Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Permanently Ban Rail Shipments of Liquefied Natural Gas

Seven members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to permanently ban shipments of liquefied natural gas by rail, arguing that a plan to ship the highly explosive fuel through their districts to a proposed export terminal in New Jersey poses the risk of “catastrophic impacts.’’ The Biden administration had ordered […]

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Tiny Soot Particles from Fossil Fuel Combustion Kill Thousands Annually. Activists Now Want Biden to Impose Tougher Standards

A coalition of environmental activists and advocacy groups is urging the Biden administration to toughen federal regulations around soot pollution, a step that they said could prevent thousands of deaths each year from respiratory disorders. The coalition, organized by the Climate Action Campaign, drafted a letter to President Joe Biden earlier this week calling on […]

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