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EPA Finalizes Rule Furthering 40 Percent Phasedown Of Planet-Warming HFCs [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday took another step toward reducing the use of planet-warming gasses called hydrofluorocarbons, issuing a rule moving toward a 40 percent phasedown of the substances."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [10], 07/14/2023
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"Birds Get Revenge By Using Anti-Bird Spikes In Nests" [11]

"In cities around the world, anti-bird spikes are used to protect statues and balconies from unwanted birds - but now, it appears the birds are getting their own back. Dutch researchers have found that some birds use the spikes as weapons around their nests - using them to keep pests away in the same way that humans do."

Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Infrastructure [5]
Public [8]
International [14]
Source: BBC News [15], 07/13/2023
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"Mountain Valley Pipeline Halted as Legal Wrangling Heats Up" [16]

"A federal court in Richmond has held up construction, despite a law passed by Congress last month that says it no longer has jurisdiction over the pipeline."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Source: NYTimes [20], 07/13/2023
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EPA Proposes Tighter Limits on Lead Dust in Homes and Child Care Facilities [21]

"The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint dust in homes and child care facilities built before 1978, an effort to eliminate exposure to lead that could require millions of property owners to pay for abatement."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [13]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [23], 07/13/2023
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"Heat Down Below Is Making the Ground Shift Under Chicago" [24]

"Basements and train tunnels constantly leak heat, causing the land to sink and straining building foundations. Scientists call it “underground climate change.”"

Climate Change [3]
Infrastructure [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [25], 07/12/2023
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"Biden Admin Announces $650 Million To Plug Orphaned Gas And Oil Wells" [26]

"The Interior Department announced Monday more than $650 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to plug abandoned oil and gas wells."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [22]
Infrastructure [5]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [27], 07/11/2023
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"It’s Toxic Slime Time on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee" [28]

"Huge green blooms are threatening wildlife, pets, people and cities. And algae season is only getting started."

Agriculture [29]
Environmental Health [22]
Infrastructure [5]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: NYTimes [34], 07/10/2023
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"83,000 Hawaii Homes Dispose Of Sewage In Cesspools" [35]

"The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific. But the stunning views obscure an environmental problem beneath the ground."

Environmental Health [22]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [36]
Source: AP [37], 07/07/2023
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Rush to Build Carbon Pipelines Leaps Ahead of Federal Safety Standards [38]

"At least two companies are planning to convert natural gas pipelines to carry carbon dioxide instead, but there aren’t yet any federal safety rules to cover them."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [22]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 07/07/2023
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Grid Operator Must Connect Backlogged Clean Energy Projects: Report [40]

"Virginia, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana have the most to gain in jobs and new investment if PJM, the country’s largest grid operator, can fix some of the problems now leading to long delays in clean energy projects, a new report says."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 07/06/2023
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