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"One Month after Arrests, Wet’suwet’en Return to Block Pipeline" [1]

"One month after dozens of arrests, supporters of Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs have reoccupied a worksite on the Coastal GasLink pipeline route in the nation’s territory."

Activism [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
Canada [8]
Source: The Tyee [9], 12/21/2021
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Black Communities Become “Sacrifice Zones” for Industrial Air Pollution [10]

"One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s only majority-Black communities. For decades, residents of Institute have raised alarms about air pollution. They say concerns have “fallen on deaf ears.”"

Air [11]
Chemicals [12]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [15], 12/21/2021
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Warming Will Make Undocumented Migration Into US ‘Increasingly Dangerous’ [16]

"The already perilous desert crossing from Mexico to the US will become more dangerous as the climate warms, new research says."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [4]
People & Population [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mexico [21]
Source: Carbon Brief [22], 12/20/2021
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After Decades, Some Of Most Toxic U.S. Sites Will Finally Get Cleaned Up [23]

"New funding and the revival of a long-lapsed tax on chemical makers in the bipartisan infrastructure law mean cities like Newark will get money to restore toxic Superfund sites".

Chemicals [12]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [13]
Waste [24]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [25], 12/20/2021
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Manchin Rejects Landmark Bill, Putting Biden’s Climate Goals at Risk [26]

"The declaration from Senator Joe Manchin III that he cannot support his party’s $2.2 trillion Build Back Better bill has significantly dimmed the prospects for the climate action that scientists say the United States must take to avert the most catastrophic effects of global warming."

Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [29], 12/20/2021
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"How Politics Are Determining What Stove You Use" [30]

"New York is the latest Democratic city aiming to fight climate change by ushering out stoves and furnaces that run on gas in favor of electric alternatives. But Republican states and the gas industry are fighting back."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [31]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [32], 12/17/2021
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Biden Admin Promises Stricter Regulation of Lead in Drinking Water [33]

"The administration says it aims to replace all of the lead pipes and service lines in the country, an effort that could cost up to $60 billion."

Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [4]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [35], 12/17/2021
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Dene Oppose Federal Regulations To Release Oilsands Tailings Water [36]

"Northerners say the federal government's plan to regulate the release of treated oilsands tailings water will be met with opposition by communities downstream."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [7]
Canada [8]
Source: CBC News [37], 12/16/2021
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Enviros Call For Stronger EPA Action On Falsified Chemical Assessments [38]

"Six environmental organizations on Tuesday called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take more aggressive action in response to reports that an agency office manipulated assessments of chemical safety."

Activism [2]
Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [39]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Science [41]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [42], 12/16/2021
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Democrats’ $2 Trillion Spending Plan In Political Peril As Talks Snag [43]

"A push by Senate Democrats to pass a roughly $2 trillion tax-and-spending measure before Christmas appeared in dire political peril Wednesday, as talks soured between President Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) over the size and scope of the economic package."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [31]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [44], 12/16/2021
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