]
Chemicals [30]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [46], 02/20/2024
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