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"EPA Argues Its Blog Isn't Public Information, Won't Change Post" [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) won’t tweak a recent blog post environmentalists say is inaccurate because the agency argues its blog is not considered public information."

Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [9], 09/04/2019
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"PFAS Toxins Found In Drinking Water Throughout Southern California" [10]

"Wells of nearly two dozen Southern California water agencies have reportable levels of PFAS, a chemical family increasingly linked to cancer, liver and kidney damage, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, low fertility, low birth weight and ulcerative colitis."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [7]
California [14]
Source: Orange County Register [15], 09/03/2019
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"Sick And Dying Workers Demand Help After Cleaning Coal Ash" [16]

"The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its handling of a massive coal ash spill a decade ago, with potentially serious consequences for an industry often opposed to environmental regulation."

Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [11]
Waste [18]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Source: AP [20], 08/30/2019
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"E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas" [21]

"The Trump administration is set to announce on Thursday that it intends to sharply curtail the regulation of methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change, according to an industry official with knowledge of the plan."

Air [22]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NY Times [24], 08/29/2019
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"The Toxic Waste Threat That Climate Change Is Making Worse" [25]

"More than 100 storage sites for coal-burning power plants’ toxic leftovers lie in areas that federal emergency managers have labeled a high risk for flooding, according to POLITICO’s examination of government and industry data."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [26]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Politico [27], 08/27/2019
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Newark to Borrow $120M, Speed Replacing Pipes Blamed For Lead In Water [28]

"NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey's biggest city on Monday announced a plan to borrow $120 million to drastically cut the time it will take to replace pipes causing elevated lead levels in drinking water."

Chemicals [3]
Economy & Business [29]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Source: AP [32], 08/27/2019
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November 1, 2025

DEADLINE: Grady-Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public [33]

This American Chemical Society award is given for outstanding reporting which increases the public's knowledge and understanding of chemistry, chemical engineering and related fields. Winner receives $5,000 and up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented. Deadline: Nov 1 annually.

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Journalism & Media [5]
Science [35]

"New York Sues EPA Over GE's Hudson River PCB Cleanup" [36]

"New York sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, accusing the agency of prematurely allowing General Electric Co to stop clearing the Hudson River of PCB contamination before the cleanup was finished."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Source: Reuters [38], 08/22/2019
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Chinese Drywall Maker Agrees To $248 Million Settlement, 10 Years Later [39]

"Thousands of people who lived in homes in the mid-2000s made with toxic Chinese drywall, including many in Hampton Roads, may finally get some closure. Taishan Gypsum Co., the Chinese-maker of the drywall that sickened those living inside its walls, has agreed to settle the lengthy legal case for $248 million."

Air [22]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [40]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot [41], 08/21/2019
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NY May Be 1st State Requiring Ingredient Labeling On Menstrual Products [42]

"A New York bill passed this summer would require labeling on menstrual products that lists the ingredients so women can avoid potential toxic exposure."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [40]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Source: EHN [43], 08/21/2019
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