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"EPA Disagreed With White House on Updating Mercury Analysis" [1]

"The EPA disagreed with a White House request to use current data when revising its rule on mercury air pollution, publicly available email exchanges show, which a law professor says could weaken the agency’s legal defense of the regulation."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [9], 06/01/2020
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La. Bill Would Set 3-Year Minimum For Trespassing On Fossil Sites [10]

"The legislation could inflict harsh new punishments on Black protesters opposing a massive complex of plastics plants on what are likely slave burial grounds."

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Source: HuffPost [17], 06/01/2020
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"Coal Company Sues EPA Over Power Plant Pollution Regulation" [18]

"A coal company has challenged an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) power plant pollution regulation in court after the agency recently finalized changes that weaken the standards' legal underpinnings."

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Source: The Hill [21], 05/26/2020
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Disaster Preparedness Key Amid Pandemic [22]

Unheeded warnings are the hallmark of many disasters. And with coronavirus still hobbling the nation, communities and journalists must now watch for all the ways COVID-19 could make even the most familiar hazards far worse. Prepare with this extensive Backgrounder, which touches on issues around evacuations and emergency readiness when facing storms, fires, toxic releases and more.

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While No One Was Watching — Changing Enviro Regs Under Trump [32]

Regulations that sprang from cornerstone environmental laws in place for decades are now under attack by the Trump administration, per legal experts in a recent webinar co-sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists and Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Get key takeaways and resources from the event from SEJ’s Dale Willman. Plus, watch the full webinar video.

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"PFAS-Free Firefighting Foams: Are They Safer?" [39]

"A small-scale certification effort could offer a path forward."

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Source: EHN [40], 05/20/2020
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Michigan Evacuates 10,000+ As Flood Breaches Dams Near Dow Superfund Site [41]

"Urging residents to evacuate and saying downtown Midland could be under 9 feet of water by Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer late Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Midland County after the Edenville and Sanford dams breached."

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Source: Detroit Free Press [42], 05/20/2020
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EPA Emails: Trump Officials, Chemical Group Talked Before 2017 Settlement [43]

"When the chemical company Brenntag received a fine in 2017, the National Association of Chemical Distributors asked for help from two new Trump administration appointees who previously worked in chemical lobbying, according to emails obtained by The Hill through a Freedom of Information Act request."

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Source: The Hill [45], 05/19/2020
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"EPA Alters Rule to Boost Supply of Disinfectants That Touch Food" [46]

"The EPA is modifying one of its rules to increase the supply of products to clean food-contact surfaces due to disinfectant shortages during the coronavirus crisis."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [48], 05/18/2020
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"In the Shadows of America's Smokestacks, Virus Is One More Deadly Risk" [49]

"This isn’t the first time Vicki Dobbins’s town has been forced to shelter in place. Last year, the Marathon Petroleum refinery that looms over her neighborhood near Detroit emitted a pungent gas, causing nausea and dizziness among neighbors and prompting health officials to warn people to stay inside."

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Source: NYTimes [50], 05/18/2020
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