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What Happens To The Environment, Health Regs Biden Will Leave Unfinished?"

"From heat protections for workers to restrictions on toxic chemicals, the Biden administration is set to leave several of the significant environmental and health protections it has floated unfinished. The fate of many of these regulations likely depends on the outcome of November’s election, as a Harris administration would probably continue them, while a Trump administration likely would not."

Source: The Hill, 09/12/2024

"The California Towns Where Clean Drinking Water Is Out Of Reach"

"Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in California’s rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for years."

Source: CalMatters, 09/12/2024

"Facebook Is Blocking Emergency Warnings As Wildfires Roar Through West"

"The Post has collected more than 40 examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during at least 20 wildfires since June. The explanation: “you tried to get likes, follows, shares or video views in a misleading way.”"

Source: Washington Post, 09/12/2024

Extremists Keep Trying To Sabotage Electrical Grid. What If They Succeed?

"Political extremists have attempted a number of attacks on electrical infrastructure and substations in recent years, with a goal of sowing chaos and civil conflict."

Source: The Hill, 09/12/2024

"Climate at the Debate: Trump Ignored the Question and Harris Hedged"

"At the tail end of the hottest summer in recorded history, as wildfires tear through California and a hurricane heads toward Louisiana, both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump failed to say how they would fight climate change during their debate Tuesday night."

Source: NYTimes, 09/12/2024

"Those Keurig Coffee Pods? They’re Not So Recyclable, the S.E.C. Says."

"The agency said Keurig, in its financial filings, had claimed its pods could be “effectively recycled” but didn’t note that two big recycling companies wouldn’t accept them."

Source: NYTimes, 09/11/2024

Amid Quakes, New Mexico Cancels Dozens of Planned Wastewater Injection Sites

"Study uncovers thousands of undocumented quakes, underscoring the link between injection sites and seismic activity."

Source: Capital & Main, 09/11/2024

Brazilian President Flies Into Amazon Amid Alarm Over Droughts And Wildfires

"Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has flown into the Amazon amid growing alarm over the droughts and wildfires sweeping the rainforest region and others parts of Brazil."

Source: Guardian, 09/11/2024

Most US Voters Want Plastics Industry Held Responsible For Recycling Claims

"Concern about the fossil fuel and plastics industries’ alleged deception about recycling is growing, with new polling showing a majority of American voters, including 54% of Republicans, support legal efforts to hold the sectors accountable."

Source: Guardian, 09/11/2024

"Thirsty Data Centres Spring Up In Water-Poor Mexican Town"

"A two-year long drought in the semi-desert municipality of Colón, in the central Mexican state of Querétaro, has left many struggling with dead crops and water rationing. But at the same time, the local government in Querétaro is giving incentives to companies to build data centres that generally use large amounts of water to cool their servers."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/11/2024

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