"EPA: Meet The Woman Replacing Wehrum"
"A former regional administrator will temporarily lead EPA's high-profile Office of Air and Radiation, following the exit of air chief Bill Wehrum."
Source: Greenwire, 06/27/2019
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Canada Signals Willingness to Challenge Trump on His Clean-Car Rollback
"Canada has signaled a willingness to buck one of President Trump’s most significant environmental rollbacks — a major weakening of auto pollution standards — by signing a clean-car deal with California, the state leading the fight against the rollback."
Source: NY Times, 06/27/2019
EPA's Wehrum Steps Down Amid Scrutiny Over Possible Ethics Violations
"Bill Wehrum, a top Environmental Protection Agency official who helped reverse Obama-era rules aimed at cutting emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants, is stepping down amid scrutiny over possible violations of federal ethics rules."
Source: Washington Post, 06/27/2019
"EPA Announces Reversal of Decades-Old Air Toxics Policy"
"The EPA is reversing a 24-year-old air policy that would allow power plants, refineries and other industrial sources to avoid stringent controls for toxic air pollution, it announced June 25."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/26/2019
Air Needs Freshening in Most U.S. National Park Units
The nation’s parks are generally thought to be pristine natural havens. But a recent study finds the overwhelming majority suffer from air pollution problems like smog and ozone. That makes for important local and regional news stories, per the latest biweekly TipSheet. Get background, story ideas, resources and more.
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Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told
While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.
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"Coal Miners' Union Urges Silica Regulation To Curb Black Lung"
"The head of the national coal miners’ union on Thursday urged the Trump administration to impose regulation on silica dust in mines, which researchers believe is responsible for a resurgence of black lung disease in central Appalachia."
Source: Reuters, 06/07/2019
FED Tool Tracks Pollution on Federal Lands
A revamped Reporter’s Toolbox begins today with a new focus on data resources for environmental journalists. The now biweekly column starts with a look at a massive database designed for federal land managers that reporters can use to scan dozens of pollution data sets about air quality and more in parks, forests and other federal lands.
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"Watchdog Group Requests Ethics Probe For Head Of EPA's Air Office"
"A government watchdog group on Wednesday requested an investigation into the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) air office, arguing the Trump appointee violated an ethics pledge by meeting with former clients."
Source: The Hill, 05/30/2019
"Trump EPA Backs Away From Smog Breaks For Foxconn, Indiana Steel Mills"
"When the Trump administration exempted parts of the Chicago area last year from federal limits on lung-damaging smog, it delivered a huge financial break to steel mills, chemical plants and other industries that are some of the region’s biggest polluters."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 05/29/2019
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