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"EPA OKs Weedkiller ‘Cocktail’ With New Wildlife Protections" [1]

"EPA yesterday approved new seven-year registrations for two widely used weedkillers, adding "robust" label restrictions to protect endangered species."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
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Wildlife [5]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [8], 01/13/2022
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"An Alabama Town’s Sewage Woes Test Biden’s Infrastructure Ambitions" [9]

"The new law allocates $11.7 billion for wastewater and stormwater projects. Will it get to the impoverished communities who need it most?"

Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [14], 01/13/2022
  • Read more about "An Alabama Town’s Sewage Woes Test Biden’s Infrastructure Ambitions" [9]

In Orlando, A Mountain Of Coal Ash Evades EPA Rules. One of Many. [15]

"Tucked among scattered pine and cypress trees near Orlando, Florida, a 175-foot-tall mountain of coal ash looms as a stark representation of this booming region's reliance on fossil fuels."

Energy & Fuel [16]
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Waste [17]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NPR [18], 01/13/2022
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"Biden To Hold Wind Power Auction Off New York, New Jersey Coast" [19]

"The Biden administration said Wednesday it will hold its first offshore wind auction next month, offering nearly 500,000 acres off the coast of New York and New Jersey for wind energy projects that could produce enough electricity to power nearly 2 million homes."

Climate Change [20]
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Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [22], 01/13/2022
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"EPA To Review Rules For Largest Source Of Lead In Air" [23]

"EPA today [Wednesday] announced plans to “review and evaluate” whether emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel — the largest source of atmospheric lead pollution — endanger public health and welfare."

Air [24]
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Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [12]
Transportation [25]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [26], 01/13/2022
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"Stirring Up Lead Dust In NYC Housing" [27]

"“You can have the best law on the books. But if it's not enforced, it's meaningless.”"

Activism [28]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: EHN [29], 01/12/2022
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EPA To Assess Impact On Endangered Species Before Approving Pesticides [30]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will evaluate the potential impact of new pesticide active ingredients on endangered species before registering them, reversing a decades-long policy."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [31]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [10]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Wildlife [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [33], 01/12/2022
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"Biden Spending Bill Ignites Debate Over Dairy Methane Pollution" [34]

"As U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration seeks to revive its ambitious social spending and climate plan in Congress, environmental groups and the farm industry are at odds over proposed subsidies aimed at offsetting agriculture’s substantial contribution to global warming."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [35]
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Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [36], 01/12/2022
  • Read more about "Biden Spending Bill Ignites Debate Over Dairy Methane Pollution" [34]

DOE Blew $1.1B on Carbon Capture Projects That Were Mostly Failures: GAO [37]

"The idea of trapping a dirty coal plant’s carbon emissions at the source and storing it underground may sound like the solution to our climate problems. In practice, it’s proven all but completely unfeasible, but that hasn’t stopped the government from plunging money into it."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [35]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Earther [38], 01/12/2022
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"White House Plan Aims To Protect Science From Politics" [39]

"The White House today [Tuesday] released a wide-ranging plan to strengthen the work of government scientists and protect them from political meddling."

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Science [41]
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Source: E&E News [42], 01/12/2022
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