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"Ukraine War’s Environmental Toll Will Devastate Lives For Decades"

"Gregoriy Sidorenko watched in disbelief as the Russian cruise missile slammed into storage tank number four at the oil depot here, sending enormous plumes of black smoke overhead and sparking a massive fire that would last roughly 16 hours. More than 1 million gallons of oil from eight incinerated tanks seeped into the soil, raising concerns about potential contamination at a nearby drinking water reservoir in this industrial city about 200 miles south of Kyiv."

Source: Washington Post, 03/13/2023

Many Worry Companies Are Flouting New Mexico’s Landmark Gas Flaring Rules

"Last year, New Mexico adopted regulations that were viewed as a model for reducing methane emissions from the flaring and venting of natural gas. But on the ground, watchdogs say they don’t see much of a change in oil and gas companies’ practices."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/13/2023

Company Testing Air in East Palestine Homes Was Hired by Norfolk Southern

"Last month, Brenda Foster stood on the railroad tracks at the edge of her yard in East Palestine, Ohio, and watched a smoky inferno billow from the wreckage of a derailed train. The chemicals it was carrying — and the fire that consumed them — were so toxic that the entire area had to evacuate."

Source: ProPublica, 03/13/2023

Biden Administration Expected to Move Ahead on Major Oil Project in Alaska

"In one of its most consequential climate decisions, the Biden administration is planning to greenlight an enormous $8 billion oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, according to two people familiar with the decision."

Source: Reuters, 03/13/2023

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