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How To Power Through Your EPA Power Plant Rule Coverage [1]

The new proposed limits on climate pollution from existing power plants will be a significant story for years to come, but one with many moving parts and numerous complications. The new Issue Backgrounder explores the larger context and history of the proposed rule, and provides six key developments to watch as you track its evolution.

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Air [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Health [8]
Infrastructure [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [12]
Pollution [13]
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National (U.S.) [14]
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Public [15]
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As U.S. Expands CO2 Pipelines, One Poisoned Town Tells Its Story [16]

"SATARTIA, Miss. – On Feb. 22, 2020, a clear Saturday after weeks of rain, Deemmeris Debra'e Burns, his brother and cousin decided to go fishing. They were headed home in a red Cadillac when they heard a boom and saw a big white cloud shooting into the evening sky."

Chemicals [17]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [18]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [19]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NPR [20], 05/22/2023
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New York City Is Sinking Due To Weight Of Its Skyscrapers: Research [21]

"New York City is sinking in part due to the extraordinary weight of its vertiginous buildings, worsening the flooding threat posed to the metropolis from the rising seas, new research has found."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [22]
Infrastructure [9]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Source: Guardian [25], 05/22/2023
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"A Billion New Air Conditioners Will Save Lives But Cook the Planet" [26]

"Demand for air conditioners is surging in markets where both incomes and temperatures are rising, populous places like India, China, Indonesia and the Philippines."

Climate Change [4]
Consumer [18]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [6]
Infrastructure [9]
Technology [27]
Public [15]
International [28]
Source: Bloomberg [29], 05/18/2023
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Federal Rules Fail to Contain Methane Emissions from Landfills: Report [30]

"Methane emissions from landfills—one of the largest sources of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions—could be reduced through stronger regulations and better emissions monitoring, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project, an environmental organization based in Washington."

Chemicals [17]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [13]
Waste [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 05/18/2023
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US Power Grids Vulnerable To Extreme Heat Conditions This Summer: NERC [33]

"Large parts of the United States and some areas in Canada, home to around 165 million people, could face energy shortfalls during periods of extreme heat this summer, a group that sets reliability standards for North American electric grids warned."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [22]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [9]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [14]
Canada [34]
Source: Reuters [35], 05/18/2023
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"Biden Administration Approves Key Permit for West Virginia Gas Pipeline" [36]

"The Biden administration has granted a crucial permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a project championed by Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, despite opposition from climate experts and environmental groups."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Forests [37]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [38]
Transportation [39]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Source: NYTimes [41], 05/17/2023
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Transportation ‘Revolution’? How The Infrastructure Law Fuels Freeways [42]

"The Biden administration is supporting a nearly $10 billion highway expansion in Houston that ignited a yearlong debate about its climate effects and the demolition of almost 1,000 homes."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [39]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
Source: E&E News [44], 05/16/2023
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"Biden Moves To Mandate Greener Building Codes In One-Sixth Of New Houses" [45]

"The Biden administration plans to require new homes to be constructed to the nation’s greenest, most energy-efficient building codes to qualify for the federal loans that finance more than one-sixth of new houses sold in the United States."

Climate Change [4]
Consumer [18]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Planning & Growth [47]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: HuffPost [48], 05/12/2023
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"Florida Lawmakers Want To Use Radioactive Material To Pave Roads" [49]

"Roads in Florida could soon include phosphogypsum — a radioactive waste material from the fertilizer industry — under a bill lawmakers have sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis."

Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [50]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [39]
Public [15]
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Source: NPR [52], 05/11/2023
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