Environmental
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Apaches get new chance to argue mine will harm sacred sites
Mar 21, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - An Apache group battling a foreign mining firm that wants to build one of the largest copper mines in the United States on what tribal members say is sacred la...
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State and U.S. officials tout spending to plug 'orphan wells'
Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, La. - Stacks of valves, networks of pipes and hulking, two-story-tall tanks litter parts of the swampy landscape of Louisiana's Atc...
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Future of nuclear power: State lawmakers weigh looser restrictions, but environmentalists wary
Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - A measure allowing the construction of new commercial nuclear power plants has bipartisan, bicameral support in the General Assembly as leaders consider the next steps i...
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Texas drove out Chinese firm, not the wind farm it planned
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - DEL RIO, Texas - Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S. public, Kyle Bass foresaw what he deemed another foreign danger slated for skies above...
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EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first federal limits on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water, a long-awaited protection...
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Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska - The Biden administration's approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as sc...
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'This is the answer to climate change': How regenerative agriculture is restoring public landMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - Before his farming days, Cliff McConville worked in the Loop downtown for years, commuting to an array of jobs in the insurance industry from his home in Barrington Hill...
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Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska - The Biden administration is approving a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for...
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Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists
Mar 13, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the huge Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental deci...
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Heritage-Crystal Clean has record quarterMar 01, 2023 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. said its net income for the fourth quarter was a record $27.6 million, up significantly compared to net income of $18.1 mil...