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"Judge Nixes Trump-Era Limits On Regulation Of Water-Polluting Projects" [1]

"A federal judge on Thursday refused to leave a contested Trump-era water pollution rule in place while the Biden administration reviews it for the next 18 months, finding that letting it stay in effect could cause long-lasting environmental harm."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Courthouse News Service [9], 10/25/2021
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"Greenpeace Chief Warns Of ‘Greenwashing’ at UN Climate Talks" [10]

"The head of environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday warned against efforts by countries and corporations at the forthcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow to “greenwash” their ongoing pollution of the planet."

Activism [11]
Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
International [16]
Source: AP [17], 10/22/2021
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Wildfire Smoke Harms More People In The Eastern U.S. Than West: Study [18]

"About 75 percent of asthma cases and deaths from smoke pollutants occurred east of the Rocky Mountains in recent years".

Air [19]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Forests [22]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [23], 10/21/2021
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People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late [24]

"Community advocates and environmental groups pointed out that the EPA has promised action on toxic PFAS pollution for many years."

Chemicals [25]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Intercept [26], 10/21/2021
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"Feds Hit Brakes — Again — On Mining Near Boundary Waters" [27]

"President Joe Biden's administration is seeking a 20-year moratorium on mining in Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, restarting a process that started, and stopped, under previous administrations."

Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [28]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Canada [30]
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune [31], 10/21/2021
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"How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution" [32]

"DuPont factories pumped dangerous substances into the environment. The company and its offspring have gone to great lengths to dodge responsibility."

"FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — One humid day this summer, Brian Long, a senior executive at the chemical company Chemours, took a reporter on a tour of the Fayetteville Works factory.

Mr. Long showed off the plant’s new antipollution technologies, designed to stop a chemical called GenX from pouring into the Cape Fear River, escaping into the air and seeping into the ground water.

Chemicals [25]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: NYTimes [34], 10/21/2021
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"Diesel Trucks Are Causing Environmental Injustice Across US Cities" [35]

"Low-income people of color in the U.S. are exposed to 28% more nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air they breathe compared to their wealthier white counterparts, a new study using satellite measurements reports."

Air [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [3]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [36]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: EHN [37], 10/20/2021
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"Dammit, Coal’s Back" [38]

"The nation’s coal-fired power output is expected to surge for the first time in years, the Energy Information Administration said on Monday. By the end of this year, the U.S. will ramp up its coal production by 22%. That marks the first year-over-year uptick since 2014."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Earther [39], 10/20/2021
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"Russia Allows Methane Leaks At Planet’s Peril" [40]

"On the morning of Friday, June 4, an underground gas pipeline running through the ancient state of Tatarstan sprang a leak. And not a small one. In a different era, the massive leak might have gone unnoticed."

Air [19]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Pollution [5]
Technology [41]
Public [7]
International [16]
Source: Washington Post [42], 10/19/2021
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"Biden Administration Moves To Curtail Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’" [43]

"The Biden administration moved Monday to regulate a group of long-lasting, human-made chemicals that pose health risks to millions of Americans, even as they continue to be used in an array of products such as cosmetics, dental floss, food packaging, clothing and cleaning supplies."

Chemicals [25]
Consumer [44]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [45], 10/19/2021
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