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"The Department of Energy report is widely viewed as groundwork for the White House to order coal and gas plants slated for closure to run for longer." 

"It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time."

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research."

"On Tuesday, Malaysia, which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than any other developing country last year, effectively banned all shipments of plastic waste from the United States."

"Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas iceberg" 

"Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another contractor."

"The government website that hosted the federal government’s national climate reports, which are mandated by legislation, went offline Monday afternoon. The website was also one of the main federal sources of information on climate change."

"Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane into the drinking water supply, which one local water utility found at concentrations 17 times higher than the EPA’s health advisory goal." 

"For 50 years, automakers have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles or pay fines. The Republican megabill would set those penalties to $0." 

"Most comments reviewed by The Post were positive, though some visitors complained that there were too many mosquitos and “not enough moose.”"