Hiroko Tabuchi
Pollution and Environmental Costs Reporter at The New York Times
New York Times climate and environment reporter | Kobe native, Harlem transplant | I also tweet about Japan | ニューヨーク・タイムズ記者 地球温暖化・環境問題 担当
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Hiroko Tabuchi |Lisa Friedman
It updates several regulations governing emissions from chemical plants, some of which have not been tightened in nearly 20 years, and applies to more than 200 chemical facilities across Texas and Louisiana, as well as the Ohio River Valley and West Virginia - all home to major chemical hubs. The rule had for the first time considered the cumulative effects of multiple chemical plants on communities in such hubs, rather than simply the effect of a single source of pollution.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Hiroko Tabuchi
Ranchers in Texas claim livestock was sickened by ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Now Synagro, a Goldman Sachs-backed firm, has lost a deal to manufacture there.
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3 weeks ago |
heraldonline.com | Hiroko Tabuchi
The Biden administration required coal- and oil-burning power plants to greatly reduce emissions of toxic chemicals including mercury, which can harm babies’ brains and cause heart disease in adults. Now the Trump administration is offering companies an extraordinary out: Send an email, and they might be given permission by President Donald Trump to bypass the new restrictions, as well as other major clean-air rules.
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4 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Hiroko Tabuchi
Trump Administration live Updates Invoking an obscure provision, it said power plants and others could write to ask for exemptions to mercury, arsenic and other restrictions and that "the president will make a decision." Last year, the Biden administration required coal- and oil-burning power plants to greatly reduce emissions of toxic chemicals including mercury, which can harm babies' brains and cause heart disease in adults.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Hiroko Tabuchi
A refinery in New Mexico that the federal government has accused of some of the worst air pollution in the country. A chemical plant in Louisiana being investigated for leaking gas from storage tanks. Idaho ranchers accused of polluting wetlands. Under President Biden, the Environmental Protection Agency took a tough approach on environmental enforcement by investigating companies for pollution, hazardous waste and other violations.
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