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"Bayer Discusses Settling Roundup Claims for $10 Billion" [1]

"In an effort to settle tens of thousands of claims that Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, lawyers for some plaintiffs are discussing with the company deals that could lead to a total payout of about $10 billion, according to people with direct knowledge of the negotiations."

Chemicals [2]
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Source: Bloomberg [7], 01/24/2020
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Top Official Did Special Favors On Guns For NRA At Interior Department [8]

"Powerful gun lobby group has used connections in Trump administration to influence decisions, messages show".

Environmental Politics [9]
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Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [11], 01/24/2020
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"Oil And Gas Company Linked to EPA Chief Of Staff OKs $3.7M Settlement" [12]

"In July 2013, EPA inspectors found an oil and gas well pad on an Ohio Boy Scout camp was leaking air pollution that could worsen climate change and cause lung damage."

Air [13]
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Pollution [14]
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Source: Greenwire [15], 01/24/2020
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"Clean Water Act: Final WOTUS Rule Drains Wetland Protections" [16]

"A final rule unveiled by the Trump administration today eliminates Clean Water Act protections for the majority of the nation's wetlands and more than 18% of streams."

Agriculture [17]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [19]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Greenwire [21], 01/24/2020
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Docs: Trump Mileage Standards Won't Make Cars Cheaper And Safer [22]

"President Trump has said his plan to weaken federal mileage standards would make cars cheaper and “substantially safer.” But the administration’s own analysis suggests that it would cost consumers more than it would save them in the long run, and would do little to make the nation’s roads safer."

Climate Change [23]
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Environmental Politics [9]
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Science [25]
Transportation [26]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [27], 01/24/2020
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Trump BLM Permit Moves Keystone XL Pipeline Closer To Construction [28]

"The Trump administration on Wednesday approved a right-of-way grant allowing for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline across 44 miles of land in Montana."

Energy & Fuel [24]
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Source: The Hill [29], 01/23/2020
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Peruvian Indigenous Group Wins Suit To Block Amazon Oil Exploration [30]

"A Peruvian judge ruled that the government exclude an indigenous region of the Amazon near the border with Brazil from any oil exploration and exploitation, a legal group said on Wednesday, in a win for native communities that have long fought against oil and mining projects on their land."

Energy & Fuel [24]
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Natural Resources [19]
Public [5]
South America [32]
Source: Reuters [33], 01/23/2020
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"EPA Advisers Try to Soften Tone of ‘Secret Science’ Report" [34]

"The EPA’s science advisers on Tuesday debated toning down the language of a draft report to agency chief Andrew Wheeler that finds flaws in the EPA’s proposed “secret science” rule."

Environmental Health [3]
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Journalism & Media [35]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Science [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [36], 01/23/2020
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"Big Oil Wants To Dump More Wastewater Into Rivers. What Could Go Wrong?" [37]

"For more than six months, twin brothers Ronald and Donald Schweitzer have watched large amounts of salty wastewater bubble up from the ground in their wheat field. The “saltwater purge” has killed three trees and several acres of crops on their northwest Oklahoma farm."

Agriculture [17]
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Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Source: Grist [39], 01/23/2020
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"Trump Eases Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands" [40]

"The Trump administration on Thursday will finalize a rule to strip away environmental protections for streams, wetlands and other water bodies, handing a victory to farmers, fossil fuel producers and real estate developers who said Obama-era rules had shackled them with onerous and unnecessary burdens."

Agriculture [17]
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Natural Resources [19]
Planning & Growth [41]
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Water & Oceans [20]
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Source: NY Times [43], 01/23/2020
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