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Millions affected as East Coast air quality plunges
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Smoke from blazes north of the border created a health hazard in Washington, D.C., and other East Coast cities. |
Widely circulated photos showed New York City appearing hazy and orange, while other parts of the country also faced dire impacts. Overall, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that more than 100 million people are being impacted by air quality alerts on Wednesday, including as far west as Chicago and as far South as Atlanta, though it's possible that local pollution may have also been a contributor in some areas. "This is particularly dangerous for people with underlying respiratory and heart conditions," said Jeff Schlegelmilch, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, in an email. "Exacerbation of current conditions like asthma and COPD, among others, can become life threatening issues in the near term," Schlegelmilch added. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the situation "yet another alarming example of the ways in which the climate crisis is disturbing our lives and our communities." Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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Virginia's State Air Pollution Control Board on Wednesday voted 4-3 to exit a regional carbon emissions reduction program, a move backed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) but rebuked by the state General Assembly. |
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| Wildfires near Montreal have prompted air quality alerts throughout the United States as major cities have become engulfed in a heavy haze and many with the smell of smoke.
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Wildfires in Canada are creating serious health hazards across the United States, turning the New York City skyline a tint of orange on Wednesday that made America's largest city look like a location from a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film in widely shared photographs and broadcast images. |
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Branch out with a different read on The Hill: |
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A Republican congressional committee escalated its campaign against sustainable investing on Tuesday. The GOP heads of two major House subcommittees sought to cast investing that considers factors … |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Las Vegas Needs to Save Water. It Won't Find It in Lawns (ProPublica)
UN climate talks might avoid fossil fuel phase-out, says Cop28 official (The Guardian) Alabama Black Belt becomes environmental justice test case: Is sanitation a civil right? (AL.com)
US diesel demand is falling despite economic growth, EIA says (Reuters)
- An oil state hired the biggest PR firms to buff its climate image. It didn't help (E&E News and Politico)
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The House Natural Resource Committee's Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold legislative hearings on Thursday on five bills.
- The Senate Energy Committee will hold hearings on Thursday to examine the federal response to escalating wildfires and to evaluate reforms to land management and wildland firefighter recruitment and retention.
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Florida officials are facing potential legal peril over GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’s migrant relocation moves. Read more |
| The political world is bracing for the possibility of a federal indictment of former President Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential election next year. Read more |
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