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Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
Read full article: Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog saysA U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people.
Federal court orders regulators to fix process, reconsider gas export projects in South Texas
Read full article: Federal court orders regulators to fix process, reconsider gas export projects in South TexasThis week’s ruling was the latest twist since cities and groups in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley sued to block the projects.
EPA will decide if the state is doing enough to reduce pollution in two East Texas counties
Read full article: EPA will decide if the state is doing enough to reduce pollution in two East Texas countiesThe federal agency has settled a lawsuit the Sierra Club brought over pollution from a coal-burning power plant. The agreement requires the EPA to weigh in on the state’s plan to improve air quality in Rusk and Panola counties.
Texas Indigenous leaders target banks in fight against natural gas export terminals in Rio Grande Valley
Read full article: Texas Indigenous leaders target banks in fight against natural gas export terminals in Rio Grande ValleySince Congress lifted the U.S. oil export ban in 2015, three proposed LNG export facilities have fallen victim to the protest. But the war in Ukraine is an impetus for two remaining projects.
Pollution lawsuits: Officials, community leaders call on Texas attorney general for action in high-profile cases
Read full article: Pollution lawsuits: Officials, community leaders call on Texas attorney general for action in high-profile casesSeveral elected officials and community leaders gathered Tuesday morning to call on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to move aggressively on several high-profile pollution cases impacting local communities.
Sierra Club calls out founder John Muir for racist views
Read full article: Sierra Club calls out founder John Muir for racist viewsFILE - In this March 25, 2008, file photo, visitors walk along a pathway near the entrance to the Muir Woods National Monument, named after John Muir, in Marin County, Calif. The Sierra Club is reckoning with the racist views of founder John Muir, the naturalist who helped spawn environmentalism. The San Francisco-based environmental group said Wednesday, July 22, 2020, that Muir was part of the group's history perpetuating white supremacy. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)LOS ANGELES The Sierra Club is calling out its founder, naturalist John Muir, for racist remarks he made more then a century ago as the influential environmental group grapples with a harmful history that perpetuated white supremacy. As the most iconic figure in Sierra Club history, Muirs words and actions carry an especially heavy weight.
Donald Trumps use of military funds for border wall in California, New Mexico and Arizona is illegal, federal appeals court rules
Read full article: Donald Trumps use of military funds for border wall in California, New Mexico and Arizona is illegal, federal appeals court rulesThe 2-1 ruling was a setback to the presidents increasing reliance on the Pentagon to finance hundreds of miles of new barrier along the Mexico border. The president has tapped into Pentagon accounts for the remaining $10 billion, including the $2.5 billion transfer last year that the 9th Circuit said Friday was unlawful. In its ruling, the court said the White House lacked independent constitutional authority to authorize the transfer of funds from the military. The Supreme Court last year lifted the lower-court injunction without ruling on the legality of the administrations Pentagon transfers. It ended last January when the president dropped his funding demand for $5 billion, reaching into military accounts instead.