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Wait, people are still using asbestos? The EPA has finally ordered them to stop.
The deadly carcinogen asbestos was still used in some products like car brakes and sheet gaskets.
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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North America's largest steel mill has a plan to reduce emissions and it's a perfect example of why carbon capture is so controversial
US Steel said it can cut carbon emissions by about 0.5% a year by 2026 using carbon capture technol…
Catherine Boudreau
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Greenhouse gas smuggling was as lucrative as cocaine in the '90s. It's back and the US government is cracking down with 2 new arrests.
Greenhouse gas smuggling could lead to a black market in HFCs similar to the one in CFCs in the '90…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny McGrath
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Federal officials are pausing the removal of toxic waste from East Palestine until the EPA approves its transportation to authorized locations
"Everyone wants this contamination gone from the community," EPA region 5 administrator Debra Shore…
Taylor Ardrey
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The Supreme Court didn't make it impossible for the US to meet its climate goals — but the ruling likely made it harder and more expensive
The decision by the US Supreme Court to restrict how the EPA can regulate carbon emissions will mak…
Catherine Boudreau
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Satellites are the new climate police for oil and gas polluters
Michael Bloomberg pledged $40 million to a new climate initiative that will use satellites to ensur…
Catherine Boudreau,Erin Snodgrass
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The Supreme Court just made it harder to combat the climate crisis. Top tech firms say that's bad for business and the planet.
It may be harder for tech companies to meet their climate goals after the Supreme Court limited the…
Catherine Boudreau
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EPA could charge Norfolk Southern $70,000 a day if their Ohio derailment clean-up isn't up to par. That could be on top of a growing number of lawsuits already piling up, legal expert says.
Norfolk Southern Railway Company's bill for a disastrous chemical spill and train derailment in Eas…
Azmi Haroun
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How investing in green infrastructure helps cities manage the effects of the climate crisis and creates healthy communities
Additions like green roofs, expanding greenery, and residents having access to green and blue publi…
Erica Sweeney
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eBay could face $2 billion in fines after feds sue over the sale of 'rolling coal' devices
The DOJ filed a lawsuit against eBay, alleging the company allowed the sale of 343,000 "rolling coa…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Biden officials are trying to stop the Postal Service from spending $11.3 billion on gas-powered trucks, citing pollution and climate change
Rep. Gerald Connolly called for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to resign over the plan, blasting hi…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Clarence Thomas hints he'd go further to gut the EPA's power after the Supreme Court limited clean-water protections
In a concurring opinion, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas suggested he'd be open to further gu…
Rebecca Cohen
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Tyson processing plants accounted for nearly 60% of ammonia-related injuries reported to the EPA between 2012 and 2021, investigation finds
Nearly 150 workers were injured in at least 47 different ammonia leaks reported during the time spa…
Aaron McDade
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'We are being poisoned': Black residents living in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' say the state is guilty of 'genocide' and environmental racism
In parts of Cancer Alley, a region rife with petrochemical plants, the risk of cancer is 47 times t…
Trisha Gopal
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Brett Kavanaugh broke from his fellow conservative Supreme Court justices and warned their ruling on the EPA could jeopardize water quality and flood control
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joined by the Supreme Court's liberal wing, said the majority was departin…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Lead from abandoned phone cables are polluting dozens of neighborhoods, investigation finds
In a test of more than 100 samples across the country, The Wall Street Journal discovered soil cont…
Jordan Hart
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Health experts call for a ban on toxic 'forever chemicals' after EPA moves to cut them from tap water
The EPA's proposal to filter PFAS out of drinking water "just doesn't go far enough," researchers s…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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EPA cracks down on 'forever chemicals' in tap water: What PFAS are, where they are, and why they're harmful
PFAS, aka forever chemicals, linked to cancer, reproductive issues, and impaired vaccine response a…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Supreme Court limits EPA's ability to fight climate change, a major environmental ruling that could affect Biden's goals
The decision restricts the EPA's ability to set environmental regulations that aim to slow the adva…