Environment
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Keystone Pipeline shuts down over rupture in North Dakota
The rupture occurred in an agricultural field in a rural area, about 60 miles southwest of Fargo.
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Trump administration increases timber production to help reduce wildfires
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins last week said the new quotas are designed to "increase domestic jobs and prosperity, increase economic independence, and protect our national security."
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You Vote: As Trump admin pushes back on 'Green New Scam,' how real is threat of 'climate change'?
The EPA has announced plans to roll back the Biden administration’s climate agenda in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order to “Unleash American Energy.”
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Feds give Pennsylvania $244M for mine land problems
This week, the Department of the Interior announced $244 million will come into Pennsylvania to reclaim mining lands that still present risks to humans and nature alike.
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USDA 'climate-smart agriculture' funds up for grabs
The program looks to help producers implement “climate-smart agriculture,” or farming practices that replenish natural resources and minimize climate change.
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Biden admin blocks drilling in central Colorado's Thompson Divide
The order will keep the land unavailable for oil, gas, and other leases for 20 years.
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Meteorologist disputes media narrative that climate change made DC's cherry blossoms bloom early
The urban heat island effect causes temperatures in cities to be much higher than the rural areas. Temperature stations outside the D.C. metro area show no increase in temperatures since 1921.
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Report: Billions in subsidies go to polluting Pennsylvania plant
Much of the growth in the plastics industry centers in Texas and Louisiana – the largest subsidy, $3.5 billion, went to a petrochemical plant in Lake Charles.
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Illinois measures regulating 'forever chemicals,' increasing EPA fees advance
Marcus Brandstad, director of state affairs with the American Chemistry Council, said there is no need for the legislation because it is already being done at the federal level.
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Texas sues Biden administration over EPA’s methane emissions rule
“The new rules will create an undue burden on regulators as well as the oil and gas industry, by forcing further emission reductions in remote, unmanned locations,” the commission said.
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Green: Taxpayers' $3B supplying Clean Ports Program
Federal taxpayers dollars are coming from the $891 million Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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EPA finalizes air pollution standards that critics say will cost jobs and hurt the economy
According to the National Association of Manufacturers, the EPA standards could reduce the GDP by nearly $200 billion and cost as many as 1 million U.S. jobs through 2031.
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SEC appears ready to back down from stringent greenhouse gas disclosure requirements
Critics questioned if the rule would survive legal challenges, as well as the difficulties and expense of data collection and measurement.