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Lawmakers At Odds Over How To Tackle Spread Of Harmful PFAS In Water [1]

"House lawmakers on Wednesday reviewed over a dozen pieces of legislation regarding the spread of harmful nonstick chemicals in drinking water, exposing the lack of agreement on how to deal with the problem."

Chemicals [2]
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Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [9], 05/16/2019
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"Federal Agency Renews Twin Metals Mine Leases In Minnesota" [10]

"The federal Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday renewed mineral rights leases for a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, a project that environmentalists fear would spoil the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area."

Fish & Fisheries [11]
Forests [12]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [13], 05/16/2019
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How Do Tribal Nation’s Treaties Figure Into Climate Change? [14]

"U.S. courts rarely favor environmental protections as a right — except when it comes to tribes expressing their treaty rights."

Climate Change [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: High Country News [17], 05/15/2019
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"Lawmakers, 13 Bills Seek Answers to Nonstick Chemical Pollution" [18]

"Lawmakers have been laying the groundwork for months to come up with solutions to a growing headache for water providers in all corners of the U.S.

House members are meeting today to discuss a strategy for moving through Congress over a dozen bills on pollution from poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—chemicals linked to thyroid and liver problems, cancer, and immune system deficiencies.

The problem is enormous.

Chemicals [2]
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Pollution [5]
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National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [19], 05/15/2019
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"Colorado Academy Helps Spur Sweeping State Clean Energy Bills" [20]

"A clean energy academy for state lawmakers from across the U.S. has its fingerprints on renewable energy and climate change legislation advancing through state legislatures nationwide."

Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [23], 05/15/2019
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EPA Adds West Virginia Site Plagued By Chemical Dumping To Cleanup List [24]

"A local company that once helped the West Virginia town of Minden thrive had for for decades dumped untold amounts of industrial chemicals nearby. Years after that coal-equipment manufacturer shuttered and the rest of the local coal economy fell into decline, those toxic chemicals remained."

Environmental Health [3]
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Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Source: Washington Post [26], 05/15/2019
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"Bill Would Boost Interior Funding, Spurn Reorganization" [27]

"House Democrats this afternoon proposed to increase spending for the Interior Department while rejecting some of the administration's key plans."

Environmental Politics [22]
Government [28]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News PM [30], 05/15/2019
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"Appropriations: House Releases Energy-Water Bill With Clean Tech Boost" [31]

"Clean energy programs within the Department of Energy would see major increases under the fiscal 2020 Energy-Water Development spending bill unveiled by House Democratic appropriators today."

Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [32], 05/15/2019
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"House Democrats Reject Trump's Proposed 31% EPA Budget Cut" [33]

"House Democrats are sending a message that they view deep budget cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency as a non-starter, setting down another marker for future spending battles with the White House in the months ahead."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: CNN [34], 05/15/2019
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Is Your Local Landfill Leaking Methane? [35]

It’s a good case for the global-local nexus: The potent greenhouse gas methane may be leaking from your local landfill. And this week’s TipSheet explains the latest news developments in this long-standing controversy, as well as policy disputes over capturing the gas. Plus, get story ideas and questions to ask for your local reporting.

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