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"Chemicals: EPA Flouted Law By Delaying Formaldehyde Rule — Judge" [1]

"Greens notched a court victory Friday as a California judge ruled that U.S. EPA unlawfully delayed an Obama-era rule aiming at limiting formaldehyde emissions from wood products."

Chemicals [2]
Forests [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Greenwire [7], 02/20/2018
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"Monsanto Loses Bid To Stop Arkansas Ban On Farm Chemical" [8]

"An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto Co lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a controversial farm chemical the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds."

Agriculture [9]
Chemicals [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [10], 02/20/2018
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"Exxon Mobil Claims Its Foes Are Conspiring Against It" [11]

"As climate-change lawsuits against the oil industry mount, Exxon Mobil Corp. is taking a bare-knuckle approach rarely seen in legal disputes: It's going after the lawyers who are suing it."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg [14], 02/20/2018
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Trump Interior Dept. Wants to Charge More to Access Public Records [15]

A recently unearthed report reveals Bureau of Land Management plans to limit how many FOIA requests a single person or group can submit and to make government records more expensive to acquire.

Agriculture [9]
Chemicals [2]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Gizmodo [17], 02/19/2018
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"Critics Blast EPA for Lowering Syngenta Pesticide Fine" [18]

"Critics are blasting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for dramatically lowering a fine on agribusiness company Syngenta for violations of pesticide regulations."

Agriculture [9]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [20], 02/19/2018
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"Senate Bill Would Let EPA Implement Global Greenhouse Gas Deal" [21]

"A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Friday that would let the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implement a global deal meant to phase out certain greenhouse gases."

Air [22]
Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [12]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [23], 02/19/2018
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"In Win For Greens, Court Nixes Parts Of Obama-Era Ozone Rule" [24]

"A federal court today [Friday] sided with environmentalists in vacating a significant chunk of an Obama-era rule guiding implementation for the 2008 ozone standard."

Air [22]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Greenwire [26], 02/19/2018
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"Under Fire For Travel Expenses, Pruitt Cancels Trip To Israel" [27]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has canceled a nearly week-long trip to Israel, agency officials confirmed Sunday."

Government [28]
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Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [29], 02/19/2018
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"Scoop: Trump Endorses 25-Cent Gas Tax Hike" [30]

"President Trump endorsed a 25-cent gas tax hike to pay for infrastructure at a White House meeting this morning with senior administration officials and members of Congress from both parties, according to two sources with direct knowledge."

Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Transportation [33]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Axios [34], 02/16/2018
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U.S. Environmental Penalties Nearly Halve In Trump's First Year: Report [35]

"The Environmental Protection Agency levied around half the average number of penalties against polluters in the first year of the Trump administration as in the same period of the past three presidential administrations, according to a report released Thursday."

Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [36], 02/16/2018
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