As the transition to cleaner energy ramps up, a port is being built in New Jersey for the massive wind turbines headed into the Atlantic Ocean. And we talk with the author of a new report on tiny pieces of plastic litter on Great Lakes beaches. Plus, teens in Pittsburgh look to one another to solve the climate crisis.
Also, The Environmental Protection Agency releases new rules to reduce cancer risk from hazardous air pollution near chemical plants. Federal mine regulators publish a long-awaited rule to the amount of toxic silica dust mine workers can legally be exposed to. And a look at a few examples from the more than 70 projects that have been funded through a plan to close a coal plant in Centralia, Washington.
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Offshore wind, a potential clean energy source for the East Coast, slowly takes shape - An early look at how offshore wind is developing as a clean energy source for the East Coast.
Teens network and strategize around climate action - An annual summit in Pittsburgh brings area high school students together for climate solutions education and movement building.
Coal transition: Raising fish and a workforce with an economic development grant - The program is one of over 70 funded through a plan to close the TransAlta coal plant in Centralia, Washington.
Tiny plastic pieces top the list of trash on Great Lakes beaches - The nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes analyzed 20 years of data from volunteer beach cleanups.
Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus on Silica Dust – With Thousands Of Miners Sick And Dying - Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators filed new rules to limit miners’ exposure to silica dust.
EPA sets stricter air emission rules for 3 Philly-area polluters and dozens of others nationwide - The rules will prevent 6,000 tons of toxic air pollutants nationwide each year and decrease cancer risks.
Centralia, Wash.’s coal plant has to close next year. What can Pa. communities learn from Centralia’s transition? - Centralia – about the size of Johnstown, Pa. – has been cited as a model for how to successfully transition away from coal.
