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"Trump Moves to Lift Hurdle to Coal Plants No One Wants to Clear" [1]

"The Trump administration wants to remove a key barrier to constructing new coal-fired power plants in the U.S. -- but don’t expect any utilities to actually build them."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg [9], 12/07/2018
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"Poisoned Cities, Deadly Border" [10]

A deep look at the Mexican city of Mexicali shows a pattern of unchecked pollution leading to illnesses and deaths on both sides of the border.

Air [2]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Source: Palm Springs Desert Sun [16], 12/06/2018
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"Politics: Ocasio-Cortez's Unlikely Path To Becoming Green Hero" [17]

"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's path to Congress representing an urban, diverse district in New York City began in a freezing-cold protest camp in North Dakota."

Activism [18]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E Daily [19], 12/06/2018
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"Rightwing Taskforce Secretly Approves Anti-Environment Resolutions" [20]

"In Washington last week, Alec, a group that links lobbyists with state lawmakers, approved measures to boost Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel agenda".

Activism [18]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Guardian [22], 12/06/2018
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"Air Pollution: White House Signs Off On Final Ozone Rule" [23]

"The White House's regulatory shop has completed its assessment of a hot-button ozone rule, putting EPA on track to issue the final version by tomorrow's [Thursday's] court-ordered deadline."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [24], 12/06/2018
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Supreme Court: Groundwater's Muddy Legal History Under Clean Water Act [25]

"The Supreme Court has signaled its interest in a potentially game-changing debate over the scope of the Clean Water Act. The justices yesterday invited the Trump administration to weigh in on whether the law applies to pollutants that travel through groundwater before reaching surface water."

Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [26], 12/05/2018
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"Gray Wolf Protections On Track To Survive The Current Congress" [27]

"The gray wolf has been in danger in recent weeks of losing the federal protection that for decades has kept it from being hunted. But the congressional ardor to end the protection — and make it easier to trap or shoot the wolves — is fading fast."

Laws & Regulations [5]
Wildlife [28]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: McClatchy [29], 12/05/2018
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"E.P.A. to Roll Back a Restriction on New Coal-Burning Plants" [30]

"The Trump administration is poised to roll back a significant climate change regulation on coal-fired power plants, making it easier to build new coal plants in the United States."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NY Times [31], 12/05/2018
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"EPA: Wheeler Kept Up Industry Meetings After Taking Reins" [32]

"Andrew Wheeler met with a range of companies and trade groups with interests before EPA after he took charge at the agency."

Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [33], 12/05/2018
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In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines [34]

The vast and widely used PFAS family of chemicals is causing serious worries across the country, as it turns up in more and more drinking water systems. Pressure to regulate it is also growing, but with mixed results. This week’s TipSheet offers a detailed look-ahead on this big, developing story, with a walk-through of the context, what the EPA is (and isn’t) doing, and why states are stepping up.

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
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