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But even products certified as "compostable" are causing headaches.
Exemption allows facilities using ethylene oxide, a gas linked to health problems in humans, two more years to meet federal standards.
Some $380 million is now in limbo after Trump laid off staff that run a program helping low-income people pay their energy bills.
The new guidelines will save people $2.2 billion a year in utility costs and eliminate 71 million tons of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
The governor’s plan to use treated water from oil and gas drilling is in limbo while public safety questions swirl.
At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations.
The newsroom worked with partners to host listening sessions, and will create online and printed resources and launch a paid journalism training program.
In Asheville, North Carolina, a housing crisis is colliding with a poorly understood health threat.
“Gardiner is a company town and Yellowstone is the mill. If somebody starts screwing with the mill, we have no choice but to be concerned.”
