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"2 New Studies Undermine Climate Denial Arguments"

"Two new studies published this month are helping resolve lingering differences between what climate models have predicted and what actual measurements have recorded. In doing so, they undermine two of the timeworn arguments used by those who question the prevailing scientific consensus on global warming."

Source: InsideClimate News, 07/06/2017

"EPA Chief Met With Dow CEO Before Deciding On Pesticide Ban"

"The Trump administration's top environmental official met privately with the chief executive of Dow Chemical shortly before reversing his agency's push to ban a widely used pesticide after health studies showed it can harm children's brains, according to records obtained by The Associated Press."

Source: AP, 06/28/2017

"California To List Glyphosate As Cancer-Causing; Monsanto Vows Fight"

"Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Co's popular Roundup weed killer, will be added to California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer effective July 7, the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) said on Monday."

Source: Reuters, 06/27/2017

EPA Hands Pink Slips to Dozens Of Scientific Advisory Board Members

"The Environmental Protection Agency has given notice to dozens of scientists that they will not be renewed in their roles in advising the agency, continuing a scientific shake-up that has already triggered resignations and charges from some researchers that the administration is politicizing the agency."

Source: Washington Post, 06/21/2017

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