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"EPA Punts Ozone Standard Review" [1]

"EPA is restarting review of a high-stakes decision on ground-level ozone standards in a step that short-circuits the prospects for any imminent action to tighten limits on the lung-damaging pollutant."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [10], 08/22/2023
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Painful Process Underway of Regulating PFAS in Drinking Water [11]

Long-growing concern over dangerous “forever” chemicals has drawn the attention of federal and state policymakers, local communities and the utilities that provide their drinking water. But little about regulating PFAS will be quick or easy, making it a major environmental and public health story for years to come. Issue Backgrounder unfolds the regulatory moves, the politics and the larger implications of PFAS policy.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [13]
Consumer [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [15]
Health [16]
Infrastructure [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
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The Spread of Harmful Algal Blooms Makes News in Multitude of Locales [20]

As algal blooms (think “red tides” or “dead zones”) grow larger and more frequent, they are emerging not just on the coasts and major estuaries, but in inland lakes and streams. And they cause all kinds of harm, to humans and to the environment. The latest TipSheet has details on how to cover the problem locally, including story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [22]
Climate Change [23]
Environmental Health [3]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [18]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
International [28]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
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NOAA Plans to Radically Expand Offshore Aquaculture; Not Everyone Is Onboard [29]

"NOAA’s five-year plan to strengthen the domestic seafood market includes establishing dozens of open-pen fish farms up to three miles offshore. But some experts worry about the well-being of marine mammals, the expansion of dead zones from fish excrement, and infringement on wild fishing grounds."

Fish & Fisheries [24]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Civil Eats [31], 08/21/2023
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"No More Radioactive Dumping In Hudson River: NY Gov. Hochul Signs Ban" [32]

"Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the “Save the Hudson” bill into law on Friday, banning any further radioactive waste dumping in the Hudson River."

Laws & Regulations [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [33]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Source: Gothamist [35], 08/21/2023
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Court Pauses Uinta Basin Railway Project That Would Ship Oil Through Colorado [36]

"A federal board erred when it gave approval to a railway project in eastern Utah that could ship billions of gallons of crude oil along the Colorado River, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Friday.

The Uinta Basin Railway project would have connected oil drilling in Utah with major rail networks with 88 miles of new tracks. The project drew widespread criticism from environmental groups, local officials in Colorado and U.S Senator Michael Bennet, which raised alarms about safety and environmental risks from increased oil traffic.

Energy & Fuel [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
Source: Colorado Public Radio [39], 08/21/2023
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Top Calif. Methane Emitter Is A Vast Cattle Feedlot. It Gets A Pass [40]

"Forty miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in Southern California’s Imperial Valley, the Brandt Company cattle ranch is the largest single point source of methane emissions in the state, releasing more of that greenhouse gas than any oil or gas well, refinery or landfill."

Agriculture [22]
Climate Change [23]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 08/21/2023
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"Standards Still Murky for Disposing Oilfield Wastewater in Texas Rivers" [43]

"Researchers are still studying the chemical makeup of produced water from the Permian Basin. But regulators say they’re ready to issue permits to discharge the water into rivers and creeks."

Energy & Fuel [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 08/18/2023
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Drinking Water Of Millions Of Americans Contaminated With PFAS Chemicals [45]

"Drinking water consumed by millions of Americans from hundreds of communities spread across the United States is contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic chemicals, according to testing data released on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."

Chemicals [13]
Consumer [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [46], 08/18/2023
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"The Toxic Aftermath Of The Maui Fires Could Last For Years" [47]

"Lahaina is plagued by hazardous debris, chemicals and undrinkable water. A big storm could worsen and spread the wildfire contamination."

Biodiversity [48]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [49]
Environmental Health [3]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [50]
Source: Washington Post [51], 08/18/2023
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