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Enviros Show M-44 Documentary One Year After Idaho Teen Almost Dies [1]

"The Pocatello teenager who experienced vomiting, headaches and couldn’t sleep for a month after triggering an M-44 “cyanide bomb” one year ago this week has physically recovered."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Wildlife [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Idaho State Journal [10], 03/14/2018
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Enviros Sue Feds Over Decline Of Willamette River Salmon And Steelhead [11]

"A pair of dams in Lane County are at the heart of a lawsuit focused on declines of salmon and steelhead in the Willamette River and its tributaries."

Fish & Fisheries [12]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [13]
Source: Eugene Register-Guard [14], 03/14/2018
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Offshore Safety Chief Meets Almost Exclusively With Industry [15]

"Documents show that Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Scott Angelle has spent more than 98 hours meeting with oil and gas lobbyists and executives since he began the role last May. In contrast, during this same time he only spent 1.75 hours with NGOs."

Disasters [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Think Progress [21], 03/14/2018
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Pruitt Says ‘California Is Not The Arbiter’ Of U.S. Emissions Standards [22]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said Tuesday that EPA is not planning to set stricter fuel economy standards beyond 2025 and questioned whether states such as California should be able to enact their own tougher emissions rules for cars and light trucks."

Air [23]
Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Transportation [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [26], 03/14/2018
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"Administration Asks Court To Dismiss Lawsuit From EPA Scientists" [27]

"Attorneys for the Trump administration are asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt’s new policy on science advisers."

Climate Change [24]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Science [28]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [29], 03/14/2018
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"Zinke Defends Hiking Park Fees Amid Travel Spending Flap" [30]

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke bristled Tuesday under questioning by Democrats about his travel spending as the Trump administration seeks deep cuts to conservation programs and fee increases at national parks."

Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [31], 03/14/2018
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As Threat of Coal-Ash Pollution Grows, Data May Diminish [32]

Coal ash can contaminate surface and ground water with toxic heavy metals. But as this week’s TipSheet reports, Trump deregulation aims to loosen EPA rules on its disposal. That may mean a big local pollution story. If journalists can find the data, that is. The latest on the new rules, plus resources for coverage.

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Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
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Health [35]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [36]
Water & Oceans [20]
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22 National Science Academies Urge Governments to Address Climate Change [37]

"The scientists, from the UK, Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth countries, warn that stronger measures are needed to keep global warming under 2 degrees."

Climate Change [24]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Science [28]
Public [8]
International [38]
Source: InsideClimate News [39], 03/13/2018
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Wisconsin Wants Break From Ozone Rules In Advance Of Foxconn [40]

"Despite evidence that southeast Wisconsin is violating new and tougher emissions standards for smog, state officials are asking the Trump administration to set aside a recent federal finding and conclude the state is complying with the law."

Air [23]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [36]
Public [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [42], 03/13/2018
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"Trump Administration Eliminates Animal Welfare Rule" [43]

"The Trump administration officially withdrew an Obama-era rule that would set higher standards for the treatment of animals whose meat could be sold as organic."

Agriculture [2]
Food [44]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Newsweek [45], 03/13/2018
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