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California struggles to keep pesticides out of weed

LA Times

Among 80 cannabis brands included in more than 500 pesticide tests. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: New tests find hidden pesticides are in California cannabis products More than half of cannabis smoking products in California’s legal market contain chemicals that are not being monitored for public safety, my colleague Paige St. John reports in a …

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EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Michael Regan, who championed environmental justice as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will leave the agency Dec. 31, three weeks before the end of President Joe Biden’s term. Regan led EPA “with compassion and skill” and “advanced historic environmental justice policies to better protect the health and well-being of every American,” Carper said. Regan, who worked at …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

California’s effort to put new gas cars in the rearview gets greenlight from EPA

LA Times

Here’s what you need to know to start your day. In an aerial view, electric vehicles recharge at a charging station on Feb. 15, 2023, in Corte Madera, Calif. ‘Step up’ or ‘get left behind’ With the EPA’s approval, California will join Canada, the United Kingdom and the 27 countries of the European Union with policies that ban new gasoline …

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NFL Week 16 picks against the spread: Caleb Williams will keep it close against Lions

New York Times

I need to adopt a new mediocre-to-poor quarterback. It’s not like we’re asking Williams to win Sunday; just stay within seven points of a banged-up Detroit Lions team that everyone is betting will bounce back after losing to the Buffalo Bills. Herbert used to be able to lean on J.K. Dobbins and the run game, but he’s hurt and the …

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What’s next for Kirk Cousins? How the Falcons could move on and where the QB would fit best

New York Times

Kirk Cousins appeared to be back in peak form as the NFL calendar turned to October. Aaron Rodgers said he thinks Kirk Cousins will be better next year since he’ll be further away from his Achilles injury and feels he has a lot of good years left in him. Whatever the case, Cousins’ relationship with Stefanski could help him trust …

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Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles

NPR

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require new vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to have zero-emissions. A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state in 2035 to be zero-emission vehicles. LAURA …

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Trump and California draw battle lines around electric cars

Politico

“Everybody’s gearing up for a showdown on zero-emission vehicles,” said Bill Magavern, policy director at environmental group Coalition for Clean Air. A Trump spokesperson said Wednesday that the president-elect has “a mandate to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail, including stopping attacks on gas-powered cars.” “When he takes office, President Trump will support the auto industry, allowing …

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EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Environmental Protection Agency …

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The Study That Called Out Black Plastic Utensils Had a Major Math Error

Wired

Editors of the environmental chemistry journal Chemosphere have posted an eye-catching correction to a study reporting toxic flame retardants from electronics wind up in some household products made of black plastic, including kitchen utensils. Specifically, the authors estimated that if a kitchen utensil contained middling levels of a key toxic flame retardant, the utensil would transfer 34,700 nanograms of the …

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Biden makes a last big push to keep Trump from killing the electric car

Politico

Trump has already vowed to undo California’s electric vehicle rules, similar to his effort five years ago to stop the state from imposing car and truck pollution standards more stringent than the federal government’s. The first Trump administration argued that California was effectively imposing fuel economy rules by regulating vehicles’ greenhouse gas emissions. AGAIN, MERRY CHRISTMAS!” Hallowed history Asked whether …

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California podrá prohibir venta de autos nuevos de gasolina para 2035, dice la EPA

LA Times

ARCHIVO – El administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, Michael Regan, habla en la Universidad Howard el 25 de abril de 2024, en Washington. “Las acciones de hoy siguen el compromiso de la EPA de asociarse con los estados para reducir emisiones y actuar ante la amenaza del cambio climático.” La nueva exención es importante no solo para California, …

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Trump Will Reportedly Block the US Government and Military From Buying EVs

Wired

The incoming Trump administration has even more plans to delay electric vehicle adoption than previously thought. According to Reuters, which has seen transition team documents, the Trump team wants to abolish EV subsidies, claw back federal funding meant for EV charging infrastructure, block EV battery imports on national security grounds, and prevent the federal government and the US military from …

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How the WA Labor government has wielded its absolute power since its thumping 2021 election win

ABC

At the last election, WA Labor redefined the idea of a landslide by obliterating the already wounded opposition. Fast facts: More than 20,600 West Australians are on the public housing wait list More than 20,600 West Australians are on the public housing wait list Perth is now considered to be the least affordable capital city in Australia Perth is now …

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Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to California’s strict vehicle emissions rules

CNN

CNN — The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal from conservative states challenging California’s ability to establish strict vehicle emission rules that effectively set the standard for the rest of the nation. In 2019, the first Trump administration rolled back California’s decades-old waiver that had allowed it to set its own air pollution standards. The state’s air …

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Congressional Republicans want to reduce the federal workforce

