Energy & Fuel

"The Plastics Crisis Is Now A Global Human Health Crisis, Experts Say"

"Plastics can contain thousands of different chemicals, many of them linked to cancer and reproductive harm, and many never tested for safety. Multiple studies are now finding these chemicals, along with microplastics, throughout the human body, raising alarm among scientists about widespread health effects, including reduced fertility and increased obesity."

Source: Mongabay, 11/26/2024

NOx: "E.P.A. Proposes Limits on Harmful Pollutant From Power Plants"

"A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday could better protect communities against pollution from natural gas plants. For the first time in almost two decades, the rule would update emission limits of nitrogen oxides, a group of gases that are harmful air pollutants produced from burning fossil fuels."

Source: NYTimes, 11/25/2024

"The World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea"

"Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement."

Source: NYTimes, 11/25/2024

"Climate Talks End With a Bitter Fight and a Deal on Money"

"The financing plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations, was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates."

"Negotiators at this year’s United Nations climate summit struck an agreement early on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan, to triple the flow of money to help developing countries adopt cleaner energy and cope with the effects of climate change. Under the deal, wealthy nations pledged to reach $300 billion per year in support by 2035, up from a current target of $100 billion.

Source: NYTimes, 11/25/2024

"Long Delayed Biden Rule Could Shake Up Offshore Oil Well Cleanups"

"The Biden administration promised to release a new standard for ocean drilling that could help clean up a growing number of old oil and gas wells, but the first-of-a-kind rule has yet to arrive with just two months before President-elect Donald Trump reenters the White House."

Source: E&E News, 11/22/2024

Phillips 66 Faces Federal Charges Of Wastewater Dumping At Calif. Refinery

"The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles has filed felony criminal charges against Phillips 66, accusing the company’s Carson refinery of illicitly dumping oil and grease into the county sewer system."

Source: LA Times, 11/22/2024

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