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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNew YorkNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe States
Landmark bill to limit cryptomining passes NY Legislature
-New York lawmakers have passed a milestone environmental measure designed to tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels.
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COVID hits Buttigieg, others who attended Michigan event
-At least 15 people who attended a public affairs conference last week on Michigan’s Mackinac Island have tested positive for COVID-19, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers
-In the U.S., only California sets a limit of 100 parts per million of total fluorine in food packaging.
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APDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Marshfield, Adams shut down wells due to PFAS pollution
-Marshfield and Adams have joined the list of Wisconsin cities that have shut down municipal wells due to PFAS contamination.
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APBudgetEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Infrastructure plan: $33M to clean up hundreds of oil wells
-There are an estimated 15,000 abandoned wells on federal land — and states have indicated that they would need more than $8 billion to clean up 130,000 other orphaned wells.”
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APClimate ChangeForests and PlantsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Biden forest plan stirs dispute over what counts as “old”
-Any definitions for old-growth or mature trees adopted by the Biden’s administration are “going to be subjective,” said Mark Ashton, a forestry professor at the Yale School of the Environment.
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AgricultureAPClimate ChangeDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe States
National Guard to help with northeastern Minnesota flooding
-Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday activated the National Guard to help control record flooding in areas of northeastern Minnesota.
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Flint residents get extension to file claims over bad water
-A judge granted a seven-week extension Monday to file claims for a share of $626 million settlement over Flint’s lead-contaminated water.
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AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams
-An Associated Press analysis tallied more than 2,200 high-hazard dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition across the U.S. — up substantially from a similar AP review conducted three years ago.
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AdvocacyAPClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNew YorkNewsPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe States
16 states that want to electrify USPS fleet file lawsuits
-California and 15 states that want the U.S. Postal Service to electrify its mail delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency modernizes its delivery fleet.