Environmental Health

"Recording Reveals Oil Industry Execs Laughing At Trump Access"

"Gathered for a private meeting at a beachside Ritz–Carlton in Southern California, the oil executives were celebrating a colleague’s sudden rise. David Bernhardt, their former lawyer, had been appointed by President Donald Trump to the powerful No. 2 spot at the Department of the Interior."

Source: Reveal, 03/25/2019

"Flooding Impairs Drinking Water Treatment For Kansas City, Missouri"

"Record flooding along the Missouri River has impaired treatment of drinking supplies in Kansas City, raising health risks for infants, the elderly and others with compromised immune systems, the municipal water service warned on Saturday."

Source: Reuters, 03/25/2019

Deer Park Fire Investigations Begin Amid Fear Over Emissions, Pollution

"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Wednesday announced it would investigate the three-day chemical blaze at the International Terminals Co., hours after emissions of carcinogenic benzene spiked near the Deer Park plant, prompting city officials to order residents to shelter in place for most of the morning."

Source: Houston Chronicle, 03/22/2019

"White House: Trump Admin Picks New Regulatory Chief"

"The White House has decided on a new chief for the agency overseeing the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda. Paul Ray has been named acting head of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a senior administration official confirmed, though there has been no public announcement."

Source: Greenwire, 03/21/2019
May 3, 2019

DEADLINE: IJNR's Water Quality Institute

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists on an expenses-paid learning expedition through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, June 23-29, 2019, to use water-quality stories in the Great Lakes Basin to highlight similar water-quality issues across the United States. Apply by May 3.

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