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Democrats Unveil Bill To Tighten Regulations For Hazmat Trains [1]

"A pair of House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a bill that would tighten regulations for trains with hazardous materials, a direct response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month that spilled chemicals into the area."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [11], 03/01/2023
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"Thunberg, Indigenous Protesters Block Norway Energy Ministry Over Wind Farms" [12]

"Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and dozens of other activists on Monday blocked entrances to Norway's energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by indigenous Sami reindeer herders."

Activism [13]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [15]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [17]
Wildlife [18]
Public [9]
International [19]
Antarctica & Arctic [20]
Source: Reuters [21], 02/27/2023
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"As Oil Companies Stay Lean, Workers Move to Renewable Energy" [22]

"Solar, wind, geothermal, battery and other alternative-energy businesses are adding workers from fossil fuel companies, where employment has fallen."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [23], 02/27/2023
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"Community Solar Is About to Get a Surge in Federal Funding" [24]

"The Inflation Reduction Act includes money to help develop subscription-based solar programs."

"On a farm field east of Faribault, Minnesota, a 1.3-megawatt solar array provides electricity to serve about 180 subscribers.

The project, which occupies about six acres, is an example of community solar—also called “shared solar” or “solar gardens”—a kind of development in which subscribers receive credits on their monthly utility bills for the solar electricity produced.

Climate Change [14]
Consumer [25]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 02/24/2023
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US Has Billions for Wind and Solar Projects. Good Luck Plugging Them In. [27]

"An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [28]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [29], 02/24/2023
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Earlier Warning Might Have Spared Ohio A Derailment, Investigator Says [30]

"A U.S. train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in an Ohio town might have been avoided if the railway company's alarm system had given engineers an earlier warning that bearings were overheating, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday with the release of a preliminary investigation."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Government [28]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [31]
Transportation [8]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Reuters [33], 02/24/2023
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"Marine Commission: Whale Deaths Not Linked To Wind Prep Work" [34]

"An independent scientific agency that advises the federal government on policies that could impact marine mammals said there is no evidence linking site preparation work for offshore wind farms with a number of whale deaths along the U.S. East Coast."

Biodiversity [35]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Studies [36]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [37], 02/23/2023
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"Pay and Plug: Federal Funds Spur Cleanup of Lost Oil Wells" [38]

"The National Park Service has started closing orphaned wells using money provided under legislation signed by President Biden."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [16]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [40], 02/23/2023
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"Railroads Fought to Crush Rules That Biden Aims to Revive After Ohio Derailment" [41]

"Long before this month’s fiery derailment, railroad industry leaders battled regulations meant to boost freight train safety, including plans to bolster some of the very same tank cars that ruptured and released chemicals in eastern Ohio."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [42]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Bloomberg Green [43], 02/23/2023
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"State And Federal Funds Fuel More Wildlife Crossings" [44]

"Wildlife crossings are getting more go signs, on Capitol Hill and beyond."

Biodiversity [35]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [16]
Transportation [8]
Wildlife [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [45], 02/21/2023
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