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Environmental groups sue EPA over illegal repeal of climate regulations
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (407+ words) (TNND) " Public health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday for repealing its scientific determination that greenhouse gases cause climate change and threaten public health and welfare. The legal challenge filed in the D. C. Circuit challenges President…...
Montgomery County Green Bank Helps Residents Save With Clean Energy
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (149+ words) by GOOD MORNING WASHINGTON WASHINGTON (7 News) " Today we are shining a light on clean energy, cost savings, and local impact. Montgomery County Green Bank is helping homeowners, businesses, and nonprofits access affordable financing for energy saving upgrades that lower utility…...
Historic heat grips the West. Here's what it means for DC
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (354+ words) WASHINGTON(7 News) " Out West, it feels more like July than March. It's not just warm, it's record-challenging, history-threatening heat. A powerful heat dome has parked itself over the western U. S. , sending temperatures soaring 15 to 30 degrees above average. In some spots, it's…...
Water pipe used as pull-up bar snaps, floods George Mason University parking garage
1+ week, 3+ day ago (192+ words) Officers at the university are asking for help finding the people responsible for damaging a water line inside George Mason University's campus parking garage in late March. (George Mason University Police Department) ARLINGTON, Va. (7 News) " An investigation involving a burst…...
Trump administration redirects funding from offshore wind farms to oil and gas projects
3+ week, 3+ day ago (95+ words) WJLA Trump administration redirects funding from offshore wind farms to oil and gas projects by The National News Desk WASHINGTON (TNND) " Start your morning with The National News Desk as Jan Jeffcoat sits down with former EPA Chief of Staff…...
Four injured in CO2 equipment explosion at Coca-Cola bottling facility in Baltimore
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) by LEXI NICKLAUS | FOX45 NEWS BALTIMORE (WBFF) " An explosion involving carbon dioxide-handling equipment at a Coca-Cola bottling facility in East Baltimore left four people injured Tuesday morning, including one person in critical condition, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. Officials…...
Sludge with forever chemicals spread on US farms threatens food supply, livelihoods
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (669+ words) by Lisa Fletcher, Andrea Nejman, Mike Griffith and Nathan Aaron | Spotlight on America WASHINGTON, D. C. (7 News) " Every year, more than one million tons of sewage, sludge or biosolids are applied to U. S. farmlands. For decades, it's been used as fertilizer to provide…...
Potomac River sewage spill could take months to fix, DC Water says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (319+ words) WASHINGTON (7 News) " Repairs to the massive sewage spill contaminating the Potomac River could take weeks " possibly months " longer than originally expected, according to DC Water. The spill stems from the collapse of a 72-inch sewer pipeline, known as the Potomac…...
From winter to warnings: How March kicks off severe weather season
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (319+ words) WASHINGTON(7 News) " March: The start of the severe weather season. March is the month when the severe weather season truly begins to wake up across the United States. As winter loosens its grip, the atmosphere starts a major transition, and…...
More than 10, 000 gallons of sewer water overflows in Adelphi
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (152+ words) ADELPHI, Md. (7 News) " A sanitary sewer overflow in the Adelphi area of Prince George's County on Sunday was caused by a blockage from flushable wipes and heavy rags, according to WSSC Water. More than 10, 000 gallons of untreated wastewater overflowed from a…...