Florida Debates Where To Build The Nation’s Largest Trash Incinerator
"Residents argue the project will disproportionately impact majority-Black and -Hispanic communities in the Miami-Dade area."
Source: KFF Health News, 01/02/2025
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"Chemtrail Conspiracy Theories: Why RFK Jr Is Watching The Skies"
"Belief in a supposed US government plot linked to aircraft condensation trails has been boosted by confusion over proposals to geoengineer a response to the climate crisis"
Source: Guardian, 01/02/2025Senator Urges EPA to Release Report on Formaldehyde Health Risks
"Citing a recent ProPublica investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., urged the Environmental Protection Agency in a letter this week to issue a final report on the health risks of formaldehyde that is “science-based” and “as strong as possible,” adding that “the agency has an obligation to protect the public from the chemical.”"
Source: ProPublica, 12/23/2024"Trump Vows To Rename Denali As Mount Mckinley"
"U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president who was assassinated in 1901."
Source: Reuters, 12/23/2024EPA Approves California Electric Car Mandate. Will Trump Try To Revoke It?
"The Biden administration today approved California’s groundbreaking mandate phasing out new gas-powered cars just weeks before the incoming Trump administration poses a threat of overturning electric vehicle and climate rules."
Source: CalMatters, 12/20/2024"Rising Tides Are Coming For Lee Zeldin’s Hometown"
"President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead EPA lives in an area at high risk for flooding that gets federal support for climate mitigation."
Source: E&E News, 12/20/2024Groups Sue TCEQ For Allowing SpaceX To Discharge Water Without A Permit
"Rio Grande Valley groups are suing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, accusing the agency of bypassing state regulations by allowing SpaceX to temporarily discharge industrial water at its South Texas launch site without a proper permit."
Source: Texas Tribune, 12/19/2024"Trump Tariff Plan Threatens To Drive Up Gas Prices"
"Trump said late last month that on his first day in office, he would place 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods. The two countries are the leading sources of U.S. oil imports — and if he implements the tariffs, analysts say the action could result in higher gasoline prices."
Source: The Hill, 12/18/2024"Biden Moves To Stall Gas Export Projects That Trump Promises To Boost"
"The Biden administration on Tuesday released a long-awaited analysis of the dangers that liquefied natural gas exports pose to the environment and the economy, raising a potential hurdle to a central part of President-elect Donald Trump’s energy agenda."
Source: Washington Post, 12/18/2024Some In Seafood Industry See Trump As Friend, But Tariffs Could Raise Prices
"The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes for one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy — seafood — and some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs."
Source: AP, 12/18/2024"Trump Sues Des Moines Register, Pollster For ‘Election Interference’"
"President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state."
Source: AP, 12/18/2024Anxious Scientists Brace For Trump’s Climate Denialism: ‘Target On Our Backs’
"As the world’s largest gathering of Earth and space scientists swarmed a Washington venue last week, the packed halls have been permeated by an air of anxiety and even dread over a new Donald Trump presidency that might worsen what has been a bruising few years for science."
Source: Guardian, 12/17/2024Emboldened by ABC Settlement, Trump Threatens More Lawsuits Against Media
"President-elect Donald Trump had not been terribly successful in suing media organizations until this weekend when ABC News agreed to settle a closely-watched defamation case he brought against the network to the tune of $16 million. Now, Trump is expanding his threats of legal action against the news media as he prepares to move back into the White House, stating he wants to “straighten out the press.”"
Source: CNN, 12/17/2024"Huffman Wins Key Vote To Succeed Grijalva Atop Natural Resources Democrats"
"Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) won a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee vote Monday to succeed Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) as the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, advancing him to a full vote of the Democratic caucus."
Source: The Hill, 12/17/2024"Trump’s Choice to Run Energy Says Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous"
"Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, says oil, gas and coal are key to solving global poverty. Some call that misleading."
Source: NYTimes, 12/16/2024
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