"‘This Is Environmental Racism’"
"How a protest in a North Carolina farming town sparked a national movement".
Source: Washington Post, 04/08/2021
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Groups Petition EPA To Remove Ethane, Methane From Emissions Exempt List
"Hundreds of environmental groups on Tuesday submitted a petition calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action to curtail ethane and methane emissions responsible for smog."
Source: The Hill, 04/07/2021
"Left-Wing Party Opposed To Big Mining Project Wins Greenland Election"
"A left-wing party that opposes a large rare earth mining project has become the biggest in parliament after securing more than a third of votes in a snap election."
Source: Reuters, 04/07/2021
Louisville’s Polluting Chemical Plant Emits Two Potent Greenhouse Gases
"The Chemours Louisville Works emits a chemical feedstock and a separate gas byproduct that do more damage to the climate than 750,000 passenger vehicles, and far more than the Environmental Protection Agency’s main industrial greenhouse gas inventory indicates."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/06/2021
Greens Attack Australian Plan To Relax Rules For Chemicals, Pesticides
"Environment and health groups have fiercely criticised proposals to relax the regulation of chemicals and pesticides in Australia, saying they are “totally at odds” with public health and safety expectations."
Source: Guardian, 04/05/2021
"Study: US Pesticide Use Falls But Harms Pollinators More"
"American farmers are using smaller amounts of better targeted pesticides, but these are harming pollinators, aquatic insects and some plants far more than decades ago, a new study finds."
Source: AP, 04/02/2021
"Biden Takes Moonshot Approach to Replacing Lead Water Pipes"
"The Biden administration wants to take a huge swing at the problem of lead water pipes, proposing to replace 100% of the nation’s lead pipes and service lines."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/01/2021
Lead Pipes: Biden Visit Highlights Pittsburgh Water Contamination Woes
"President Biden's scheduled appearance in Pittsburgh tomorrow to unveil a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plan could have a direct bearing on the city's ongoing efforts to combat contaminated drinking water."
Source: E&E News, 03/31/2021
"Industry Eyeing EPA’s Hustle to Control ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"Industry attorneys say they’re bracing for a wave of corporate liability and litigation as the Biden administration works swiftly to fulfill a campaign promise to control “forever chemicals.”
The Environmental Protection Agency this month announced it’s working on three water-related regulations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. It sent a fourth chemical data-collection proposal to the Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, for approval.
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/29/2021
Biden EPA Yanks Permit for St. Croix Refinery over Environmental Justice
"The Biden administration handed environmental justice advocates a major victory on Thursday when it announced it was withdrawing a key pollution permit for an oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands that locals say has long fouled their air and water and endangered their health."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/26/2021
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