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Official Uses Kinky Sex To Make A Point In Letter To Federal Government

Jason Brune invoked kinky sex to make a point about how he views power dynamics between his state and the federal government.
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EPA Unveils Nation’s First Curbs On Climate-Changing Pollution From Power Plants

Coal and gas plants will need to capture most carbon emissions by the end of the 2030s — or shut down.
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Biden Is About To Attempt The U.S.'s First Major Climate Rule For Power Plants

New regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency aim to set requirements so tough, power plants turn to carbon capture and carmakers roll out more EVs.
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Why Scientists Are Still Wary Of The Drinking Water In East Palestine, Ohio

Officials have repeatedly stressed that the water is safe to drink after the disastrous train derailment — but sampling errors have kept scientists on alert.
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EPA Chief Visits Toxic Ohio Train Derailment Site: 'Trust The Government'

Michael Regan sought to reassure skeptical residents that the water is fit for drinking and the air safe to breathe around East Palestine.
By Patrick Orsagos, AP

He Paid $1 Million For Destroying Wetlands. Now He’s Fighting Clean Water Rules In Congress.

Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.) paid a hefty fine for plowing federally protected streams and wetlands on his farm. He now sits on the House subcommittee with jurisdiction over water resources.
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EPA Finalizes Water Rule That Repeals Trump-Era Changes

Federal courts had thrown out the Trump-era policy that left hundreds of thousands of small streams and other waterways vulnerable to pollution.
By JIM SALTER and MICHAEL PHILLIS, AP

EPA Civil Rights Case Targets Mississippi Over Jackson Water

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.
By Emily Wagster Pettus, Matthew Daly and Aaron Morrison, AP

Worker Admits Dumping Raw Waste Into Jackson Water System

William Roberts, an employee of Partridge-Sibley Industrial Services, said he supervised the improper disposal of industrial waste at a commercial entity in Jackson.
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Justice Department Threatens Legal Action Over Water Crisis In Jackson, Mississippi

“We are prepared to file an action... but would hope this matter could be resolved with an enforceable agreement," the department said in a letter to the city.
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