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Republican states fighting back against EPA rules impacting coal plants
KFYR-TV Bismarck· 6 days agoIn April, four rules were finalized, including strengthening theMercury and Air Toxics Standards....
EPA rules could close coal-fired power plants in Texas, ERCOT chief says
Dallas Morning News· 10 hours agoERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said the new emissions rules for fossil fuel power plants, set to take effect...
Allowing the rusty MVP to go into service puts West Virginian lives and the climate at risk
West Virginia Watch via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoWest Virginians are at greater risk of pipeline explosions, environmental pollution, and climate...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 3 days agoThe young men brace for the first shock of cold water as they enter the river, easing their way into another day of illegal gold mining. Every day, they touch and breathe mercury< ...
Heat wave blasts to 85 degrees; air quality alert for New York City
Staten Island Advance· 4 days agoWhile the mercury is forecast to peak at 85 degrees, the real feel could be a sizzling 90 degrees in...
Heat wave -- no let up until next week
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 17—Summer doesn't officially start until Thursday, but by the thermometer's reckoning, the season is already coming in like a hair dryer. Temperatures are expected to stay parked in the ...
Lithium-ion batteries, electronic devices could soon be banned from NH landfills
Valley News· 1 day agoLithium-ion batteries are frequent culprits of landfill fires. A bill that would ban disposal of them — and the electronic devices that often contain them — in New Hampshire landfills and incinerators ...
Climate action and policy must be Indigenous-led, youth leaders say in new report
CBC via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoWith Indigenous communities 18 times more likely to be evacuated due to climate emergencies, action...
Heat at Paris Olympic Games Could Put Athletes at Risk, New Report Warns - EcoWatch
EcoWatch· 3 days agoThe Olympics in Paris this summer could be the hottest on record, according to a new report: Rings...
The waterfront belongs to all of us
WBUR Boston· 2 days agoBringing people to the waterfront shouldn’t be limited to one beautiful (if sweltering) week in June, writes Ian Karby. It has to be a year-round...