"Russia Crisis May Drive A U.S. Natural Gas Surge"
"The tragedy of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a business opportunity for the U.S. natural gas industry if Europe turns sharply away from Russian gas."
Source: E&E News, 03/10/2022
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"Chevron Phillips to Pay Millions for Air Pollution in Texas"
"Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP agreed to pay more than $120 million in fines and facility upgrades to resolve claims against its industrial flaring activities, according to a settlement announced Wednesday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/10/2022
Fire Unleashed Flood Of Toxic Runoff, Triggering Environmental Disaster
"Nyla Olsen’s eyes moisten with rage as she recalls the day in early October when a surge of putrid water rolled out of the Dominguez Channel and turned life in Leeward Bay Marina into “a horror movie.”"
Source: LA Times, 03/10/2022
"Half of Americans Exposed to Harmful Levels of Lead as Children"
"About half of U.S. adults alive today were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children from the burning of leaded gasoline, according to a new study, which estimates that lead contamination has lowered Americans’ IQ scores by more than two points on average."
Source: YaleE360, 03/10/2022
"Shining a Light on Suicide Risk for Wildland Firefighters"
"As climate change fuels more severe wildfires that burn through larger swaths of forestland and homes each year, firefighters are facing increasingly unpredictable, catastrophic blazes, leading many to speak out about suicide among their ranks, an occupational hazard they once kept to themselves."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/10/2022
"Biden Pushes Congress To Help Burn Pit Veterans"
"President Biden vowed yesterday to avoid repeating the “mistake” of Agent Orange in determining when rare diseases suffered by veterans are tied to environmental exposures during military service, throwing his support behind expansive legislation aimed at providing more benefits to veterans suffering health problems linked to burn pits."
Source: E&E News, 03/10/2022
EPA Restores California’s Authority To Set Its Own Auto Pollution Rules
"California is back in the driver’s seat as it steers the nation toward a future of cleaner cars and light trucks. The Biden administration on Wednesday reinstated the state’s authority to set motor vehicle pollution standards stricter than the federal government’s."
Source: LA Times, 03/10/2022
"The Elephant in the Courtroom"
"Advocates of animal rights want the Bronx Zoo to release Happy, an elephant smart enough to recognize herself in a mirror."
Source: New Yorker, 03/09/2022
Redlining Means 45 Million Americans Breathe Dirtier Air, 50 Years Later
"Decades of federal housing discrimination did not only depress home values, lower job opportunities and spur poverty in communities deemed undesirable because of race. It’s why 45 million Americans are breathing dirtier air today, according to a landmark study released Wednesday."
Source: Washington Post, 03/09/2022
"22 U.S. States Back Stringent EPA Vehicle Emissions Rules"
"Twenty-two states urged a U.S. appeals court to uphold new federal rules to reduce vehicle emissions by 28.3% through 2026, after other states and industry participants challenged the planned changes."
Source: Reuters, 03/09/2022
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