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What the EPA’s partial rollback of the ‘forever chemical’ drinking water rule means
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in ...
NWI environment advocates worry about BP permit application
Permit comments say the permit will allow the facility to dump “unhealthy levels of pollutants,” including mercury, into Lake ...
Louisiana plant at the center of an environmental justice fight halts operations
A petrochemical plant in Louisiana accused of increasing cancer risks for a majority Black community has indefinitely ...
EPA will weaken rule curbing ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency will rescind and reconsider drinking water standards for four chemicals that have been ...
BP’s chief U.S. economist worries China is winning the global energy war. Here’s why
Renewable energy should double worldwide by 2050 while global oil demand is likely to peak in a decade, energy economists ...
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New global model shows how to bring environmental pressures back to 2015 levels by 2050
A new study finds that with bold and coordinated policy choices -- across emissions, diets, food waste, and water and nitrogen efficiency -- humanity could, by 2050, bring global environmental ...
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Activists, NWI residents ask Indiana to reduce water pollution coming from BP's Whiting Refinery
The facility's permit is up for renewal. Activists say the Indiana Department of Environmental Management needs to do more to ...
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BP faces 'shareholder rebellion' after making controversial decision: 'Undermining investor confidence'
"This latest shift ... ignores the company’s climate impact and exposes shareholders to greater stranded asset risk." BP ...
Heart-healthy garden: What to grow indoors and eat for lower BP and better blood circulation
A home garden with plants that clean your blood, lower cholesterol? Grow these foods indoor to ace your heart health.