"Scott Pruitt’s Dirty Politics"
"How the Environmental Protection Agency became the fossil-fuel industry’s best friend."
Source: New Yorker, 03/27/2018
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Drinking Water a Little-Noticed Environmental Justice Problem
Health risks from unsafe drinking water afflict many, not only around the world, but in the United States too, especially the poor, ethnic minorities and those in remote rural areas. The latest Issue Backgrounder looks at this undercovered environmental justice story, and offers ideas and resources for how reporters can cover it.
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"Green Groups Sue To Stop EPA Rule Change For Power Plant Emissions"
"A number of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday challenging a recent administrative decision to allow certain major power plants to turn off some pollution controls."
Source: The Hill, 03/27/2018
Public Lands: Court Knocks Down Climate Analysis In BLM Oil, Coal Plans
"Environmentalists notched an important legal win last week when a district court called on the federal government to boost its climate analysis for fossil fuel development in the West."
Source: EnergyWire, 03/27/2018
"EPA Deals Give Companies More Time To Pollute"
"An enforcement breakthrough a decade in the making was unveiled in December: Three manufacturers of a sooty oil-based product known as carbon black had agreed to slash air pollution by thousands of tons each year. But there was a twist."
Source: Greenwire, 03/27/2018
Zinke Creates Outdoor Recreation Panel Made Mostly Of Industry Advisers
"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has appointed 15 representatives of the outdoor recreation industry to advise him on how to operate public lands, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, including three people whom department officials flagged as potentially having a conflict of interest on the matter."
Source: Washington Post, 03/27/2018
EPA Says It Wants Research Transparency. Scientists See Attack on Science
"The Environmental Protection Agency is considering a major change to the way it assesses scientific work, a move that would severely restrict the research available to it when writing environmental regulations."
Source: NY Times, 03/27/2018
Lead Paint Lingers as Environmental Health Threat
Lead is not just poisoning much of the U.S. drinking water supply. It’s also a threat to millions of the nation’s children, who continue to ingest lead paint chips from older housing stock decades after lead paint was banned. This week’s TipSheet explores this perennial problem and offers resources for local coverage.
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IG To Open Probe Into Park Service Leader For Alleged Crude Gesture
"The Interior Department’s internal watchdog has opened an investigation into P. Daniel Smith, currently the top-ranking official at the National Park Service, for allegedly making a gesture involving his genitalia in the hallways of the department’s headquarter this year."
Source: Washington Post, 03/26/2018
"What on Earth? Why Climate Change Skeptics Are Backing Geoengineering"
"Next month, a Silicon Valley engineer plans to head out on a snowmobile from Barrow, on the northern tip of Alaska, to sprinkle reflective sand on a frozen lake to try to stop it from melting."
Source: Reveal, 03/26/2018
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