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A Year After the Toxic Train Derailment, Is East Palestine Safe?
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. If there hadn’t been construction planned for the bridge that crosses over Leslie Run, one of the creeks that runs through the middle of East Palestine, Ohio, Rick Tsai and Randy DeHaven might not have noticed the worst contamination they’d seen…
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The U.S. Supreme Court Just Ruined the Planet
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in West Virginia vs. EPA in favour of plaintiffs who argued that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the power to regulate carbon dioxide from power plants — the country’s second-largest source of CO2 emissions — without input from Congress.
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Group Sues White House Over Oil & Gas Report That Didn’t Mention Climate Change
Environmental group Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit against the White House this week after it did not respond to request for information about why the Department of Interior’s 2021 leasing program report downplayed climate urgency. The report failed to mention the environmental impacts of leasing public lands for the purpose of oil and…
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What to Know About the EPA Supreme Court Case That Could Give Polluters Free Rein
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments for a case that could weaken the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate air pollution. Depending on how the court decides the case of West Virginia v. EPA, the EPA could lose some of its regulatory powers, including regulating greenhouse gas emissions. If that happens, it could…