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Noise: The biggest source of oil and gas complaints in Colorado.
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To find the biggest fault line in the clash of homes and oilfields in Colorado, listen for the rumbles. “Noise is continuous,” one resident in La Plata County complained to state oil and gas regulators earlier this year, according to an August 20, 2017 Denver Post report. Over the past eight years, as houses and ... |
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EPA walks back 2018 implementation delay of Obama ozone pollution rule.
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The Trump administration is reversing course on its plan to delay by one year enforcement of the Obama administration’s ozone pollution regulation, according to an August 3, 2017 report from The Hill. The reversal, announced by EPA August 2nd, 2017, came a day after 15 states and the District of Columbia sued the Environmental Protection ... |
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Medicare Study: Even “safe” PM 2.5 levels can be deadly.
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Just how bad is air pollution for you? A study of more than 60 million Medicare recipients has found that even pollution levels below those generally considered safe increase the risk for premature death according to recent New York Times report. Using satellite, meteorological and other data, plus data gathered from 3,805 monitoring stations maintained ... |
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New California law gives air quality officials the power to quickly shut down polluters.
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Local California air quality officials are gaining new powers to quickly stop polluters when they endanger people’s health under legislation signed by California Governor Jerry Brown on August 7, 2017 according to a Los Angeles Times report. The law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, follows years of frustration in Los Angeles Basin communities such ... |
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China orders 82 industries to obtain licenses before polluting.
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China has published a list of 82 industries that will need to obtain licenses before discharging pollutants or face punishments such as fines of up to 1 million yuan ($148,920.33) according to an August 3, 2017 Reuters report. The industries include feed processing, wine-manufacturing paper-making, as well as the steel and chemical sectors, according to ... |
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Nine eastern U.S. states agree to cut power plant emissions an extra 30%.
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On August 23, 2017 nine eastern states announced that they have agreed on a proposal to cut global-warming pollution from the region's power plants an additional 30 percent between 2020 and 2030. The compact of Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has worked for two years to hammer out ... |
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