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EPA starts over on smog standards, sparking environmentalist pushback |
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will scrap its current assessment of federal smog standards and start over, a move environmental advocates called an unnecessary delay. |
EPA administrator Michael Regan said in a letter to a panel of science advisers dated Friday that the agency would start from the beginning on its assessment of ground-level ozone standards. "After carefully reviewing the advice of the independent scientific panel, I am convinced that a full and complete review of the ozone [standards] is warranted to ensure a thorough and transparent assessment of the latest science," Regan said in the statement.
The agency first announced in 2021 that it would conduct a review of the lack of new standards under the Trump administration.
The delay "begs the question of how many deaths, how many asthma attacks, how many people with heart conditions are going to come out because this decision is now going to be delayed potentially years," said Raúl García, vice president of policy and legislation at Earthjustice. García called the decision "very disappointing." Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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A group of Virginia-based environmental and conservation groups sued the state Monday over Virginia's withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a carbon-capping agreement encompassing several other East Coast states. |
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| As Tropical Storm Hilary moves into the U.S., the Las Vegas Valley is expecting rainfall, thunderstorms, and possible flooding Sunday into the workweek. |
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As Tropical Storm Hilary continues to slam Southern California, three tropical storms are churning in the Atlantic Ocean as the world prepares for an above-average hurricane season. |
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Branch out with a different read on The Hill: |
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Nearly one-third of downtown Salt Lake City is dedicated solely to car parking, according to data released by a nonprofit last week. And Salt Lake is far from alone. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Hilary leaves massive flooding, mudslides, upheaval across Southern California (The Los Angeles Times)
No more radioactive dumping in Hudson River: NY Gov. Hochul signs ban (Gothamist) Federal judge pauses Uinta Basin Railway project that would ship millions of gallons of oil through Colorado (Colorado Public Radio)
EPA elevates climate in polluter crackdown plan (Axios)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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VILNIUS, Lithuania — The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Belarus to depart the country immediately and warned against travel there in a statement published Monday. Read more |
| Senate Republicans’ string of major recruiting wins could soon be coming to an end as the party prepares for less-than-welcome entries in two races that could help decide the fate of the Senate majority next year. Read more |
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