Read the full story from NPR. Senate Republicans in Oregon have refused to come to the Capitol, denying the legislature the quorum needed to vote
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Wisconsin grapples with ‘green’ waste plants that spread hazardous PFAS
Read the full story in the LaCrosse Tribune. Wisconsin wastewater plants were built to keep pollutants out of the environment, but state regulators have come
White House Council on Environmental Quality issues new draft guidance on consideration of greenhouse gases in NEPA reviews
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued new draft Guidance on the Consideration of Climate Change in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Reviews. This guidance
Congress advances push for ‘national recycling strategy’
Read the full story in Waste Dive. The House of Representatives unanimously passed an amendment to H.R. 3055 — an appropriations bill for multiple departments and agencies
Medical Society Consortium and Other Health Organizations Declare Climate Change is a Health Emergency
Today the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and more than 70 other health organizations launched The Call to Action on Climate, Health, and
Pritzker signs law aimed at reducing cancer-causing ethylene oxide pollution
Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday clamped down on ethylene oxide pollution throughout Illinois, targeting a once-obscure industry