A Texas Drainage District Walked Its Ditch on a Routine Inspection. They Found a Pipe They Didn't Recognize Discharging Black Liquid From Tesla's $1 Billion Lithium Refinery

The pipe belonged to Tesla. The dark liquid was wastewater from the company's nearly $1 billion lithium refinery, which began operations in December 2024 and

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Alaska Salmon Won’t Get Federal Protections As Fisheries Decline

The Trump administration is declining to list as threatened or endangered three populations of Chinook salmon that could conflict with logging, mining, and other development in southeast Alaska, according to a Wednesday notice.

Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Votes for Trump-backed Budget That Eyes $1 Trillion in Health Care and Food Stamp Cuts - Bucks County Beacon

The Center for American Progress projects Fitzpatrick’s First Congressional District could see $1.31 billion in funding loss for Medicaid and CHIP over 9 years, while 25,000 of his constituents could have their coverage eliminated.

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EPA to regulate emissions, pollutions coming from power plants for 1st time

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing on Thursday a draft rule aimed at curbing planet-warming emissions from fossil-fired power plants that is expected to be a key piece of the Biden administration’s climate policy.

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