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Sep 24

EPA launches new office to distribute $3 billion in environmental justice grants

By Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America

President Joe Biden’s top environment official visited what is widely considered the birthplace of the environmental justice movement Saturday to unveil a national office that will distribute $3 billion in block grants to underserved communities burdened by pollution.

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Aug 10

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Abandoned oil and natural gas wells pollute the environment across Louisiana

By Roby Chavez, Stephanie Sy

Tens of thousands of abandoned oil and natural gas wells sit idle across the United States. Known as orphan wells, they pose significant dangers to nearby residents and the environment after being ignored or forgotten by the companies who drilled…

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Apr 14

Biden’s ‘cost of carbon’ policy survives court challenge

By Kevin McGill, Associated Press

An effort by President Joe Biden's administration to account for potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for pollution-generating industries has survived another court challenge.

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Apr 09

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How air pollution is disproportionately impacting minority communities in San Diego

By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane, Layla Quran

There is new evidence about the disproportionate impact of air pollution in this country. A study out this week from the University of California, San Diego shows that California's environmental regulations have systematically protected the state's white residents over people…

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Mar 30

EU to propose new rules to discourage consumers against fast fashion

By Raf Casert, Associated Press

The European Union plans to counter the polluting use of fast fashion and is warning consumers to stop using their clothes like disposable facial tissues.

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Mar 07

EPA proposes stronger rules on emissions for tractor-trailer rigs

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades.

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Jan 31

For low-income Pittsburgh, clean air remains an elusive goal

By Jon Hurdle, Yale Environment 360

Once known as the “City of Smoke,” Pittsburgh has come a long way since the days when filthy air turned downtown streets dark at mid-day. But in struggling communities near the remaining steel plants, high levels of air pollution —…

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Dec 18

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Guster, My Morning Jacket, other musicians unite to make concert tours more sustainable

By Tom Casciato

From gas-guzzling tour buses to concession stands loaded with single-use plastic water bottles, concert tours aren’t exactly easy on the environment. But now, a movement to make touring more climate-friendly is empowering musicians to not only talk about issues like…

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Nov 18

New Delhi’s air still ‘very poor’ despite emergency measures

By Associated Press

Air pollution remains extremely high in the Indian capital a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the city for much of the month. On Thursday, New Delhi's air quality…

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Nov 17

Air pollution prompts school closures as India capital considers lockdown

By Sheikh Saaliq, Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press

The dirty-air crisis in the city of more than 20 million people has underscored India's heavy dependence on coal, which accounts for 70% of the country's power.

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