NPR

Congressional Republicans want to reduce the federal workforce AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Congressional Republicans want to cut the number of federal workers and have legislation to do just that. RASCOE: As we heard the senator in the clip, the agencies themselves would have to cut a percentage of workers every year, and the Department of Defense, Homeland Security and the VA …

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Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas

Hindustan Times

* Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas CO2 injection risks earthquakes, well blowouts, activists warn * Texas leads in carbon injection permit applications, faces regulatory challenges * Occidental, others confident in CCS safety despite past leaks, expert concerns By Valerie Volcovici and Leah Douglas Dec 13 - Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to …

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1 week, 3 days ago

U.S. Supreme Court will decide if oil industry may sue to block California’s zero-emissions goal

LA Times

Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento, where he announced an executive order requiring the sale of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The Supreme Court opened the door Friday for a potential challenge …

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Supreme Court says it will review if Catholic Charities is exempt from labor taxes in a major church-state case

CNN

CNN — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether religious affiliated entities like Catholic Charities should be exempt from state unemployment taxes, taking up its first major religion case in more than a year. The Catholic Charities Bureau in Wisconsin told the high court that the state’s labor department violated the First Amendment when it declined its request for …

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‘Everyone’s demoralized.’ Trump’s climate threats rattle world’s biggest science meeting

Politico

Dozens of scientists who spoke with POLITICO and at the conference expressed worry that the second Trump administration could be more antagonistic toward research underpinning federal rules on climate and environmental health. Some scientists like Brandenberger say they’re confident that government research would survive in some form — much as it did during Trump’s first term, when many federal websites …

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Toxic chemical in black plastic utensils and toys is not properly regulated by EPA, lawsuit alleges

CNN

CNN — The US Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect the public from a dangerous flame retardant — decabromodiphenyl ether, or decaBDE — according to a lawsuit filed this week on behalf of indigenous people in Alaska and California and consumer protection organizations. “The EPA is allowing, without any restrictions, the ongoing recycling of plastics that contain decaBDE and …

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WA Environment Minister Reece Whitby approves 50-year extension of North West Shelf gas project

ABC

WA's environment minister has approved the 50-year extension of a major liquefied natural gas project following a six-year approvals process. Extending the life of the North West Shelf's Karratha Gas Plant to 2070 is a major step in Woodside Energy's plans to develop the Browse LNG project off WA's north coast. "We look forward to the finalisation of the federal …

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As Trump escalates war on facts, scientists warn “we are going to get screwed”

Salon

On Nov. 14, Rep. James Comer — the Republican chair for the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and a longtime climate science denier — sent a letter to the Democrats asking for information about government scientists accused of preventing “views that challenge the existing consensus” from coming out. Less than three weeks later, Comer claimed that the Environmental Protection …

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EPA grants $135 million to California for electric school buses and trucks

LA Times

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to grant $135 million to California school districts and state and local governments to help them switch to battery electric vehicles. Gavin Newsom’s August announcement of $500 million in state aid to put 1,000 electric school buses on the road in California. If the awards go through in time, the Los Angeles district will …

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EPA awards $135 million to California to phase out big diesel trucks

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $135 million in grants to fund 13 projects in California to help the state wean off fossil fuels and phase out big rigs that run on diesel. The money will go to the state transportation department, cities and school districts, among others, to purchase 455 zero-emission vehicles to replace diesel-powered trucks, …

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California struggles to keep pesticides out of weed

EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31

California’s effort to put new gas cars in the rearview gets greenlight from EPA

NFL Week 16 picks against the spread: Caleb Williams will keep it close against Lions

What’s next for Kirk Cousins? How the Falcons could move on and where the QB would fit best

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles

Trump and California draw battle lines around electric cars

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump

The Study That Called Out Black Plastic Utensils Had a Major Math Error

Biden makes a last big push to keep Trump from killing the electric car

California podrá prohibir venta de autos nuevos de gasolina para 2035, dice la EPA

Trump Will Reportedly Block the US Government and Military From Buying EVs

How the WA Labor government has wielded its absolute power since its thumping 2021 election win

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to California’s strict vehicle emissions rules

Congressional Republicans want to reduce the federal workforce

Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas

U.S. Supreme Court will decide if oil industry may sue to block California’s zero-emissions goal

Supreme Court says it will review if Catholic Charities is exempt from labor taxes in a major church-state case

‘Everyone’s demoralized.’ Trump’s climate threats rattle world’s biggest science meeting

Toxic chemical in black plastic utensils and toys is not properly regulated by EPA, lawsuit alleges

WA Environment Minister Reece Whitby approves 50-year extension of North West Shelf gas project

As Trump escalates war on facts, scientists warn “we are going to get screwed”

EPA grants $135 million to California for electric school buses and trucks

EPA awards $135 million to California to phase out big diesel trucks