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2023 Kia EV6: More EPA Range, Higher Prices And New GT Version

The Kia EV6 is one of the most interesting electric vehicles in the United States. Let's check the 2023 model year, including prices and EPA range ratings.

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How the 'Holman rule' allows the House to fast-track proposals to gut government programs without debate or much thought at all

The slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives has just voted to give itself a streamlined way to fire civil servants and shut down federal programs it doesn’t like – outside the standard process of review and debate.

The Conversation

Regulating 'forever chemicals': 3 essential reads on PFAS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a draft regulation limiting two fluorinated chemicals, known by the abbreviations PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. These chemicals are two types of PFAS, a broad class of substances often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they are very persistent in…

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When it comes to smog, Cook County in Illinois is the worst neighbor in the country, EPA finds

CHICAGO — When it comes to lung-damaging smog, Chicago and the rest of Cook County are the nation’s worst neighbors.

Chicago Tribune

EPA appeals for and against Robbins Island wind farm puts $1.6b project further in doubt

An environmental war is waging again in Tasmania as a clean energy company fights to save its $1.6-billion wind farm project, while opponents say "half-baked" EPA conditions don't go far enough.

ABC News

Perth Surf Park clears major hurdle for largest wave park in southern hemisphere

A proposed $100 million surf park in Perth clears a major planning hurdle, as Western Australia's environmental watchdog rules it does not require further assessment.

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Another Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio

The 212-car train that derailed outside of Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday was not carrying any toxic materials, several state and local agencies confirmed. The EPA will stay on site for cleanup.

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NSW Health to test for heavy metal contamination in private rainwater tanks near regional goldmine

Newcrest Mining says reports of heavy metal contamination do not match its monitoring data from Cadia goldmine near Orange

The Guardian - AU

Justice Dept. sues Louisiana polluters

"EPA is finally treating this health crisis for what it is — an emergency"

Salon

US: Subaru Solterra Sales Amounted To 347 In February

The all-electric Subaru Solterra model noted 347 sales in February in the United States, which is slightly less than in January.

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‘No one is coming to save us’: residents of towns near toxic train derailment feel forgotten

People living near the chemical disaster are wary of contamination, and even across the state line Pennsylvanians are worried

The Guardian - US

UN Reports Warn Floods Threaten Quarter of IDP Sites in Yemen

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned of floods threatening one-quarter of the Internally displaced persons' sites in Yemen. There are more than half a million individuals in these camps. Climate change and civil turbulences have widely impacted food item prices…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Plan to incinerate soil from Ohio train derailment is ‘horrifying’, says expert

Soil is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears the chemicals will be redistributed

The Guardian - US

Pictures of the week: A ‘flour war’, Handmaid’s Tale take to the tube and a royal spin class

The Independent’s picture editors bring you the best photography from all corners of the planet

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Here's why it's hard to clean up toxic waste from the East Palestine train derailment

Nearly two million gallons of wastewater and thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil have already been removed from the site, with more to go. Every aspect of removal is governed by regulations.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Migration Department Denies Transferring 600,000 Syrians to Istanbul

The Turkish Migration Management denied allegations that 600,000 Syrians were transferred from earthquake-stricken regions in the country’s south, east and southeast to Istanbul. It also denied that the cost of their transport was covered by official authorities, while Turkish citizens had to pay for public transportation.

WEKU

At a town hall, angry Ohio residents confront railroad over health fears

Residents who say they're still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad's operator Thursday at a town forum.

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EPA orders Norfolk Southern to test for "highly toxic" dioxins in Ohio train derailment

Dioxins can cause cancer, damage the immune system and lead to problems with developmental processes and reproductive health.

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Communities await first US limits on 'forever chemicals'

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable

Salon

9/11 heroes still fight for health care

Funding for 9/11 health program is set to run out of funding without congressional action

Reason

A Textualist Defense of the Major Questions Doctrine

Critics claim the doctrine is obviously at odds with textualism. But that isn't the case.

The Independent UK

Midwest could add more ethanol to gasoline under EPA plan

Gasoline with higher blends of ethanol could be sold year-round in eight Midwestern states beginning in 2024 under a rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency

InsideEVs

2023 Hyundai Kona Electric: 258 Miles EPA Range, No Federal Tax Credit

Continuing our overview of EV offer in the United States, let's take a look at the Hyundai Kona Electric, one of the top small all-electric cars on the market.

Roll Call

Senate gets bipartisan rail safety bill after Ohio derailment - Roll Call

Bipartisan legislation that would establish new safety requirements for trains carrying hazardous materials was introduced Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Truckers collide with EPA over big-rig emission standards

The trucking industry and congressional Republicans are fighting new EPA regulations aimed at reducing smog-forming emissions from heavy-duty trucks — a mandate that is likely to significantly increase costs for big rigs and for shipping in general.

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