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"Curtain Lowers On Nuke Plant A Stone’s Throw From Manhattan"

"With the push of a red button, one of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant serving millions of people in the New York City area will shut down Thursday night as federal regulators consider the owner’s proposal to sell it to a company that plans to demolish it."

Source: AP, 05/01/2020

Billions in Clean Energy Loans Go Unused as Coronavirus Ravages Economy

"As the government struggles to keep businesses afloat through the pandemic, the Trump administration is sitting on about $43 billion in low-interest loans for clean energy projects, and critics are accusing the Energy Department of partisan opposition to disbursing the funds."

Source: NYTimes, 05/01/2020

"Coronavirus Causes Delay in EPA’s Rule for Managing Wastewater"

"The EPA has been too busy responding to the deadly coronavirus to work on its long-awaited proposal to manage huge volumes of pathogen-infested sewage and stormwater during heavy rains, the agency’s top wastewater official said Wednesday."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/30/2020

Oil Execs On Trump’s ‘Opening The Country’ Council Are Major GOP Donors

"Eight fossil fuel executives tapped for a White House task force advising President Donald Trump on how to reopen the U.S. economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic have donated millions to Trump and other Republican campaigns and political committees in recent years."

Source: HuffPost, 04/30/2020

More Than 150 Groups Write Opposing EPA Coronavirus Enforcement Policy

"A coalition of more than 150 groups wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to oppose a controversial memo in which the agency said it temporarily might not seek penalties against companies that don’t monitor their pollution."

Source: The Hill, 04/30/2020

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