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"CDC Keeps Secret Its Mishaps With Deadly Germs" [1]

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has faced congressional hearings and secret government sanctions over its sloppy lab safety practices, is keeping secret large swaths of information about dozens of recent incidents involving some of the world’s most dangerous bacteria and viruses."

Source: USA TODAY [2], 01/05/2017

"China To Plow $361 Billion Into Renewable Fuel By 2020" [3]

"China will plow 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country's energy agency said on Thursday, as the world's largest energy market continues to shift away from dirty coal power towards cleaner fuels."

Source: Reuters [4], 01/05/2017

"New Study Confirms NOAA Finding Of Faster Global Warming" [5]

"Thomas Karl and colleagues were harassed by Republicans for publishing inconvenient science. A new study proves them right."

Source: Wash Post [6], 01/05/2017

"Oil Industry Fears Trump May Hit Them Up on Tax Reform" [7]

"Industry officials worry tax reform could target energy companies".

Source: TIME [8], 01/05/2017

"House Passes Bill To Overturn 'Midnight' Regulations En Masse" [9]

"Legislation to allow Congress to repeal in a single vote any rule finalized in the last 60 legislative days of the Obama administration sailed through the House Wednesday, the second time in less than two months."

Source: The Hill [10], 01/05/2017

"Yes, This Is Real: Michigan Just Banned Banning Plastic Bags" [11]

"A new law in Michigan will prohibit local governments from banning, regulating or imposing fees on the use of plastic bags and other containers. You read that correctly: It’s not a ban on plastic bags — it’s a ban on banning plastic bags."

Source: Wash Post [12], 01/04/2017

"House GOP Moves To Ease Federal Land Transfers" [13]

"House Republicans are endorsing a procedural change to make it easier for Congress to transfer federal land to state or local government agencies."

Source: The Hill [14], 01/04/2017

"Side Effect Of California's Drought: More Climate Pollution" [15]

"Droughts are already getting longer and more severe because of human-caused climate change in the American Southwest and around the world. But the drought-climate connection goes both ways: California's prolonged dry spell has also made climate change a little bit worse."

Source: Palm Springs Desert Sun [16], 01/04/2017

"EPA’s New Worker Protection Standard Faces Uncertain Future" [17]

"EPA's revised Worker Protection Standard is scheduled to take effect on Monday (Jan. 2), but the new rules face an uncertain future in the new administration."

Source: Delta Farm Press [18], 01/04/2017

NC Environmental Chief Moves To Block His Own Removal By New Governor [19]

"The head of the Department of Environmental Quality will stay at the agency, despite an incoming Democratic administration."

"A top state environmental regulator who has urged Trump to rein in the EPA and has been criticized for his lenient treatment of polluters, stepped down over the holidays - giving himself a staff position that will be protected under the new North Carolina administration.

Source: AP [20], 01/04/2017

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