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Landfills In Washington And Oregon Leaked ‘Explosive’ Levels Of Methane [1]

"Landfills in Oregon and Washington repeatedly exceeded federal standards for methane emissions last year, according to documents obtained by an environmental group."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Pollution [4]
Waste [5]
Public [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [7]
Source: Grist [8], 10/27/2023
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Democrats Ask For Review Of Environmental Threat From ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines [9]

"Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and seven House Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review potential environmental damages caused by idled coal mines."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [4]
Waste [5]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [16], 10/24/2023
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"EPA Proposes Ban On Carcinogenic Cleaning Chemical TCE" [17]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to ban a toxic chemical that is used in cleaning and has become infamous for health effects, including cancer."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [20], 10/24/2023
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Louisianans Near Gulf Struggle As Drinking Water Crisis Persists [21]

"New Orleans has avoided losing drinking water due to a saltwater ‘wedge’ traveling up the Mississippi River – but in Plaquemines parish, it has already happened".

Consumer [22]
Environmental Health [19]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: Guardian [24], 10/23/2023
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"EPA Tightens Reporting Requirements For PFAS Releases, Closing Loophole [25]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule that will tighten the reporting requirements for facilities that use or release certain types of toxic “forever chemicals.”

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Journalism & Media [26]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [27], 10/23/2023
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GOP AGs, Industry Ask For Emergency Supreme Court Stay Of Biden Smog Rule [28]

"A coalition of Republican attorneys general on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to stay the federal “Good Neighbor” interstate smog rule while they appeal a lower court ruling."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [30], 10/20/2023
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New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says [31]

"Construction and gas trade groups have filed a lawsuit to block a law passed by New York officials that would ban furnaces and gas stoves in newly constructed buildings."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [22]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Source: Earther [33], 10/20/2023
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"In Florida, Gen Z Activists Step Into the Fight Against Sugarcane Burning" [34]

"Every year, farmers in South Florida set fire to more than 400,000 acres of sugarcane fields pre-harvest, creating a “black snow” of ash and soot that falls on the low-income communities nearby."

Agriculture [35]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [36]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: Youthcast Media Group [37], 10/20/2023
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"Dems Mount Effort To Restore Wetland Protections" [38]

"More than 100 House Democrats are marking the anniversary of the nation’s landmark water law with a push to restore wetlands protections in the aftermath of a landmark Supreme Court decision."

Fish & Fisheries [39]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [40], 10/19/2023
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"Drought Turns Amazonian Capital Into Climate Dystopia" [41]

"A withering drought has turned the Amazonian capital of Manaus into a climate dystopia with the second worst air quality in the world and rivers at the lowest levels in 121 years."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [42]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [6]
International [43]
South America [44]
Source: Guardian [45], 10/19/2023
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