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Jun 07 2024
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Results of study by 2 green groups at odds with Biden's attacks on natural gas
A new study published by two green organizations stands at odds with the stated reasoning behind one of President Joe Biden’s most aggressive moves against the fossil fuel industry. Ceres, a green consultancy, and an environmental group called Clean Air Task Force (CATF) recently released a study using Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data that found methane emissions from natural gas
WNDDec 08 2016
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Scott Pruitt, Trump's pick to head the EPA, has sued the EPA
Donald Trump tapped Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, as environmental groups and Democratic lawmakers denounced the selection of a state official who has sued the agency he is now slated to lead.
USA TODAYJun 06 2024
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Kia at West Point just made history, rolling out first-ever EV made in Georgia, an EV9 SUV
Just 10 months after Kia invested $200 million to expand operations at its plant in West Point, Georgia, the company released its EV9, the first electric vehicle manufactured in the state of Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp drove the vehicle off the production line last Thursday and congratulated the Kia Georgia team for helping boost the state’s EV portfolio, strengthening the battery belt and
Ledger-EnquirerJan 24 2024
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EPA can't have tougher toxics rules for Louisiana's minority, low-income communities, federal judge rules
A federal judge in Lake Charles has at least temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing so-called "disparate impact" rules in Louisiana that require industries to reduce toxic pollutants in minority and low-income areas, such as the so-called "Cancer Alley" region along the Mississippi River, to lower levels than in majority white areas. U.S. District Judge James
The Times-PicayuneJan 24 2024
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EPA can't have tougher toxics rules for Louisiana's minority, low-income communities, federal judge rules
A federal judge in Lake Charles has at least temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing so-called "disparate impact" rules in Louisiana that require industries to reduce toxic pollutants in minority and low-income areas, such as the so-called "Cancer Alley" region along the Mississippi River, to lower levels than in majority white areas. U.S. District Judge James
The AdvocateJun 06 2024
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Pfluger, Barrasso lead letter protecting use of predator control devices for sheep and goat producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) Thursday led a bicameral letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding the agency roll-back its ban on purchasing or deploying M-44 sodium cyanide ejector devices. M-44 devices are used by farmers and ranchers, mainly sheep and goat producers, for predator control. These devices are a valuable
Odessa AmericanJun 05 2024
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Former Riverfront Conservancy CFO faces embezzlement charges
Why it matters: Federal prosecutors charged Smith today with bank and wire fraud charges following an FBI investigation that started last month. The big picture: The conservancy is funded through private and public funds to develop the riverfront, including a $40 million grant in 2018 from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and $2.5 million in 2020 from the U.S. EPA. • Smith was fired last
AxiosJun 05 2024
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Meeting set for Brownfield Assessment Grant update
Representatives from Berkeley County Economic Development and Terracon are hosting a community update meeting on the EPA Brownfield Assessment grant at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at St. Stephen Middle School, 225 Carolina Drive. This grant, which the county received in 2022, is meant to revitalize the greater St. Stephen area, specifically focusing on the St. Stephen High School assessment,
The Post and CourierJun 05 2024
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‘This is long overdue’: Fifth Ward resident anxious for Union Pacific soil testing results
Union Pacific has begun the process of testing soil surrounding the former Houston Wood Preserving site in Fifth Ward. The crew, overseen by officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, started at the Boyce-Dorian Park Wednesday morning. The process of collecting the dirt is what you’d imagine. They’re using hand augers, shovels, and spoons to collect soil samples from depths
Click 2 Houston KPRCJun 05 2024
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NASA says official US methane estimate is wrong
NASA has reported that an official U.S. methane estimate is wrong. In a new satellite analysis, an international team of scientists found that methane emissions in the U.S. were higher in 2019 than previously estimated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to the NASA Earth Observatory. The team found that emissions were 13 percent higher that year than originally
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