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    Hearing on Impact of Plastic Pollution

    Environmental advocates and other lobbyists testified on the effects of plastic pollution on human health before a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee. Environmental justice activist…

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    Hearing on Crypto-Asset Mining and Environment

    Crypto-asset mining and its impact on the environment were discussed at a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee hearing. Witnesses from both sides testified on energy consumption and…

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    Hearing on Reducing Plastic Waste

    Plastic, recycling industry, and environmental science executives discussed the pros and cons of plastic use while testifying before a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on…

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    Hearing on Reuse of Contaminated Land

    The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program as the committee considered its reauthorization. The…

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    House Select Climate Crisis Committee Hearing on Methane Pollution

    The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held a hearing to examine methane pollution and ways to reduce emissions. Witnesses argued that excessive methane harms communities and the…

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    Plastic Crisis: Our Oceans in Peril

    Plastic Crisis: Our Oceans in Peril was one of the second prize high school central division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Shannon Germaine, a senior at Clonlara School in Ann…

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    Senate Hearing on Ocean Plastic Pollution

    A Senate Appropriations subcommittee held a hearing with State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development officials on efforts to combat ocean plastic pollution. Prior to…

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    Alaskan Oil Spill News Conference

    President George H. W. Bush talked to reporters about the Exxon-Valdez oil spill. Topics included the ecological and economic damage caused by the oil spill, federal assistance in both…

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    Senate Hearing on Alaskan Oil Spill

    The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from Exxon chair L.G. Rawl and others two weeks after the March 24, 1989, Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

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    Open Phones

    Viewers responded to the question, “Do you support state and local bans on plastic?” States such as Oregon, California, New York and Hawaii have enacted laws that ban single-use plastic…

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    Environmental Impacts of Plastic Pollution

    Actor and environmental advocate Ted Danson testified on the environmental impacts of plastic pollution at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing. At the time of the hearing Mr.…

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    Bird Eggs and DDT Legislation

    Aiko Martin and Eugene Cardiff talked about San Bernardino County Museum’s bird egg collection, the fifth largest in the world, and how it was used to study the effects of the insecticide DDT. Researchers…

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    Baptized in PCBs

    Ellen Spears talked about her book, Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution, and Justice in an All-American Town, about the health issues and legal challenges residents of Anniston, Alabama, have faced in their…

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    Fracking and Environmental Politics

    Manuel Quinones talked about hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” which has become a storyline of the Democratic presidential race ahead of the April 19, 2016 primary election in…

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    Power Plant Emissions Rule

    Myron Ebell and Jeremy Symons gave their perspectives on the Obama administration’s announcement of new standards for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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    Power Plant Emissions Regulations

    Jason Plautz explained President Obama’s announcement of new rules limiting power plant carbon emissions. Topics included reactions from states, Congress, and industry, and when the rules…

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    Coal Ash Disposal Regulations

    Timothy Cama talked by video from Capitol Hill about House debate on H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015, which deals with coal ash disposal.

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    Clean Water Rule

    Government officials and legal advisers talked about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly-released rule to protect streams and wetlands that provide clean drinking water. The…

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    Book discussion on Toms River

    Dan Fagin talked about his book, Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, about a small town in New Jersey that was negatively impacted by industrial waste pollution. This interview,…

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    The End of Night

    Paul Bogard talked about his book, The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light. He spoke in the Science Pavilion of the 2014 National Book Festival, which…

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