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"EPA Rejects Its Own Findings That a Pesticide Harms Children’s Brains" [1]

"The Trump administration has rejected scientific evidence linking the pesticide chlorpyrifos to serious health problems, directly contradicting federal scientists’ conclusions five years ago that it can stunt brain development in children."

Agriculture [2]
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Source: NYTimes [12], 09/24/2020
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"In Arkansas, Backlash Against Pesticide Regulation Gets Personal" [13]

"Twice in the past two months, vandals have struck Terry Fuller's farm, destroying tractor engines and burning stacks of hay. Each attack came immediately after Fuller appeared before Arkansas's state legislature on behalf of a state agency that's investigating farmers suspected of illegally using a herbicide called dicamba. Fuller doesn't think it's a coincidence."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NPR [14], 09/24/2020
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"New Mexico Objects To License For Nuclear Fuel Storage Plan" [15]

"The state of New Mexico is strongly objecting to federal nuclear regulators’ preliminary recommendation that a license be granted to build a multibillion-dollar storage facility for spent nuclear fuel from commercial power plants around the U.S."

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Nuclear Power & Radiation [16]
Waste [17]
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Source: AP [18], 09/24/2020
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"Calif. To Ban Sale Of New Gas-Powered Cars In 2035 Under Newsom Order" [19]

"California will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars to combat climate change starting in 2035, a move that could help reshape the nation’s automobile market and its output of greenhouse gases."

Air [20]
Climate Change [21]
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Pollution [8]
Transportation [23]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [24], 09/24/2020
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'It Smells Bad, It Tastes Bad': How Americans Stopped Trusting Their Water [25]

"Many residents of Martin County, Kentucky, won’t drink their tap water, a legacy of years of mismanagement".

Consumer [26]
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Water & Oceans [27]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [28], 09/23/2020
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"Supreme Court: What A Kavanaugh Court Means For Environmental Law" [29]

"With President Trump appearing likely to have the Senate votes to pick Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor, court watchers are quickly zeroing in on the court's likely new swing vote: Justice Brett Kavanaugh."

Environmental Politics [6]
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Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [30], 09/23/2020
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"EPA About to Reverse Clinton-Era Toxic Air Pollution Policy" [31]

"Power plants, refineries, and other industrial sources may now be able to avoid stringent pollution controls if the toxic air particles they emit fall below a mandated legal threshold."

Air [20]
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Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [32], 09/23/2020
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"China, in Pointed Message to U.S., Tightens Its Climate Targets" [33]

"President Xi Jinping of China pledged on Tuesday that his country would adopt much stronger climate targets and achieve what he called “carbon neutrality before 2060.” If realized, the pledges would be crucial in the global fight against climate change."

Climate Change [21]
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Public [10]
International [34]
Source: NYTimes [35], 09/23/2020
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White House Opposes House Energy Bill As Dems Promise Climate Action [36]

"The White House is threatening to veto an energy bill rolled out by Democrats last week, calling it a “a top-down approach that would undermine the administration’s deregulatory agenda.”"

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [37], 09/22/2020
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"What Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Mean for Global Warming" [38]

"President Trump has made dismantling federal climate policies a centerpiece of his administration. A new analysis from the Rhodium Group finds those rollbacks add up to a lot more planet-warming emissions."

Climate Change [21]
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Source: NYTimes [39], 09/22/2020
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