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EPA Considers Giving Oil and Gas Companies More ‘Flexibility’ to Dispose of Highly Toxic Wastewater - Inside Climate News Technology to treat produced water has advanced. But critics warn against relaxing protections for disposal “of what is very hazardous material.”

Oil and gas industry wants to be able to dump highly toxic fracking wastewater—full of benzene and heavy metals, often radioactive—with more abandon, including in rivers and streams, and White House is open to that.

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Image of the black cat from Flow next to a photo of an adorable black cat tilting its head curiously at the camera. Text reads, "The global success of Academy Award-winning animation Flow has helped to increase the adoption rate of black cats." Not attributed but I fact checked it.

The power of on-screen representation 😻🐈‍⬛

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

Working from home may have cleaned up DC’s air - WTOP News A sharp spike in the share of residents working from home in the D.C. area appears to have had a positive environmental impact across the region.

The share of residents working from home🏡 in the D.C. area almost quadrupled between 2019 and 2022 at its peak, according to the Coworking Magazine — and that may have had a positive environmental🍃 impact across the region.
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AND This Morning in Driving Dangerously – Sherman Ave edition - PoPville Thanks to Jake for sending around 7am Sunday morning: "Crazy scene on Sherman Ave NW outside Trellis House" 2323 Sherman Ave, NW

AND This Morning in Driving Dangerously – Sherman Ave edition: www.popville.com/2024/11/and-...

9AM CST Nov 17: #Sara makes landfall along the coast of Belize, near Dangriga. Heavy rainfall is spreading inland over portions of the Yucatan Peninsula. For the latest information visit https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ https://t.co/cDIKKzsUqB

Earth seen from the ISS

Sunday ... let's go!
🔸Beltway emergency work
🔸Crash off I-66
🔸Chilly start! 🥶
Traffic + weather on the 8s! #MdTraffic #VaTraffic #DCTraffic
LISTEN LIVE •https://bit.ly/IHeardItOnWTOPTraffic•Tune • 103.5 • 107.7 • 103.9

Based on the latest surface observations and traffic cameras, freezing fog is being observed over portions of far western Maryland down into the eastern West Virginia panhandle. In particular, the issue is especially tied to sheltered mountain valleys where temperatures are mostly at or below freezing. Until temperatures go above freezing, this may be an issue to travelers early this morning. Please exercise caution when encountering these fog banks.

Special Weather Statement issued November 17 at 6:15AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Additional Details Here.

Time for the @bsky.app community to see one of my favorite visualizations of climate change...

"Shifting Distribution of Land Temperature Anomalies" by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5211/ ⚒️🧪

📌Reminder📌
Due to crane work on Monroe Street in Rockville, Maryland, Ride On🚌 Routes 46, 47, 54, and 56 will experience detours🚧 on Saturday, November 16 and Saturday, November 23. ⭐Details of the detours can be found at🔗 ow.ly/S98e50U7XK9

Truck flipped over on US-50 #Lanham, we'll have updates on the 8s! #MdTraffic #DCTraffic

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Great day to chill! #RowdyAudi! Let's go!

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978

3am CST Sat Key Messages for Tropical Storm #Sara: Life-threatening catastrophic flooding with continue across northern portions of Honduras through the remainder of the weekend.

See https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ for additional information https://t.co/MGaNT8VGFK

Earth seen from the surface of Mars.

The Spirit Sells Out and Blacks Out Audi Field Again for Historic Semifinal Clash with Gotham FC The Washington Spirit continues its push to the 2024 NWSL Championship by hosting defending champion and rival Gotham FC in a BLACK OUT of Audi Field.

Heads up DC traffic, the Washington Spirit has sold out today's semi-final match against Gotham! washingtonspirit.com/blog/2024/11...