Nation
World
Politics
Sports
Business
Entertainment
Life
Tech
Science
Opinion
Crime
Health
Oddities

EPA steps in to reduce haze pollution after Louisiana fails to meet deadline

Por: The Advocate Business September 17, 2022

thumbnail

The has announced that it will develop plans to reduce regional haze pollution in 15 states, including Louisiana, that missed a 2021 deadline to adopt their own. The federal haze pollution regulations are aimed at improving visibility in large regions that include national parks, forests and wilderness areas.Louisiana has been required to adopt plans for one in-state area: the Breton National Wildlife Refuge, a federal wilderness area that... + full article



Similar News

After climate bill passage, WVa natural gas plant unveiled

ABC News USA Business September 17, 2022

thumbnailCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Maryland company announced Friday it will build a natural gas power plant designed to capture climate-changing carbon in northern West Virginia. Officials said it was made possible by a recently signed law embraced by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin that gives... + más

Warming, other factors worsened Pakistan floods, study finds | ABC News

Bourbon lovers: Jim Beam outlines expansion to ramp up production | The Advocate


EPA denies Cheniere Energy request for LNG pollution waiver at Cameron facility

The Advocate USA Business September 17, 2022

thumbnailWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday denied a request by Cheniere Energy, a leading U.S. producer of liquefied natural gas, to exempt plants in Cameron and Corpus Christi, Texas, from a federal air pollution rule.An EPA spokesman says the agency on... + más

Commonwealth LNG signs long-term deal with Singapore subsidiary of Australia energy company | The Advocate

2 kids land dream trip to Disney after beating cancer together | 10 WBNS


Inside a $864K fight between a cash-strapped rural parish and a troubled iron plant

The Advocate USA Crime September 17, 2022

thumbnailSt. James Parish doesn't have to pay nearly $864,400 in back sales taxes and legal interest to Nucor Steel, the ending a six-year legal battle.It's a win for a rural parish government and school system that have been reeling financially  in late 2020. But it's a... + más

Last-minute challenge slows rollout of broadband in rural Louisiana parish | The Advocate

Thousands of old warrants clog Baton Rouge's justice system. Here's how some want to change that. | The Advocate


EXPLAINER: States scramble as US abortion landscape shifts

ABC News USA Health September 17, 2022

thumbnailCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Almost three months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the landscape of abortion access is still shifting significantly in some states, sometimes very quickly.Changing restrictions and litigation in neighboring Indiana and Ohio this week illustrate the whiplash... + más

A pro-abortion access Miss America roils North Dakota House race with independent bid | ABC News

Louisiana's abortion ban will remain blocked as the state appeals court decision | The Advocate


Bob Marshall: Can 8 billion people in 195 countries get together and save the planet?

The Advocate USA Opinion September 17, 2022

thumbnailCovering government efforts to manage pollution reminds me of reporting on similar campaigns to manage hunting and fishing.For many hunters and anglers, the planet extends only as far as they can cast or shoot. To them, whatever is happening inside the boundary of their world is... + más

Here’s why $17K might be all Bob Dean’s nursing home residents get in pending settlement | The Advocate

Family passes down $100 wedding dress for 72 years | ABC News


Last-minute challenge slows rollout of broadband in rural Louisiana parish

The Advocate USA Politics September 17, 2022

thumbnailA last-minute challenge has stalled broadband installation in a poor northeast Louisiana parish that Gov. John Bel Edwards used on July 25 as a backdrop to ballyhoo the rollout of 67 grants to extend high-speed internet into underserved rural parishes.The effort to overturn the... + más

Louisiana receives $2.9M, nation's first funding to bring high-speed internet to rural areas | The Advocate

Mark Ballard: Who will finally get good internet service? Politics provides the answer in Louisiana | The Advocate


EXPLAINER: Ethereum is ditching its 'miners.' Why?

ABC News USA Tech September 17, 2022

thumbnailSAN FRANCISCO -- A complex software change to the cryptocurrency ethereum holds the potential to dramatically reduce its energy consumption — and resulting climate-related pollution. But the transition known as the merge is not going to do the trick by itself.With the change... + más

EXPLAINER: States scramble as US abortion landscape shifts | ABC News

EXPLAINER: Rail strike would impact consumers, businesses | ABC News



About iurex | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer |