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"Judge Bars Trump From Taking Energy Panel’s Advice" [1]

"A judge barred the Trump administration on Tuesday from acting on the recommendations of an energy advisory panel that was created to make it easier to extract fossil fuels from public lands and waters."

Source: AP [2], 08/14/2019

"Republicans Support 'Monumental' Climate Measure For Roads" [3]

"Congress is looking to strengthen the nation's transportation network by making it better able to withstand the effects of climate change, even as government agencies spend billions of dollars to fix roads after natural disasters."

Source: ClimateWire [4], 08/14/2019

"Newark Lead Crisis Expands as N.J. Asks for Federal Help" [5]

"New test results indicate that the extent of the lead contamination crisis in Newark, N.J., may be broader than previously thought and the state now says it needs federal help to respond, according to new court filings."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [6], 08/14/2019

Records: Upper Peninsula Mine Approved Despite Major Concerns [7]

"Over and over, Michigan environmental regulators sounded alarms as they reviewed a proposed large, open-pit ore mine in the Upper Peninsula near the Menominee River, prized for walleye fishing and a major tributary to Lake Michigan. ... Then the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and then-Michigan Department of Environmental Quality approved the mine anyway."

Source: Detroit Free Press [8], 08/14/2019

"Trump Claims Credit For Shell Plant Announced Under Obama" [9]

"MONACA, Pa. — President Donald Trump sought to take credit Tuesday for a major manufacturing complex in western Pennsylvania in his latest effort to reinvigorate the Rust Belt support that sent him to the White House. He was cheered on by fluorescent-vest-clad workers who were paid to attend by Shell, their employer, which is building the facility."

Source: AP [10], 08/14/2019

"2°C Beyond the Limit: Extreme Climate Change Has Arrived In America" [11]

"LAKE HOPATCONG, N.J. — Before climate change thawed the winters of New Jersey, this lake hosted boisterous wintertime carnivals. As many as 15,000 skaters took part, and automobile owners would drive onto the thick ice."

Source: Washington Post [12], 08/14/2019

Editorial: "Another Russian Nuclear Accident Seems To Be Characterized By Lies" [13]

The changing story about an explosion in Russia that released radioactivity looks like "the same parade of misdirection happened during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986."

Source: Washington Post [14], 08/14/2019

States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Obama-Era Climate Rule [15]

"A coalition of 29 states and cities on Tuesday sued to block the Trump administration from easing restrictions on coal-burning power plants. The move could ultimately limit how much leverage future administrations would have to fight climate change by restricting a major source of Earth-warming pollution."

Source: NY Times [16], 08/14/2019

"A Giant Factory Rises to Make a Product Filling Up the World: Plastic" [17]

The 386-acre property looks like a giant Lego set rising from the banks of the Ohio River. It is one of the largest active construction projects in the United States, employing more than 5,000 people. When completed, the facility will be fed by pipelines stretching hundreds of miles across Appalachia. It will have its own rail system with 3,300 freight cars. And it will produce more than a million tons each year of something that many people argue the world needs less of: plastic."

Source: NY Times [18], 08/13/2019

Greens Sue Trump Admin Over Reduced Penalties On Fuel Efficiency [19]

"Two prominent environmental groups sued the Trump administration Monday, arguing it is breaking the law by cutting penalties for automakers that do not meet Obama-era fuel efficiency standards."

Source: The Hill [20], 08/13/2019

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