Environmental Politics

U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

"On Tuesday, Malaysia, which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than any other developing country last year, effectively banned all shipments of plastic waste from the United States."

Source: NYTimes, 07/03/2025

"Despite Protests, Elon Musk Secures Air Permit for xAI"

"xAI’s gas turbines get official approval from Memphis, Tennessee, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations."

Source: WIRED, 07/03/2025

"Employers to OSHA: Don’t Kill The Heat Rule. Weaken It."

"Seeking to secure weakened federal heat standards for workers, industry representatives this month asked the Trump administration to model federal heat rules after an untested Nevada standard."

Source: E&E News, 07/02/2025

Truckers Say Oil and Gas Companies Are Violating HazMat Transport Regs

"The waste and wastewater generated by fracking can be highly radioactive and toxic, especially in the Marcellus Shale, the formation beneath Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York that supplies fracking wells with gas."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/02/2025

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