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Massachusetts Becomes First State to Require Analysis of Cumulative Impacts for Air Quality Permits near Environmental Justice Populations
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The Healey-Driscoll Administration today moved to address air quality issues in or near environmental justice areas by announcing amendments to state air pollution regulations. The changes require certain facilities seeking air emissions permits in or near communities with environmental justice populations to conduct a cumulative impact analysis, which evaluates existing local environmental and health conditions in a community.
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60 Organizations Call on Governor Moore, Senate President Ferguson, and Speaker Jones to pass the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act in 2024
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60 Organizations Call on Governor Moore, Senate President Ferguson, and Speaker Jones to pass the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act in 2024 Climate and environmental justice groups call for an end to wasting Maryland renewable energy subsidies on trash incineration
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Newton North High School Fighting Plastic Waste at Lunch
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Newton North High School is fighting plastic pollution by piloting a new reusable container program for schools.
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EPA Rolls Out Rule to Address Worst-Case Chemical Disasters, Impacting Thousands of Facilities
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This is a regulatory response to a lawsuit Clean Water Action was part of to force EPA to have a response plan for potential spills in hazardous chemical facilities. The new rule is stronger than expected from the EPA proposal some months ago and will lead to thousands of facilities and communities having greater protection from potential spills in extreme weather events.
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Skip the Stuff! Borough of Garwood Passes a New Ordinance to Reduce Cutlery and Condiment Pollution
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On March 21 2024, the Borough of Garwood, New Jersey joined the growing number of towns to Skip the Stuff to help reduce unwanted single-use disposables, mostly plastics, from going into the waste stream.
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