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"Development And Conservation Clash At Komodo National Park"

"On a dirt path, forked yellow tongue darting from its mouth, a member of the world’s largest lizard species lazes on an island in eastern Indonesia’s Komodo National Park as tourists snap photos. And about 18 miles (30 kilometers) away on another park island that harbors Komodo dragons, trees have been removed and concrete poured for new tourist facilities that have aroused the ire of residents and environmental activists."

Source: AP, 12/24/2021

"New York Reduces Lead Level Allowed in School Drinking Water"

"New York State will strengthen its lead poisoning prevention law, reducing the amount allowed in drinking water at public schools and increasing testing frequency, under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D)."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/24/2021

"Biden Administration Offers $1 Bln Loan Guarantee For Hydrogen Project"

"The Biden administration said on Thursday it has offered Monolith Nebraska LLC an up to $1.04 billion conditional loan guarantee for a project to make clean hydrogen, in its first use of an office that has tens of billions of dollars in financing."

Source: Reuters, 12/24/2021

Indigenous Munduruku Suffer Mercury Exposure From Illegal Gold Mining

"Illegal gold mining in the north Amazonian territory of Brazil's indigenous Munduruku people has led to more than half of several hundred people tested showing unsafe mercury levels in their bodies, including children, health researchers say."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 12/24/2021

Study: Spending On Highway Expansion Could Increase Emissions

"The recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill could increase carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector, according to research from the nonpartisan Georgetown Climate Institute."

Source: The Hill, 12/24/2021

"Tests Show Lead Levels A Problem In Many Montana Schools"

"Of the Montana schools that have met the state’s program deadline, most show high levels of lead in school drinking water."

Source: AP, 12/24/2021

"New Mexico Utility Appeals Decision On Coal Power Plant"

"New Mexico’s largest electric provider is appealing a recent decision by state regulators to reject a proposal to transfer its shares in a coal-fired power plant that supplies customers in New Mexico and Arizona to a Navajo energy company."

Source: AP, 12/24/2021

"2nd Lawsuit Targets Large West-Central Idaho Forest Project"

"The U.S. Forest Service violated numerous environmental laws in approving a 105-square-mile (270-square-kilometer) logging and restoration project in west-central Idaho, a conservation group alleges in a lawsuit."

Source: AP, 12/24/2021

Enviros Sue Biden Administration Alleging Failure To Protect Polar Bears

"The Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Interior Department, alleging it has not properly protected polar bears from encroachment on their habitat by the oil industry."

Source: The Hill, 12/24/2021

"The Dirty Secret of America’s Clean Dishes"

"The world’s largest chemical maker, BASF, produces ingredients for America’s most popular products, from soaps to surface cleaners to dishwasher detergent. Emissions from their U.S. plants elevate cancer risks for an estimated 1.5 million people."

Source: ProPublica, 12/24/2021

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