"Dumpster Fire"
"Two decades after its scheduled closure, a zombie garbage incinerator divides a working-class town in Massachusetts."
Source: Grist, 01/25/2018
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Anything related to air quality, air pollution, or the atmosphere
Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News
This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here.
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Governing May Not Come Naturally to Trump Agencies in 2018
The effectiveness of Trump administration governance looms large in environment stories for 2018, and this week's TipSheet looks at flash points like an Interior Department reorg and the reshaping of the EPA, plus budgets and shutdowns. Ideas to help you cover the story.
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"How Engineering Earth’s Climate Could Seriously Imperil Life"
"Travel with me to the year 2100. Despite our best efforts, climate change continues to threaten humanity. Drought, superstorms, flooded coastal cities. Desperate to stop the warming, scientists deploy planes to spray sulfur dioxide in the stratosphere, where it converts into a sulfate aerosol, which reflects sunlight. Thus the planet cools because, yes, chemtrails."
Source: WIRED, 01/23/2018
"Minorities Along Great Lakes Face High Asthma Rates"
"At a pediatric clinic located in one of the poorest sections of Buffalo, 7-year-old asthmatic Victor Small sits with his mother Laticka."
Source: Great Lakes Today, 01/19/2018
Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do
The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.
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"Feds: Carmakers Averaged Nearly 25 Mpg In 2016"
"Automakers achieved an average of 24.7 miles per gallon for vehicles made during the 2016 model year, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: Detroit News, 01/12/2018
"Ford Sued By Truck Owners Alleging Diesel Emissions Cheating"
"Ford Motor Co installed software that enabled its F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks to cheat at passing federal emissions tests, according to a lawsuit by truck owners filed on Wednesday, a claim the No. 2 U.S. automaker described as “baseless.”"
Source: Reuters, 01/11/2018
"Northeast States Sue EPA Over Air Pollution From Midwest"
"Eight northeastern states said on Tuesday they sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to force it to impose more stringent controls on a group of mostly Midwestern states whose air pollution they claim is being blown in their direction."
Source: Reuters, 12/29/2017
"Air Pollution Contributes to More Than 20,000 Deaths a Year"
"Day-to-day increases in air pollution, even at levels generally considered acceptable, are associated with increased deaths among the elderly."
Source: NY Times, 12/29/2017
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