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Interpreting the environmental legislation changes to the classification of Persistent Organic Pollutants

Envirotec Magazine

One challenge which EMR faces is how it handles a series of non-biodegradable chemicals found in some plastics which are categorised as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Last year, the Environment Agency made changes to the classification of waste plastic produced by the treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

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U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill Proposes Big Dollars for Wide Ranging New Grant Program For Electric Vehicle Charging and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure

Energy and Cleantech Council

While not yet law, the bill now advances to the House of Representatives for further consideration. This includes electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen, propane, and natural gas fueling infrastructure. On August 10, 2021, the U nited States Senate passed the much anticipated bipartisan infrastructure bill. The post U.S.

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California grant money going to diesel and natural gas vehicles, not EVs

Charged

Agency spokespersons have argued that the electric alternatives available are too expensive, in part because they require additional investment in charging infrastructure, and that some of the equipment the grants are intended to replace (e.g. More than 90% of that has been spent on newer diesel engines or natural gas trucks.

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Pipeline Company Wants to Quietly Expand Gas Shipments in the Pacific Northwest 

DeSmogBlog

Canadian pipeline company TC Energy is aiming to expand the volume of methane gas that it ships through a long distance pipeline in the Pacific Northwest, potentially locking in higher gas use despite laws in western states that chart a path away from fossil fuels in the years ahead. That trend is spreading in the Northwest.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

As the Northeast Organizer for Clean Water for North Carolina , she’d met with residents of a small, majority Black town called Ahoskie, 40 miles from her home. However, like Ahoskie, Joyner’s community wasn’t quick to organize against the plant. . “I It produces a large percentage of the UK’s electricity.

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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration. China’s new frontier for VOC regulations. Shuying Xu. Tue, 03/23/2021 - 01:15. Examples of best practices.

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Environmental Activists Fight Back as Companies Resort to ‘Lawfare’ to Quash Criticism 

DeSmogBlog

An area called ‘Zalli i Rupes, where environmental campaigners say gravel was dug for the construction of hydropower plants further down the river. When [people and organizations] are forced to spend money and time in courts, this discourages them from activism,” she says. Loshaj ignored the warning and sent the letter.