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Webinar: Corporate influence on science in a shifting political landscape

This Dec. 11 webinar features Dr. Nicholas Chartres, Dr. Lisa Bero, Wendy Wagner, and Dr. Kristi Pullen Fedinick, who will explore the influence of financial conflicts of interest on science and regulatory decision-making, the laws that minimize harm, and efforts by the current Administration to enable corporate capture of EPA and dismantle environmental regulation altogether. Info/registration here.

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Deadly floods and landslides continue to plague Southeast Asia

More rainfall is expected in the region over the coming days as thousands lose homes and crops.
Read the Full Article on www.aljazeera.com
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Republican split widens as Texas regulator bashes carbon capture

A growing number of GOP elected officials question the use of carbon capture and storage for oil and gas projects.
Read the Full Article on www.eenews.net
Indigenous protesters take part on a demonstration at COP30 in Belém, Brazil
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Oil producers, but maybe not the planet, get a win as climate talks end

The final agreement, with no direct mention of the fossil fuels dangerously heating Earth, was a victory for countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia, diplomats said.
Read the Full Article on www.nytimes.com
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Trump faces rare rift with Florida Republicans over offshore drilling plan

Florida Republicans are fuming as the Trump administration proposes to open up new drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Read the Full Article on thehill.com
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Takeaways from the COP30 climate summit in Brazil

This year's U.N. climate change summit ended with a tenuous compromise for a deal that skipped over most countries' key demands but for one: committing wealthy countries to triple their spending to help others adapt to global warming.
Read the Full Article on www.reuters.com
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Our almost-apocalyptic climate future

By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
Read the Full Article on www.theatlantic.com
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The world is fractured. The climate talks reflected that.

Delegates from nearly 200 nations — not including the U.S. — showed they could make some progress. But they deferred the hardest decisions.
Read the Full Article on www.politico.com
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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

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Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”

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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

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New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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