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"Federal Pipeline Agency Rolls Out Methane Proposal" [1]

"Federal pipeline regulators Friday formally proposed their first regulations to crack down on natural gas leaks from pipelines to reduce pollution and the effects of climate change."

Air [2]
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Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [11], 05/08/2023

"Fire Burns For Third Day At Shell Texas Chemical Plant" [12]

"A fire burned for a third day on Sunday at Shell Plc's chemical plant in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, Texas, a company spokesperson said."

Air [2]
Chemicals [13]
Disasters [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Reuters [18], 05/08/2023

"WVa Residents Rip Pesticide Facility Plan As Hearing Looms" [19]

"A West Virginia logging company’s bid to establish a toxic-spewing facility in the picturesque Allegheny Mountains is drawing stiff pushback ahead of a public hearing planned for Thursday evening."

Chemicals [13]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Source: AP [23], 05/05/2023

In ‘Cancer Alley’, Chemical Giants Campaign Against Grassroots Organizers [24]

"After residents of America’s “Cancer Alley” in Louisiana put a national spotlight on their fight for a healthy environment, the state’s economic interests and petrochemical giants are backing the creation of a new “sustainability council” to counter grassroots activists, documents show."

Chemicals [13]
Economy & Business [4]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [20]
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Journalism & Media [25]
Pollution [8]
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National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: Floodlight [27], 05/05/2023

"Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone" [28]

"As the Biden administration moves to curb health threats caused by toxic chemicals, the debate hits home for families living near petrochemical plants."

Chemicals [13]
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Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: NYTimes [29], 05/05/2023

Texas’ Water Infrastructure Is Broken, Jeopardizing Quality And Supply [30]

"On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the water flowing to residents."

Consumer [31]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [20]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Texas Tribune [32], 05/05/2023

Black Alabamians Endured Poor Sewage For Decades. Now They May See Justice. [33]

"Officials in Alabama discriminated against Black residents in a rural county by denying them access to adequate sanitation systems, imposing burdensome fines and liens and ignoring the serious health risks plaguing the community, according to a landmark environmental justice agreement announced Thursday by the Biden administration."

Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [34]
Pollution [8]
Waste [35]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: Washington Post [36], 05/05/2023

Senators Hopeful They Can Keep Rail Safety Bill On Track After E Palestine [37]

"Three months after the devastating East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, senators are optimistic they can pass a bipartisan rail safety bill to prevent similar disasters."

Chemicals [13]
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Transportation [38]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [39], 05/04/2023

"Biden Administration Proposes Water Quality Standard For Tribes" [40]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed baseline water quality standards for tribal waters, which the agency said would protect more than 500,000 people who live on reservations."

Consumer [31]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [34]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [41], 05/04/2023

"Toxic Vinyl Chloride Is A Widespread Environmental Injustice" [42]

"Vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical released in the February train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, contaminates many communities in the U.S. due to pollution from plastics manufacturing plants, according to a new report."

Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: EHN [43], 05/03/2023

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