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Spokane joins lawsuit against 'forever' chemical manufacturers
The lawsuit originated in South Carolina and seeks damages for the effects of PFAS contaminants on natural resources and public health. PFAS, or Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are commonly used in firefighting foam and manufacturing settings.
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Chemical company Chemours unsure of science in EPA's new standard on forever chemicals
Chemical company Chemours said at first glance, it has “serious concerns with the underlying science used and the process EPA followed.” The company said it fully supported regulation “grounded in the best available science and follows the law.”
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EPA spends $21B, puts drinking water standards on forever chemicals
The EPA said extensive research and science led to the ruling. It considered how PFAS affects public health, conversations and decisions included the water sector and state regulators, and effective implementation was part of the discussion.
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Texas sues Biden administration over EPA’s methane emissions rule
“The new rules will create an undue burden on regulators as well as the oil and gas industry, by forcing further emission reductions in remote, unmanned locations,” the commission said.
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Green: Taxpayers' $3B supplying Clean Ports Program
Federal taxpayers dollars are coming from the $891 million Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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EPA finalizes air pollution standards that critics say will cost jobs and hurt the economy
According to the National Association of Manufacturers, the EPA standards could reduce the GDP by nearly $200 billion and cost as many as 1 million U.S. jobs through 2031.
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SEC appears ready to back down from stringent greenhouse gas disclosure requirements
Critics questioned if the rule would survive legal challenges, as well as the difficulties and expense of data collection and measurement.
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California proposes banning single-use cups at chain restaurants
By defining reusable drinking vessels as those that are cleaned and reused by the restaurant, the bill appears to overcome the possibility that these businesses would simply provide thicker cups customers could theoretically reuse but would largely be thrown away and generate more plastic waste than before.
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National Archives Rotunda closes after climate activists dump red powder on US Constitution
One of the men responsible for the incident was apparently arrested the previous day blocking traffic in another climate protest.
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Energy nonprofit leader predicts Congress will move to protect LNG industry
President Joe Biden paused approvals of new exports of liquefied natural gas.
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After first plastic bag rules backfire, California Democrats take a second shot
In 2014, California passed a ban on grocery stores giving customers thin, single-use plastic bags, and allowed grocers to not only sell thicker “reusable” plastic bags but keep the profit on the ten cents charged to consumers. According to State Sen. Brian Dahle, R-Bieber, the addition of allowing grocers to keep the bag fee is what ultimately led grocers to withdraw their opposition to the measure.
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Hawaii hit with 5.7 magnitude earthquake
Friday's quake appears to have centered around the Hawaii Volcanoes National Forrest on Hawaii's primary island.
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Report: Farm, food prices rise under net-zero climate rules
The report said Biden and Congress revived parts of the “Green New Deal” through the Inflation Reduction Act, and Biden used executive powers to restrict oil and natural gas supply, make chemical feedstocks more expensive and use the Securities and Exchange Commission to require new reports to track carbon emissions from farm to table.