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"EPA Cracks Down On Truck Emissions" [1]

"The Biden administration rolled out another rulemaking central to its climate agenda with a regulation slashing pollution from heavy-duty trucks."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [9], 04/01/2024
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"Canoeing in a Superfund Site" [10]

"Paddling in the Gowanus Canal, in Brooklyn, has inspired one recovering lawyer to write poetry about toxic sludge, floating condoms, and gentrification."

Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: New Yorker [15], 03/29/2024
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"Aerial Surveys Show US Landfills Are Major Source Of Methane Emissions" [16]

"Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on Thursday.
The study is the largest assessment to date of methane from landfills, the third-largest source of U.S. methane emissions, and suggests an opportunity to tackle climate change by targeting a prevalent and potent greenhouse gas."

Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [2]
Infrastructure [17]
Pollution [5]
Waste [18]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [19], 03/29/2024
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"Chevron Owns This City’s News Site. Many Stories Aren’t Told." [20]

"The oil and gas company-owned Richmond Standard tells mostly positive stories about the major industry that dominates this California city and its skyline."

Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [21]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [25]
Source: Floodlight/NPR [26], 03/29/2024
  • Read more about "Chevron Owns This City’s News Site. Many Stories Aren’t Told." [20]

"A Great Lakes Pipeline Tangles Politics in Two Battleground States" [27]

"Line 5 crosses tribal lands, runs beneath the water and needs major upgrades. Opponents fear spills. Supporters envision jobs. Everyone sees a fight."

Activism [28]
Disasters [21]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [6]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Canada [30]
Source: NYTimes [31], 03/28/2024
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"Spending Package Would Extend Nuclear Insurance Backstop" [32]

"The fiscal 2024 spending package released Thursday proposes to prolong and expand a critical lifeline for the domestic nuclear energy industry."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [21]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [35], 03/28/2024
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"Water Companies In England Face Outrage Over Record Sewage Discharges" [36]

"Water companies in England have faced a barrage of criticism as data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and seas last year in a 105% increase on the previous 12 months."

Environmental Health [12]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [7]
Europe [38]
Source: Guardian [39], 03/28/2024
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"MTA Gives Final Approval For Congestion Pricing In NYC" [40]

"The MTA board on Wednesday gave its final approval of congestion pricing, paving the way for the agency to charge drivers a $15 daytime toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street."

Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [41]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: Gothamist [42], 03/28/2024
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"Interior Cracks Down On Methane Releases From Federal Drilling" [43]

"The Interior Department moved Wednesday to slash methane pollution from drilling on public lands, a key peg in President Joe Biden’s reform agenda for the federal oil program. The Bureau of Land Management’s rule will make oil companies pay royalties on “wasted” natural gas. That is the methane that operators either vent into the air or burn off rather than capture in a pipeline and sell."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [44], 03/28/2024
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"They Save Baby Seals From Fishing Line and Plastics. Millions Watch" [45]

"Ocean Conservation Namibia is disentangling a record number of seals, while broadcasting the perils of marine debris in a largely feel good way."

Activism [28]
Biodiversity [46]
Journalism & Media [24]
Natural Resources [47]
Pollution [5]
Waste [18]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [48]
Public [7]
Africa [49]
Source: NYTimes [50], 03/27/2024
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