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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA delays methane restrictions for oil and gas The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying the implementation of restrictions on planet-warming methane emissions from oil and gas drilling as it considers unwinding the requirements entirely. © Matthew Brown, Associated Press file The Biden administration...

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Texas flood survivors speak out

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Flood survivors decry ack of aid, ‘toxic pit’ conditions Communities hit by the deadly Independence Day floods face a desperate and confused recovery bereft of state and federal aid, survivors told a field hearing of the Texas Legislature in Kerrville on Thursday. © AP...

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