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"A Giant Factory Rises to Make a Product Filling Up the World: Plastic"

The 386-acre property looks like a giant Lego set rising from the banks of the Ohio River. It is one of the largest active construction projects in the United States, employing more than 5,000 people. When completed, the facility will be fed by pipelines stretching hundreds of miles across Appalachia. It will have its own rail system with 3,300 freight cars. And it will produce more than a million tons each year of something that many people argue the world needs less of: plastic."

Source: NY Times, 08/13/2019

Greens Sue Trump Admin Over Reduced Penalties On Fuel Efficiency

"Two prominent environmental groups sued the Trump administration Monday, arguing it is breaking the law by cutting penalties for automakers that do not meet Obama-era fuel efficiency standards."

Source: The Hill, 08/13/2019

Russia Says Radiation Levels Rose By 4-16 Times In City After Accident

"Radiation levels in the Russian city of Severodvinsk rose by up to 16 times on Aug. 8 after an accident that authorities said involved a rocket test on a sea platform, Russia’s state weather agency said on Tuesday, the TASS news agency reported."

Source: Reuters, 08/13/2019

"EPA Won’t Approve Warning Labels For Roundup Chemical"

"The Trump administration says it won’t approve warning labels for products that contain glyphosate, a move aimed at California as it fights one of the world’s largest agriculture companies about the potentially cancer-causing chemical."

Source: AP, 08/13/2019

"Top U.S. Auto Safety Official To Depart"

"The top U.S. auto safety official, a key player in efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to rollback the nation’s vehicle fuel efficiency requirements, will step down at the end of the month, the Transportation Department announced on Monday."

Source: Reuters, 08/13/2019

"Utility To Close Its Last Pa. Coal Plant 2 Years Early"

"The last coal-fired unit at a major power plant run by FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. in Pennsylvania will close its doors this November, retiring 19 months ahead of schedule, the utility announced Friday."

Source: EnergyWire, 08/13/2019

"Heat-Trapping Gases Broke Records In 2018, Climate Crisis Report Finds"

"The gases heating the planet in 2018 were higher than humans have ever recorded, according to an authoritative new report from the American Meteorological Society and the US government."

Source: Guardian, 08/13/2019

"Ebola Drugs Show ‘90% Survival Rate’ In Breakthrough Trial"

"Ebola may soon be a 'preventable and treatable' disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly improved survival rates, scientists have said."

Source: BBC News, 08/13/2019

"Massachusetts, California Vow Suit Over Endangered Species Rollback"

"California and Massachusetts say they’ll go to court to fight the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Endangered Species Act."

Source: AP, 08/13/2019

"New Trump Rules Weaken Wildlife Protections"

"The Trump administration took its final step Monday to weaken the Endangered Species Act, a bedrock law that brought the bald eagle, the American alligator, the California condor, the humpback whale and the grizzly bear back from the brink of extinction."

Source: Washington Post, 08/13/2019

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