Toxics
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
State Lawmakers Press Biden to Create National Biodiversity Strategy
More than 350 state lawmakers from across the U.S. are urging President Joe Biden to create a national strategy to protect, restore and secure the …
Monday, May 23, 2022
MN Communities Get Helping Hand to Re-Work Contaminated Sites
Minnesota has more than 10,000 brownfield sites, which are abandoned or idled properties in need of contamination removal. State officials will soon …
Monday, May 23, 2022
Champions for Biodiversity Want Biden Administration to Do More
Land-use changes, pollution, and climate change all contribute to declining biodiversity. Now a broad group of U.S. lawmakers wants the Biden …
WI Tribal Advocates: Pipeline Threatens Agricultural Traditions
Enbridge is seeking to reroute a portion of its Line 5 around the Bad River Band's territory in northern Wisconsin. The rerouting falls within the …
More OR Outreach Needed For HOA Chemical Exemption
As the safety debate over pesticides and other chemicals often used for lawn and property maintenance continues, Oregon residents now have more …
Polis Pressed to Act Faster on Climate Change
A coalition of more than 60 environmental and community groups are calling on Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and other elected officials to act faster to …
Reducing Methane Pollution Seen as Potential Revenue Source
Smaller wells account for just 6% of the nation's oil and gas production but are responsible for half of all methane pollution in the U.S., according …
Feds, State to Spend Hundreds of Millions to Plug 'Orphan' Oil Wells
Big money is on the way to supercharge California's efforts to plug so-called orphan oil wells, which pollute the environment but have no legal owner…
Plugging Methane Leaks Key to Improving CO Air Quality
Smaller or marginal wells account for just 6% of the nation's oil and gas production, but are responsible for half of all methane pollution in the U.…
Ohio's Low-Producing Wells Leave Huge Methane Footprint
They account for a minuscule amount of U.S. oil and gas production, but new research found low-producing oil and gas wells have a large methane …
Report: Utah's Low-Producing Wells Emit Half of Methane Emissions
A new study found low-producing oil and gas wells make up about half the methane emitted from all well sites in the U.S., while accounting for just 6%…
MI Group: Oil Pipeline Tunnel Plan Not In Sync with State's Climate Goals
This Earth Month, Michigan leaders took the opportunity to release a new roadmap for a carbon-neutral state economy by 2050. In addition to …