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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Montana Rolls Back Environmental Protections
Montana's environmental advocates are criticizing Gov. Greg Gianforte for signing a bill they said will allow the state to ignore the impacts of …
SCOTUS Narrows 50-Year-Old Clean Water Act, Affecting NM Rivers
Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling making it harder for the federal government to enforce clean-water rules has New Mexico environmental groups …
BLM Seeks Coloradans' Input on New Public-Lands Rule Aiming for Balance
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is holding a public hearing today in Denver on its new rule, which aims to put conservation, protection of …
Analysis: DoD's PFAS Spending Not Enough to Fix Escalating Backlog
New Mexico has eight military sites with known or suspected discharges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, also known as "forever …
CT General Assembly Bills Address Pesticide Use
Connecticut's General Assembly is considering legislation which would end the use of certain types of pesticides in the state. Senate Bill 962 and …
Analysis: Pentagon PFAS Cleanup Backlog Growing Faster than Funding
A new analysis from the nonprofit Environmental Working Group said the Department of Defense is not doing enough to clean up contaminated military ins…
New EPA Standards Seen as Attack on Coal-Fired Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to cut pollution from power plants not already set to retire by 90% by 2030 is the most ambitious in ov…
NM Environmentalists: New Rules, Same Spills at State's Oilfields
Environmentalists and citizens in New Mexico believe the state agency charged with overseeing oil and gas activity is not doing enough to enforce rule…
National Stroke Awareness Month Spotlights Environmental Factors
Cardiovascular diseases are the world's leading cause of disability and death, and are responsible for nearly a million deaths each year in the U.S.…
East Palestine Residents Want FEMA to Address Long-Term Needs
Four months after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, residents say they continue to struggle with ongoing health problems, and face an …
TN Groups Fight Nuclear Processing Expansion in Erwin
Environmental groups want to stop the Nuclear Fuel Services plant in Erwin, Tennessee, from refining highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons…
NC Air Report Highlights Needs for Emission Reduction, Rural Air Monitoring
A new study emphasizes the urgent need for enhanced air quality monitoring in rural regions, while drawing attention to the efforts required to …