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New UCS Survey Asks Federal Scientists: How are You Faring in the Biden Administration?

Union of Concerned Scientists

After all, these agencies actions often have a direct impact on how well the public is protected from threats such as climate change impacts, natural disasters, unsafe food and drugs, transmissible disease, and air pollution. We also published the results of our 2018 survey in the journal PLoS One in 2020.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.30.24

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

SB 6 and AB 2011 enable residential development in zones where office, retail, or parking are a principally permitted use. SB 1206 limits the sale of short-lived climate pollutants that are exponentially more potent than carbon dioxide like hydrofluorocarbons, commonly used in refrigeration, air conditioning, building insulation, and more.

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US oil company ExxonMobil sues to block investors’ climate proposals

Corp Watch

Exxon’s refineries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Baytown, Texas, has also been in the news over a series of explosions in 1989, 1994 and 2021 that killed workers and caused major air pollution. Exxon's three largest refineries in Louisiana and Texas topped the 2021 list of emitters of small particulate matter air pollution in the U.S.

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Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors

Corp Watch

Exxon’s refineries in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Baytown, Texas, has also been in the news over a series of explosions in 1989, 1994 and 2021 that killed workers and caused major air pollution. Exxon's three largest refineries in Louisiana and Texas topped the 2021 list of emitters of small particulate matter air pollution in the U.S.

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FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County

PA Environment Daily

million gallons) of liquid waste and 416,248 tons of solid waste between January 2011 and April 2021. The remaining 173 (27%) violations were for various other shortcomings—most issued for improper handling of waste materials. In the Lycoming Creek watershed, operators reported generating 9,064,377 barrels (380.7

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Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

Corp Watch

Anti-pollution activists stage protest at Volkswagen's UK headquarters Matthew Taylor | The Guardian | August 20, 2018 Doctors and anti-pollution activists have blockaded the UK headquarters of Volkswagen as the campaign to highlight the country’s air pollution crisis gathers pace. VW Chops Labor Costs in U.S.

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