"The Titans of Plastic"
"Pennsylvania becomes the newest sacrifice zone for America’s plastic addiction."
Source: EHN, 09/16/2022
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"Community Spread Of Polio Prompts CDC Wastewater Surveillance"
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to test wastewater to detect the polio virus in communities at highest risk for the life-threatening and potentially disabling illness."
Source: Washington Post, 09/16/2022"States Balk at Permitting Plan’s ‘National Interest’ Power Lines"
"The Biden administration’s efforts to speed permitting of some electric transmission lines by declaring “national interest” corridors—and unlocking $2 billion in the new climate law—face opposition from state utility officials who want to retain authority to make final decisions."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/16/2022"Boil-Water Notice Lifted In Jackson, Mississippi, After Nearly 7 Weeks"
"After nearly seven weeks of being forced to boil their water before drinking it or using it to brush teeth, people in Mississippi’s largest city were told Thursday that water from the tap is safe to consume — but Jackson’s water system still needs big repairs that the mayor says the cash-strapped city cannot afford on its own."
Source: AP, 09/16/2022"New Atlas of Bird Migration Shows Extraordinary Journeys"
"A bay-breasted warbler weighs about the same as four pennies, but twice a year makes an extraordinary journey. The tiny songbird flies nearly 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) between Canada’s spruce forests and its wintering grounds in northern South America."
Source: AP, 09/16/2022New Docs Show Oil Companies Slow-Rolling, Overselling Climate Initiatives
"Congressional Democrats presented fresh evidence Thursday which they say proves that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate change and undercut global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/16/2022"At Old Coal Mines, the American Chestnut Tries for a Comeback"
"Across Appalachia, scientists and foresters are trying to reintroduce a hybrid version, helping to revive damaged land while also bringing back a beloved tree."
Source: NYTimes, 09/16/2022"House Dem Leaders Scramble Permitting Reform Effort"
"House Democratic leaders threw the permitting reform effort into doubt on Wednesday, saying the overhaul did not necessarily need to be attached to a stopgap government funding bill."
Source: E&E News, 09/15/2022Biden Goes To Detroit, Pledges Electrification
"President Biden extolled the potential of electric vehicles to boost the economy and reduce America’s contribution to climate change, and sought to ease worries about the reliability of EV technology, during a speech at the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday."
Source: Washington Post, 09/15/2022Judge Tosses Air Permit For Giant Formosa Plastics Complex, Citing EJ
"A judge has thrown out the air permit for a massive new plastics complex in St. James Parish, telling regulators to start from the beginning."
Source: Nola.com, 09/15/2022"Administration Awards Gulf Of Mexico Drilling Leases To Oil Giants"
"The leases from a 2021 sale were given to oil and gas companies as part of a deal with Sen. Manchin over climate legislation".
Source: Washington Post, 09/15/2022"U.S. House Democrats Probe PR Firms' Work For Oil, Gas Companies"
"Public relations firms go beyond their traditional task of marketing to help their oil and gas clients fight off climate policies and mislead the public about climate change, U.S. congressional Democrats said at a hearing on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 09/15/2022"‘We’re Losing Our People’"
"Covid-19 ravaged Indigenous tribes in New Mexico. State and federal data reveal how a long legacy of uranium exposure may have made them uniquely vulnerable."
Source: Capital & Main, 09/15/2022"EU, Australia Shape Standards to Keep PFAS Off the Dinner Table"
"Preventing potentially harmful amounts of PFAS in food is a core driver of soil, sediment, and biosolids standards Australia and European countries are developing, regulatory officials said this week during a global conference."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/15/2022"California Water Pipeline Hits Legal Setback"
"A controversial Southern California water pipeline project has hit another snag, with a federal judge’s ruling that allows the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw key approvals granted during the Trump administration."
Source: E&E News, 09/15/2022
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