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🌱 Carbon storage debate reaches China as nearby projects advance

China, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • Carbon storage debate reaches China as nearby projects advance

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Variably cloudy with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 75, low: 47.
  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ExxonMobile carbon storage project faces opposition in Texas (texastribune.org) — A meeting at China’s Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church brought nearby carbon storage concerns into town as ExxonMobil pursues projects in Cheek and near Nome. Cheek residents are challenging an approved permit over groundwater and emergency-response concerns, while ExxonMobil says monitoring and safety systems will protect residents.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Beaumont

  • Beaumont judge says mental health support is key to addressing youth violence (12newsnow.com)
  • Longtime Beaumont City Clerk Tina Broussard retiring at end of year (fox4beaumont.com)
  • Beaumont approves $388,000 emergency sewer repair after 7-foot sinkhole opens (kfdm.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in China

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