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EPA’s Proposed Aircraft Emissions Standard Maintains Status Quo
Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg The EPA’s new proposed rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft is intended to support U.S. aviation manufacturers by adopting a standard that is likely to become a global requirement, but it will have little impact because the industry is already largely compliant, according to Renée Martin-Nagle, aviation and environmental attorney…
Read MoreYSU patent cleans drugs from drinking water
YOUNGSTOWN — A new material patented by a Youngstown State University professor and student could lead to a process to help remove amounts of pharmaceuticals in the tap water. Continue reading here: https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2020/09/ysu-patent-cleans-drugs-from-drinking-water/ You can read about the patent here: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=20170204118.PGNR.&OS=DN/20170204118&RS=DN/20170204118
Read MoreFederal appeals court rules Pueblo Indian water rights were not extinguished by Spain
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in favor of three Pueblo Indian tribes Tuesday in a water rights case. The court held in favor of the pueblos of Jemez, Santa Ana and Zia in in the Jemez River Basin in central New Mexico. You can read here: https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/09/federal-appeals-court-rules-pueblo-indian-water-rights-were-not-extinguished-by-spain/
Read MoreEuropean Environment Agency, UN call for a cleaner Mediterranean
Achieving a cleaner Mediterranean Sea requires better implementation of policies and enhanced environmental data and information, according to a joint report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and United Nations Environment Programme’s Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP), published on September 21, noting that accumulative effects of waste and marine litter, and wastewater and industrial emissions remain…
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