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'Forever chemicals' deserve far more scrutiny

Most of us are walking around with an array of poorly understood chemicals in our bloodstreams and livers -- an unintended consequence of the great 20th century heyday of chemical innovation. They're so stable they've been dubbed "forever chemicals". That means that even if we stop producing them today, some…

Bangkok Post

EPA cracks down on coal power pollution

The new “Good Neighbor” plan will halve nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants by 2027

Salon

The technologies used to purify water

The challenge of removing all contaminants from drinking water — and how experts aim to do so

Salon

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EPA staffing crisis causing problems

“The future of the EPA and our planet are at stake.”

Salon

Missouri pollution is so bad it hurts other states. Power plants ordered to cut emissions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an order Wednesday which instructs Missouri, along with 22 other states, to reduce its air pollution levels.

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Pictures of the week: The Oscars, a Russian jet crash and an unhappy selfie

The Independent’s picture editors bring you the best photography from all corners of the planet

The Independent UK

French rioters threaten Macron’s home after retirement age raise is forced through

The French president bypassed parliament to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and now faces two motions of no confidence

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Despite Rules, New Mexico Oil and Gas Producers Keep Polluting

A tour of the Permian Basin highlights weak enforcement by state and federal agencies.

Capital & Main

A Major New Defense of the Major Questions Doctrine

Legal scholar Ilan Wurman argues the controversial doctrine is justifiable on textualist and linguistic grounds.

Reason

Recycling America’s chicken poop sounds great – unless you live next door

Biogas promises to be a solution to farm country’s animal waste problem. But a Delaware community is concerned it could lead to more pollution

The Guardian - US

Levels of carcinogenic chemical near Ohio derailment site far above safe limit

EPA scientists assessed dioxin cancer risks in 2010, but the federal cleanup threshold is still far below those recommendations

The Guardian - US

Xcel is cleaning up radioactive water spill at Minnesota plant

MINNEAPOLIS — A broken pipe at Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant leaked about 400,000 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium, and the utility is working to clean up the contaminated plume, state regulators said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

PFAS for dinner? Study of 'forever chemicals' build-up in cattle points to ways to reduce risks

PFAS, known as “forever chemicals”, have been found just about everywhere on Earth, including in toilet paper.

The Conversation

New PFAS guidelines – a water quality scientist explains technology and investment needed to get forever chemicals out of US drinking water

Harmful chemicals known as PFAS can be found in everything from children’s clothes to soil to drinking water, and regulating these chemicals has been a goal of public and environmental health researchers for years. On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed what would be the first set…

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COUNTERPOINT: The war on woke is a scam on Middle America

Buckle up, team: I’m a white man from the Midwest with a story to tell about wokeness.

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers under pressure to tighten laws on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Vast numbers of people drinking water with levels that would be banned in the US, research shows

WEKU

The EPA's new 'good neighbor' rule targets downwind pollution by power plants

Nearly two-dozen states will have to cut harmful industrial emissions of nitrogen oxide and other pollutants, improving air quality for millions of people living in downwind communities.

The Independent UK

EPA 'neighbor' rule cuts downwind pollution by power plants

A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control

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Roll Call

EPA finalizes cross-state smog plan over Manchin's objection - Roll Call

The rule targets emissions that trigger smog in neighboring states. Sen. Joe Manchin III says it could force some power plants to close.

Motor1

2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Pros And Cons: Packed With Value

With 33 miles of range from a quick-charging battery, the plug-in Tucson is an appealing Toyota RAV4 Prime rival.

The Conversation

Fines for breaking US pollution laws can vary widely among states – that may violate the Constitution

It’s expensive to pollute the water in Colorado. The state’s median fine for companies caught violating the federal Clean Water Act is over US$30,000, and violators can be charged much more. In Montana, however, most violators get barely a slap on the wrist – the median fine there is $300.

The Independent UK

Edmunds Compares: 2023 Toyota Prius vs. 2023 Kia Niro

Both the Toyota Prius and Kia Niro have been redesigned for 2023

Inverse

A New Satellite Will Track Dangerous Chemicals in Unprecedented Detail

NASA and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will debut the TEMPO instrument to monitor air quality like never before.

ABC News

EPA concerns over Woodside gas emissions reduction time frame at major Pilbara plant

The Environmental Protection Authority says there are likely to be opportunities for Woodside Energy to seek more substantial reductions in greenhouse gases at its Pluto gas plant in the Pilbara this decade.

Chicago Tribune

EPA plans to limit toxic forever chemicals in drinking water for the first time

CHICAGO — Water utilities will be required to routinely test for toxic forever chemicals, and spend billions upgrading treatment plants to filter them, under the first-ever national limits intended to protect Americans from widespread threats to human health and the environment.

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