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"Trump Says EPA Acting Chief 'Doing Well,' May Become Permanent" [1]

"President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, was doing a good job and could be nominated to permanently take on the role."

Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [8], 10/24/2018

Environment Issues Figure in Many 2018 Mid-Term Races, Ballots [9]

Climate, environment and energy issues figure prominently in the upcoming Nov. 6 elections, whether in individual races, ballot measures or significant power shifts. This week’s TipSheet provides starting points to track relevant races, and runs down 11 big environmental ballots, ranging from measures like a carbon tax in Washington state and drilling ban in Florida, to tight congressional races in California, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina and Virginia.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [11]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [17]
Policy [18]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
California [21]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [25]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [26]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Visibility: 
Public [6]

"Trump To Nominate Former Monsanto Exec To Top Interior Position" [29]

"President Trump plans to nominate a former official at Monsanto to a top position in the Department of the Interior, the White House announced Monday. Trump will nominate Aurelia Skipwith to be the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service."

Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Wildlife [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [32], 10/23/2018

"Virginia Regulators Grant Key Approvals To Atlantic Coast Pipeline" [33]

"Virginia regulators say they have cleared the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline to begin construction on its 300-mile track across the state with the approval of three crucial environmental protection plans."

Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Washington Post [34], 10/23/2018

"Greens Challenge Trump’s Rollback Of Coal Ash Standards" [35]

"Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration for rolling back parts of a major regulation governing how companies store coal ash."

Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [36], 10/23/2018

USDA’s Enforcement Of Animal Welfare Laws Plummeted In 2018: Figures [37]

"Two years ago, the Agriculture Department issued 192 written warnings to breeders, exhibitors and research labs that allegedly violated animal welfare laws, and the agency filed official complaints against 23, according to agency data. This year, those figures plummeted ... ."

Agriculture [38]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [39], 10/23/2018

"U.S. Judge Affirms Monsanto Weed-Killer Verdict, Slashes Damages" [40]

"A U.S. judge on Monday affirmed a verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto that found its glyphosate-based weed-killers responsible for a man’s terminal cancer, but said the $250 million punitive damages portion of the award had to be reduced."

Chemicals [41]
Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [42], 10/23/2018

"Trump Administration Wants Phase-In Of U.N. Rules On Maritime Fuel" [43]

"The Trump administration wants pollution limits on ship fuels that a United Nations maritime agency will implement in 2020 to be phased in to protect consumers from any price spikes in heating and trucking fuels, a White House spokesman said on Friday."

Air [44]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [19]
Transportation [45]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [46], 10/22/2018

Groups Sue Interior For Withholding Details On Trophy Permits [47]

"The Interior Department is facing a lawsuit after failing to release electronic copies of elephant and lion trophy hunting permits, documents that animal conservation groups say are part of the public record."

Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Wildlife [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [48], 10/22/2018

"EPA Withdraws Proposed Obama-Era Rule Change For Uranium Mining" [49]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it has withdrawn a regulation proposed in the last days of the Obama administration that aimed to tighten health and safety compliance rules for uranium miners."

Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [50]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [51], 10/22/2018

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