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EPA awards $177 million to environmental justice groups

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to announce Thursday that it’s investing $177 million to create 17 technical assistance centers around the country to help environmental justice organizations successfully apply for federal funds

The Independent UK

Hundreds forced from Indiana homes as plastics fire burns

Multiple fires continue to burn at the former site of a factory. Nearby residents have been evacuated. The facility was cited for safety violations and fire hazards in 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden team proposes strict vehicle pollution limits to boost EV sales

Proposal would require two of every three new vehicles sold in US to be electric by 2032

The Guardian - US

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Tough US emissions rules to speed EV shift

NEW YORK: President Joe Biden's administration unveiled new proposed auto emissions rules on Wednesday, aiming to accelerate the electric vehicle transition with a target of two-thirds of the new US car market by 2032.

Bangkok Post

EPA pollution limits aim to boost US electric vehicle sales

The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032

The Independent UK

Ohio train derailment highlights waste disposal predicament

Officials in southeastern Michigan were angry when a landfill and deep-injection wells near Detroit received contaminated soils and liquids from a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

The Independent UK

Are thousands of Americans being poisoned by PFAS in their tap water?

MINNEAPOLIS — EPA Administrator Michael Regan last month made one of his agency's strongest statements to date about the danger of "forever chemicals." New restrictions on those pollutants in drinking water would "prevent thousands of deaths and prevent tens of thousands of serious PFAS-related illnesses," Regan said.

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EPA proposes limiting chemical plant pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed new rules for monitoring and limiting harmful emissions from chemical plants

The Independent UK

The EPA proposes tighter limits on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

The rules would lower emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants that can harm brain development of young children and contribute to heart attacks and other health problems in adults.

WEKU

EPA tightens mercury emissions limits at coal power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants

The Independent UK

Erik ten Hag has got what Man Utd "like" completely wrong after bold Liverpool claim

Manchester United added to their appalling record in difficult away matches this season by losing 2-0 at Newcastle, rendering recent comments made by Erik ten Hag wide of the mark

Daily Mirror

Luke Shaw has proved Jose Mourinho wrong amid Manchester United rise under Erik ten Hag

Manchester United's now trusted full-back Luke Shaw is on the verge of agreeing a new contract with Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford

Manchester Evening News

Who's sitting on the crossbench in NSW parliament, and what they'll be asking from Labor

NSW Labor is likely to need the crossbench if its going to pass its legislation through the lower house. These are the people they’ll have court, and what they’ll be expecting in return.

ABC News

Teal wave can't live up to hype but NSW indi MPs grow

The Liberal Party has conceded formerly ultra-safe Wakehurst to the local mayor as another independent councillor remains hopeful in her fight south of Sydney.

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Independents put Liberals on a knife-edge in NSW election, but no 'teal' wave

The teal independent wave that crashed the federal election has not yet materialised in New South Wales, with no Climate 200 candidates so-far elected. But several other independents have been voted in.

The Guardian - AU

Northern beaches seat of Wakehurst falls to independent, but Liberals hold on in Manly and Lane Cove

Northern Beaches mayor Michael Regan secures a 27.5% swing to end decades of Liberal dominance

The Guardian - AU

Teals and independents are fighting hard to win seats in NSW parliament. Have they done enough?

Three-horse races and optional preferential voting making calling seats ahead of Saturday’s state election a risky wager

WEKU

The EPA's new 'good neighbor' rule targets downwind pollution by power plants

Nearly two-dozen states will have to cut harmful industrial emissions of nitrogen oxide and other pollutants, improving air quality for millions of people living in downwind communities.

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The Independent UK

EPA 'neighbor' rule cuts downwind pollution by power plants

A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control

Chicago Tribune

EPA plans to limit toxic forever chemicals in drinking water for the first time

CHICAGO — Water utilities will be required to routinely test for toxic forever chemicals, and spend billions upgrading treatment plants to filter them, under the first-ever national limits intended to protect Americans from widespread threats to human health and the environment.

WEKU

EPA moves to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

The EPA proposed limiting the amount of harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water to the lowest detectable levels, a move it said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses.

Daily Mirror

Marcus Rashford scores as Man Utd beat Betis in Liverpool redemption - 5 talking points

MANCHESTER UNITED 4-1 REAL BETIS: Goals from Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst saw Erik ten Hag's side record an emphatic victory at Old Trafford

The Independent UK

EPA proposes stricter limits on coal plant water pollution

The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed strengthening a rule aimed at reducing polluted wastewater from coal-burning power plants that has contaminated streams, lakes and underground aquifers

Salon

Justice Dept. sues Louisiana polluters

"EPA is finally treating this health crisis for what it is — an emergency"

The Guardian - US

US justice department sues two companies over pollution in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Japanese company Denka, along with US chemicals giant DuPont, have operated the plant that produces cancer-causing chloroprene

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