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Battle Builds Over Science Integrity in Environmental Policy [1]

Purges of EPA science panels by Administrator Scott Pruitt are just one among many moves in an ongoing dispute over the integrity of the environmental sciences in government policymaking. The latest Issue Backgrounder takes a deep dive with a briefing on five likely battles ahead for the coming year.

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Agriculture [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [9]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
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"Judge Deals Blow to Tribes in Dakota Access Pipeline Ruling" [19]

"The judge refused to shut down the oil pipeline during an environmental review. Lawyers pointed to a ‘historic pattern of putting all the risk and harm on tribes.’"

Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Studies [9]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: InsideClimate News [20], 10/12/2017
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EPA Document Reveals Sharply Lower Estimate Of Cost Of Climate Change [21]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released a detailed 198-page proposed analysis of the costs and benefits of its move to repeal the Clean Power Plan, suggesting the administration plans to greatly decrease the government’s estimates of the cost of climate change."

Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [9]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [22], 10/12/2017
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New Enbridge Pipeline Across Northern Minnesota Not Needed, State Says [23]

"Enbridge's proposed new crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota isn't needed, and moreover the aging line it's supposed to replace should be shut down, the Minnesota Department of Commerce said in an analysis released Monday."

Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Studies [9]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune [25], 09/12/2017
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"Interior: Order Limits Most NEPA Studies To A Year, 150 Pages" [26]

"Citing a need to reduce 'paperwork,' the Interior Department has imposed controversial new restrictions on the length of crucial environmental studies."

Environmental Studies [9]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Greenwire [27], 09/07/2017
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"Hurricane Harvey: Beleaguered Watchdog Investigates Chemical Blaze" [28]

"A federal investigative agency that President Trump sought to eliminate is now looking into a fire and explosions at a facility northeast of Houston that is owned by a well-connected French chemical company."

Chemicals [5]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Studies [9]
Pollution [14]
Public [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Greenwire [32], 09/05/2017
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Hilcorp’s Arctic Offshore Drilling Plan Advances, Despite EIS Concerns [33]

"A proposal for the first oil and gas drilling in federal offshore waters of the Arctic took a step forward Thursday as regulators released a draft environmental impact statement, which reflects concerns about the effects of the project on marine life and local communities."

Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Studies [9]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [17]
Antarctica & Arctic [35]
Source: InsideClimate News [36], 08/18/2017
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"Sierra Club Sues U.S. Energy Department Over Power Grid Study" [37]

"Environmental group the Sierra Club sued the U.S. Energy Department on Monday in hopes of forcing it to reveal the groups it has consulted in conducting an eagerly awaited study on the electricity grid."

Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [9]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Technology [16]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Reuters [39], 08/15/2017
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"Environmental Report On Pipeline Favorable For Developers" [40]

"The Atlantic Coast Pipeline intended to carry natural gas across West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina would have some adverse environmental effects, including impacts on water resources, forest and other habitats, but most could be reduced to insignificant levels, an assessment by federal regulators found."

Energy & Fuel [7]
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Public [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Source: AP [42], 07/25/2017
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“Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet” [43]

The new book “Climate of Hope” by ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Sierra Club chief Carl Pope concludes that, despite partisan obstacles, we have made progress in fighting the planet’s warming.

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