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"Dangerous Pollutants in Military’s Open Burns Greater Than Thought" [1]

"The federal government appears to have significantly underestimated the amount of lead, arsenic and other dangerous pollutants that are sent into the air from uncontrolled burning of hazardous waste at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia, according to a draft of a long-awaited report compiled by researchers at the Environmental Protection Agency."

Source: ProPublica [2], 08/03/2017

"The Gulf Of Mexico's Dead Zone Is The Biggest Ever Seen" [3]

"It's become a rite of summer. Every year, a 'dead zone' appears in the Gulf of Mexico. It's an area where water doesn't have enough oxygen for fish to survive. And every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) commissions scientists to venture out into the Gulf to measure it. This week, NOAA announced that this year's dead zone is the biggest one ever measured."

Source: NPR [4], 08/03/2017

"EPA Chief Backtracks On Delaying Rules Reducing Emissions" [5]

"One day after getting sued by 15 states, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt reversed his earlier decision to delay implementation of Obama-era rules reducing emissions of smog-causing air pollutants."

Source: AP [6], 08/03/2017

SEJ, J-Group Coalition Launch Press Freedom Tracker [7]

August 2, 2017 — The Society of Environmental Journalists joined 20+ press freedom groups to launch the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker [8], a new website dedicated to documenting press freedom abuses across the United States. The site will serve as a repository for data at a time when journalists in the U.S. are facing hostility, legal charges, assault and other forms of harassment.

"Tampa Bay's Coming Storm" [9]

"The area is due for a major hurricane, and it is not prepared. If a big one scores a direct hit, the damage would likely surpass Katrina."

Source: Washington Post [10], 08/02/2017

Clean Power Plan: Industry To EPA: We Want Rule 'Fixed, Not Just Gone' [11]

"Industry has delivered a clear message to the Trump administration during a series of recent closed-door meetings: Don't completely gut the Obama-era Clean Power Plan."

Source: ClimateWire [12], 08/02/2017

100,000 Pages of Chemical Industry Secrets Found and Published [13]

"For decades, some of the dirtiest, darkest secrets of the chemical industry have been kept in Carol Van Strum’s barn."

Source: The Intercept [14], 08/02/2017

EPA Science Integrity Panel Says Pruitt Climate Denial Is Permissible [15]

"An internal review by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that its administrator did not violate its scientific integrity policy when he contradicted a fundamental tenet of climate science by denying that carbon dioxide pollution is the principal agent of global warming."

Source: InsideClimate News [16], 08/02/2017

Heat Wave Threatens Seattle, Where Only a Third Have Air-Conditioning [17]

"Much of the country is used to occasional 100-degree days. Seattle, which has had just three in the past 123 years, is not."

Source: NY Times [18], 08/02/2017

"Congress Seeks To Weaken The Marine Mammal Protection Act" [19]

"On Wednesday, July 26, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed 21 bills during a markup session. One, H.R. 2083, aims to protect salmon by allowing permit holders to kill California sea lions in the Columbia River. Critics caution the bill undermines federal protections such as the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and National Environmental Policy Act, without addressing the root causes of salmon declines, which include habitat destruction and dams."

Source: High Country News [20], 08/02/2017