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Plans to Reopen St. Croix’s Limetree Refinery Raise Residents' Concern [1]

"An accident-prone oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands with a history of serious environmental violations could soon reopen under new ownership, despite strong objections from nearby communities, a litany of environmental scandals and a shaky financial outlook."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [8], 12/22/2021
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"U.S. Reverses Trump Effort To Quash California Vehicle Emissions Rules" [9]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized a reversal of a rule issued under then-U.S. President Donald Trump that sought to pre-empt California's vehicle emissions regulations."

Air [2]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 12/22/2021
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Wood Burners Cause Nearly Half Urban Air Pollution Cancer Risk: Study [16]

"Wood burning stoves in urban areas are responsible for almost half of people’s exposure to cancer-causing chemicals found in air pollution particles, new research has shown."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
International [18]
Source: Guardian [19], 12/21/2021
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Black Communities Become “Sacrifice Zones” for Industrial Air Pollution [20]

"One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s only majority-Black communities. For decades, residents of Institute have raised alarms about air pollution. They say concerns have “fallen on deaf ears.”"

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [23], 12/21/2021
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"E.P.A. Announces Tightest-Ever Auto Pollution Rules" [24]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced strengthened limits on pollution from automobile tailpipes in a bid to reduce a major source of the carbon dioxide emissions that are heating the planet."

Air [2]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [25], 12/21/2021
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"Carbon Monoxide From Generators Poisons Thousands of People a Year" [26]

"Portable generators are among the deadliest consumer products. Two decades after the government identified the danger, and as climate change leads to more power outages, people are left vulnerable by a system that lets the industry regulate itself."

Air [2]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [17]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [5]
Technology [28]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: ProPublica [29], 12/20/2021
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High Rates Of Methane Spewing From Permian Oilfield Operations: Report [30]

"Methane continues to escape at a high rate from oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin, according to an aerial survey released Tuesday that detected major methane plumes from 40% of 900 sites that were measured. The latest research conducted by the Environmental Defense Fund via helicopter during the first two weeks of November found that 14% of those plumes were the result of malfunctioning flares."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Pollution [5]
Waste [31]
Public [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
Source: Reuters [33], 12/15/2021
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La. Plant Has Been Spewing Sulfur Dioxide For Years; Now EPA Will Act [34]

"Almost a decade after a Chalmette fuel plant admitted responsibility for most of the toxic sulfur dioxide emissions in St. Bernard Parish, federal regulators are taking steps that might finally force Louisiana and the plant to clear the air."

Air [2]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [36], 12/14/2021
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"The Fierce Politics of Dust" [37]

"A small town in southern Utah wanted to suppress dust on its roads. Not everyone was pleased."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
Source: Washington Post [39], 12/08/2021
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When Reporting on Toxic Hotspots, Go Deeper With Cancer Registries [40]

As awareness grows about how pollution can cause certain cancers, it’s smart to look beyond cancer risk and also explore available information about actual cancer cases. Reporter’s Toolbox explains how extensive data collected regularly in state-level cancer “registries” can take your coverage on the pollution-public health connection to another level. Plus, avoiding pitfalls in reporting possible clusters.

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Health [44]
Journalism & Media [45]
People & Population [46]
Pollution [5]
Science [47]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [48]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
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