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Nov 24 2023
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UM Flathead Lake bio station lands $6.6M EPA grant to fight pesticide pollution
FLATHEAD LAKE — The University of Montana recently was awarded $6.6 million from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Columbia River Basin Restoration Program for pesticide reduction. Dr. Rachel Malison, an assistant professor with UM’s Flathead Lake Biological Station, will use the funding to develop and implement a comprehensive and collaborative Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Program
MissoulianMay 06 2024
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Iowa DNR director asked to take action after fertilizer spill that killed 750,000 fish
More than 60 Iowans have signed a letter to the state’s environmental chief asking her to investigate a massive nitrogen fertilizer spill in March that killed about 750,000 fish for 50 miles along the Nishnabotna and East Nishnabotna rivers. "We formally request you investigate this incident of water pollution to determine the cause and identify who was responsible," Neil Hamilton, a Drake
Des Moines RegisterAug 25 2023
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Minnesota state and tribal leaders meet with the EPA to discuss air pollution
Minnesota state and tribal leaders met with members of the Environment Protection Agency In Shakopee on Wednesday to discuss how they aim to use $4 million in pollution reduction grants.
In part due to the Inflation Reduction Act -- as well as aggressive investment from the Biden-Harris Administration -- the EPA is now offering federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to states. The
CBS News (Online)Jul 05 2023
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SoCal Air Pollution Reaches Dangerous Levels Due To Fireworks
Over the last 24 hours, the Southland endured some of the worst air pollution on the planet, and residents were advised to take precautions through Wednesday night, according to air quality officials and the World's Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index. The district's particulate advisory is set to expire at midnight Wednesday. The Inland Empire reported some of the highest levels of
Patch.comApr 30 2024
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Justice doubles down on EPA criticism in face of new rules for coal, gas power plants
Gov. Jim Justice speaks during his virtual weekly news briefing on Tuesday, where he again lamented new federal rules meant to lessen pollution at power plants nationwide. (Screenshot of Justice administration briefing) In a sprawling speech painting a near-apocalyptic image of West Virginia’s future if the policies stand, Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday doubled down on his vow to fight new
Yahoo NewsJun 29 2023
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Upstate New York bears the brunt of the state’s smoke pollution.
Air quality alerts were in place in several upstate New York cities on Thursday afternoon as the plume of wildfire smoke drifted east. Officials in Buffalo — the state’s second most populous city, on the banks of Lake Erie — said that conditions had improved since Wednesday, but cautioned that the city remained under an air quality alert. In Rochester, on Lake Ontario, officials distributed
New York Times (News)Apr 12 2023
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Federal judge halts rule to regulate water pollution
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird had joined the legal effort to halt the federal rule A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily halted new rules from the Biden administration regulating navigable waterways in 24 states, including Iowa. Supporters say the rule is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation. Opponents call it an
Cedar Rapids GazetteMay 04 2024
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Florida teens caught in viral video dumping trash into ocean hit with felony charges
A pair of Florida teens at the center of a viral video showing them dumping giant bins of trash into the Atlantic Ocean off the side of a boat have surrendered to authorities. The suspects, a 15-year-old from Gulf Stream and a 16-year-old from Boynton Beach, turned themselves into police on Friday, NBC Miami reported. They’ve each been charged with one third-degree felony count of causing
New York Daily NewsApr 29 2024
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How the new Catan board game can spark conversations on climate change : Short Wave
How the new Catan board game can spark conversations on climate change Today, we're going full nerd to talk about a new board game — Catan: New Energies. The game's goal is simple: Build and develop a modern-day island without catastrophically polluting it. Although the concept mirrors the effects of climate change, those words don't actually appear in the game. NPR correspondent Nate Rott
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