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WASHINGTON: Methane Bubbles Up From Seafloor Near Seattle
SEATTLE, Washington, January 30, 2022 (ENS) – At least 349 plumes of methane gas are bubbling up from the seafloor in Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, a […]
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TEXAS: University Biologist Indicted for Wildlife Trafficking
AMARILLO, Texas, January 28, 2022 (ENS) – A federal grand jury sitting in Amarillo, Texas, issued an indictment Thursday charging Dr. Richard Kazmaier, 54, with smuggling goods into the United […]
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CALIFORNIA: Governor Invests $10B in Zero-Emission Vehicles
PALO ALTO, California, January 27, 2022 (ENS) – California Governor Gavin Newsom Wednesday outlined his $10 billion zero-emission vehicle, ZEV, package to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles and fight […]
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ALASKA: Denali National Park to Fix Road Closed By Landslide
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, January 24, 2022 (ENS) – The U.S. Department of the Interior is making $25 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law available to accelerate a long-term solution […]
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ILLINOIS: Sugar Camp Energy Sued for PFAS in Firefighting Foam
CHICAGO, Illinois, January 24, 2022 (ENS) – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit against Sugar Camp Energy, LLC alleging that the company violated the Illinois Environmental Protection […]
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PENNSYLVANIA: Stretches $2.7 Million to Fund 18 Clean Fuel Projects
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, January 23, 2022 (ENS) – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection DEP announced today funding for more than $2.7 million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIGs) to 18 […]
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COLORADO: Feds, Corps Agree $90M to Clean Mine Waste Spills
SILVERTON, Colorado, January 22, 2022 (ENS) – Mine waste cleanup work at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site near Silverton will be supported by $90 million – half from […]
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CALIFORNIA: Endangered Salmon Return to Old Spawning Grounds
FOREST KNOLLS, California, January 18, 2022 (ENS) – Endangered coho salmon are swimming up from the sea into the small tributaries of California’s San Geronimo Valley for the first time […]
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NEW YORK: Legal Issues Cloud Growth of Offshore Wind Power
ALBANY, New York, January 17, 2022 (ENS) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a plan to make a nation-leading $500 million investment in offshore wind as part of […]
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KENTUCKY: National Energy Lab Helps Louisville Go Renewable
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, January 15, 2022 (ENS) – Kentucky’s largest city, Louisville, with its 1.1 million people, is partnering with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL, to achieve a clean energy […]
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NEBRASKA: Two Dead Two In Prison After Railcar Cleaning Fire
OMAHA, Nebraska, January 14, 2022 (ENS) – In a case nearly seven years old, Steven Braithwaite, Adam Braithwaite and their company Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services, NRCS, were sentenced today in […]
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IOWA: Sioux City Sued Over Fraudulent Wastewater Treatment
DES MOINES, Iowa, January 9, 2022 (ENS) – The state of Iowa filed a lawsuit Friday against the city of Sioux City, alleging that it misled state officials by manipulating […]
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MASSACHUSETTS: Sticks With California Clean Trucks Regulation
BOSTON, Massachusetts, January 7, 2022 (ENS) – To reduce transportation emissions and accelerate the adoption of zero-emission vehicles, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has filed emergency regulations with the […]
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TEXAS: Hottest December On Record In 130+ Years
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, January 5, 2022 (ENS) – Last month Texas experienced its warmest December on record since 1889, says John Nielsen-Gammon, a regents professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas […]
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LOUISIANA: Oil Co. Fined for Longest-Running U.S. Oil Spill
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, January 3, 2022 (ENS) – A Louisiana oil and gas company, has agreed to turn over all its remaining assets to the United States to resolve its […]
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ILLINOIS: Alcoa Must Do $4M Cleanup of Old Aluminum Plant
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, December 20, 2021 (ENS) – Alcoa Corporation and Howmet Aerospace, successors to Alcoa Incorporated, and the City of East St. Louis will clean up hazardous waste […]
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NEVADA: Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Feds Killing Native Wildlife
RENO, Nevada, December 13, 2021 (ENS) – Conservation groups WildEarth Guardians and Western Watersheds Project have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services in Nevada over […]
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HAWAII: Endangered Honeycreeper Rescued From Malarial Forest
KAHULUI, Maui, Hawaii, December 9, 2021 (ENS) – An ambitious effort to rescue four tiny birds deep in a thick Hawaiian rainforest saw its first taste of success last weekend, […]
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NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND: Offshore Wind Will Power 70,000 Homes
WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2021 (ENS) – The construction and operations of the South Fork Wind power project offshore Rhode Island and New York has been approved by the Department […]
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OREGON: Crews At Work on Deep Water Wave Energy Test Site
By Benjamin Seidman NEWPORT, Oregon, December 4, 2021 (ENS) – On the central Oregon coast, a first-of-its-kind $80 million wave energy testing facility is under construction. “This is the first […]