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Chris Hipkins plays policy quiz in Palmy
Labour leader Chris Hipkins answers crowd's policy questions in Palmerston North.
NZ Herald · 2m
West Coast Tasman Election Shift
New faces challenge Labour's West Coast Tasman seat as mining and environment debates intensify.
RNZ · 1m

Turkey Turns Fertile Crescent into Oil Hub
Turkey's breadbasket becomes oil hub as wars disrupt trade routes.
Foreign Policy · 1m

Bridgeport and Chinatown Residents Push Amtrak to Stop Rail Yard Plan
Residents demand Amtrak halt rail yard project near Chinatown and Bridgeport amid safety and environmental concerns
Chicago Sun-Times · 2m

Bridgeport residents demand Amtrak halt rail yard project
Residents in Chinatown and Bridgeport push Amtrak to stop rail yard construction near homes
Chicago Sun-Times · 2m

Montgomery County can't agree on what to do with its trash
Four options for the Dickerson incinerator, and council members like none of them much.
The Banner · 1m

Queensland moves to shut objectors out of mining courts
A new Queensland bill would let the mines minister decide who gets to challenge a coal project in court, and only if they live within 125km.
the Guardian · 1m

Philly’s illegal dumping bill hit $8.6 million
A new controller report puts a hard price on Philly’s illegal dumping problem, and shows where complaints pile up most.
PhillyVoice · 1m

Diesel spill hits a New Jersey data center
A 5,000-gallon fuel leak from an Equinix data center reached a creek tied to the Hackensack River system.
PCMAG · 1m

Montgomery County's trash problem has no good answer
A packed town hall, a Thanksgiving deadline, and two waste options nobody in the room seemed to want.
The Banner · 1m

39 areas in Malaysia hit unhealthy air
The haze pushed 39 spots into the unhealthy band by 4pm, and the worst reading came out of Selangor.
Malay Mail · 1m

Texas has 12,000 orphan wells and counting
Texas lawmakers are about to hear why a new law on abandoned oil wells may not be strict enough to work.
The Texas Tribune · 1m

Oregon raid destroys 110,000 illegal pot plants
A three-day sweep across two Oregon counties uncovered $20 million in illegal cannabis, 86 guns, and 55 workers living without water or power.
Valleynewslive · 1m · 8 views

A court says clean water isn't a right
The Fifth Circuit tossed a lead poisoning lawsuit from Jackson, Mississippi, ruling the Constitution promises no safe tap water.
WIRED · 1m

NOAA Shifts Focus From Marine Conservation to Commercial Fishing
New federal directives roll back environmental protections and open protected ocean monuments to commercial fishing fleets.
Ars Technica · 1m