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The nearly monthlong partial government shutdown is exacerbating the $11.6 billion deferred maintenance backlog in national parks, many of which remain open with a skeleton staff, according to congressional Democrats and former Interior officials.
PHILADELPHIA — Last June's explosion at the East Coast's biggest oil refinery provided a stark illustration of the hazards to nearby Philadelphia neighborhoods. But even in its wake, officials gave no notice to residents that the refinery had registered some of the highest levels of cancer-causing benzene emissions in the country.
By Corbin Hiar, and Lisa Riordan Seville, NBC News reporter in Greenwire
House Republicans met yesterday to discuss their strategy for dealing with climate change. They don't want critics to define them on the issue and vow to present an alternative to Democratic ideas.
By Nick Sobczyk in E&E Daily
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PHILADELPHIA — Last June's explosion at the East Coast's biggest oil refinery provided a stark illustration of the hazards to nearby Philadelphia neighborhoods. But even in its wake, officials gave no notice to residents that the refinery had registered some of the highest levels of cancer-causing benzene emissions in the country.
By Corbin Hiar, and Lisa Riordan Seville, NBC News reporter in Greenwire
House Republicans met yesterday to discuss their strategy for dealing with climate change. They don't want critics to define them on the issue and vow to present an alternative to Democratic ideas.
By Nick Sobczyk in E&E Daily