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Mar 25 2024
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Advocates back tougher EPA emissions rules for cars, trucks
The Environmental Protection Agency has set new air pollution standards under the federal Clean Air Act for cars and light/medium vehicle models from 2027 through 2032 and beyond. Pennsylvania ranks 43rd among states for average exposure of the public to airborne soot of 2.5 microns or less, according to America's Health Rankings. And the Pittsburgh and Weirton area is on the American Lung
Public News ServiceJun 07 2023
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Wildfires, pollution bring Chicago hazy skies, red sunsets
You may have been wondering about the recent vibrant, reddish sunsets and hazy skyline in Chicago. What’s behind these phenomena can be traced back to a combination of particulate matter and smoke from Canadian wildfires and pollutants that create ground-level ozone. These conditions have occurred before, as recently as last July when wildfires in the western United States caused red suns and
Chicago TribuneJun 08 2023
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Wildfire smoke causes record air pollution in the Eastern U.S.
The eastern U.S. has been blanketed in smoke from Canadian wildfires over the past few days. It’s gotten so bad that many places, like New York City, broke air quality records. We have what you need to know. • Plus, preparing for student loans to come back this summer. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Alex Sugiura. Music
AxiosMay 26 2023
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Court sides with Arkansas on air pollution plan blocked by EPA
A federal appeals court blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from turning down Arkansas’s proposed plan for “good neighbor” air pollution rules. In a single-page ruling Thursday, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the EPA’s rejection of Arkansas’ plan, which is required under the Clean Air Act to ensure states’ ozone emissions do not pollute the air of other regions. In February
The HillMay 25 2023
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Supreme Court Slashes EPA's Ability to Regulate Water Pollution
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court restricted the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate water pollution in the nation’s wetlands. The court determined that the 1972 Clean Water Act only applies to “wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies that are waters of the United States in their own rights.” “Wetlands that are separate from traditional navigable waters
RollingStone.comMay 25 2023
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Supreme Court Limits E.P.A.’s Power to Address Water Pollution
The Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to police water pollution, ruling that the Clean Water Act does not allow the agency to regulate discharges into some wetlands near bodies of water.
The court held that law covers only wetlands “with a continuous surface connection” to those waters, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote for five justices
New York Times (News)May 23 2023
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The Pentagon explosion that wasn’t shows perils of polluted information ecosystem
REAL FAKE NEWS: It was a beautiful spring Monday in Washington when officials and reporters in the Pentagon began to be barraged with questions about a reported explosion outside the building, which according to a that quickly went viral, was sending a massive plume of black smoke into the air. It was quickly revealed to be a hoax. “There's no explosion or fire at or near the Pentagon-
Washington ExaminerSep 11 2023
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Mich. attorney general sues Gerald R. Ford airport over PFAS pollution
The Michigan Attorney General's office is suing the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority over PFAS pollution that has migrated from the Kent County airport into some nearby residential drinking water wells. The airport authority is liable for releases of polyfluoroalkyl substances, which were in firefighting foams used at the airport, said Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel as she
Detroit NewsAug 07 2023
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New Mexico plastics fire that released hazardous pollutants could smolder for days
Firefighters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have contained a gigantic plastics fire that prompted a health alert about hazardous air pollution. But authorities say the debris could still smolder for days. Responders were dispatched on Sunday afternoon to a facility that manufactures and recycles plastic pipes. By then, flames had ignited a storage yard filled with at least an acre of material —
NBC News (Online)