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The Stream, April 27, 2022: How a Rural Nebraskan Town Is Moving Forward a Year After Toxic Ethanol Plant Closes

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Some have called on the Environmental Protection Agency to mark parts of Mead a Superfund site, although others say the declaration would be costly and shrink already-decreasing property values. The ethanol plant AltEn had been producing massive amounts of toxic waste for years before it was shut down. More Water News.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule [25] requiring facilities that emit more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent to report their direct GHG emissions. [26] Environmental Protection Agency, 142 S. 26] About 8,000 facilities are required to report. [27]

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Guest Commentary: Brazilian’s first tort climate case for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

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The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation. hectares (the equivalent of 4,650 football fields) between 2011 and 2018. As such, deforestation caused environmental damage and unauthorized 1.5 I wrote about some of those here and here.)

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) orders granting three petitions for extensions of small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel standards. FWS developed the interpretation in a 2011 “Polar Bear Memo” that addressed the determination of threatened status for polar bears.) Chao , No. 1:19-cv-02826 (D.D.C.).

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ESA Policy News: February 6, 2023

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The subcommittee funds the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Forest Service. New data show that the STEM workforce is growing, employing nearly a quarter (24%) of individuals in 2021, up 20% from 2011. cost of living increase approved by the Biden administration for most federal employees.

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