Administration Considers Ban of Gas Stoves

Officials says the appliances are polluters. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is considering the elimination of gas-burning stoves due to the pollution and the contribution they make to…

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EPA Finalizing Smog Emission Standards

Updates heavy-duty truck emissions policy for public health. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new emissions standards for smog and soot produced by heavy-duty trucks starting with model…

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USPS to Deploy 66K Electric Vehicles by 2028

Congress provides $3 billion in funding for network modernization. The United States Postal Service will be acquiring at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles between now and 2028.…

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Federal Contractors Converge to Clean Up Keystone Oil Spill

Third rupture to occur along the pipeline in five years. Federal contractors joined state and private contractors this week to clean up the Keystone Pipeline’s third oil spill…

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Abandoned Mines to be Reclaimed in Texas, Alaska

Funding under infrastructure law tied to Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 . The Department of the Interior has announced that Texas and Alaska will be receiving…

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Geological Survey Launches 42nd Collaborative Research Unit

Michigan State University will host the newest fish and wildlife unit in the Cooperative Research program. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced the establishment of a new Cooperative…

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Klamath River Dams to be Demolished

Officials say it will be the largest dam demolition in history. The Federal Regulatory Commission has given approval for the destruction of four dams on the Klamath River…

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Interior Secretary Visits Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

Tours historic sites and rebuilding efforts after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was joined by Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen…

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President Announces Restrictions on Methane Emissions

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. President Joe Biden gave a speech before the United Nations COP27 climate convention in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, in which he announced…

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EPA Announces Projects to Monitor Air Pollution

Communities in 37 states will be involved.  The Environmental Protection Agency announced it will fund 132 projects for monitoring air pollution in 37 states. Funds from the COVID-19 stimulus…

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