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"The Next Big U.S. Power Plant Fight Is Coming" [1]

"On Monday, several outlets broke the story that the Biden administration is planning to release a plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. And even though the rule isn’t public yet, if history is any indication, conservative forces are already getting ready to take the EPA to court."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Earther [13], 04/25/2023

"Safety Board: Several Issues Contributed to Massive Fire at BioLab" [14]

"Lake Charles, LA - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board found five safety issues that contributed to the massive fire at BioLab during Hurricane Laura in 2020."

Chemicals [15]
Disasters [16]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Source: KPLC [18], 04/25/2023

EPA Settlement Forces Chemical Plant To Cut Cancer-Causing Air Pollutants [19]

"A German company has agreed to substantially reduce air pollutants from a chemical plant near LaPlace, according to a settlement reached this week with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Air [2]
Chemicals [15]
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Environmental Justice [6]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [20], 04/25/2023

2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Include Texas Gulf Coast Defender [21]

"Grassroots activists who took on British mining giants and a serial plastics polluter – and won – are among this year’s recipients of the world’s most prestigious environmental prize."

Activism [22]
Air [2]
Chemicals [15]
Environmental Health [5]
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Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Source: Guardian [24], 04/25/2023

"Granholm Backs Mountain Valley Pipeline" [25]

"The Biden administration has thrown its weight behind the Mountain Valley pipeline, a major natural gas project favored by West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and opposed by environmental advocates."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [10]
Transportation [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
Source: E&E News [30], 04/25/2023

"E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants" [31]

"President Biden’s administration is poised to announce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that could compel them to capture the pollution from their smokestacks, technology now used by fewer than 20 of the nation’s 3,400 coal and gas-fired plants, according to three people who were briefed on the rule."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [33], 04/24/2023

"Environmental Advocates Warn Against Using PVC In Drinking Water Pipes" [34]

"A coalition of environmental organizations warned in a report Wednesday of potential health risks in replacing lead pipes with polyvinyl chloride (PVC)."

Chemicals [15]
Consumer [35]
Environmental Health [5]
Infrastructure [8]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [36], 04/21/2023

After 18 Years, EPA Still Has No Method For Measuring CAFO Air Pollution [37]

"The agency says it will move forward on air emissions regulations for livestock operations this year."

Agriculture [38]
Air [2]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Investigate Midwest [39], 04/21/2023

DC’s Biggest Clean Energy Lobby Group Pushes Natural Gas-Friendly Policy [40]

"On two of the most consequential decisions facing Congress and the Biden administration on energy and climate change, the nation’s newest and largest clean power industry group has decisively aligned itself with companies that want to preserve markets for natural gas."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [7]
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Pollution [10]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 04/21/2023

"EPA Reaches Deal To Police Pennsylvania’s Pollution of Chesapeake Bay" [42]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to step up enforcement in Pennsylvania to ensure that it meets targets for reducing pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, state and environmental officials announced Thursday."

Agriculture [38]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [10]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
Source: Washington Post [45], 04/21/2023

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