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Will the Downturn in Environmental Enforcement Continue in 2019? [1]

Enforcement on the environment front is way down recently, and that may not just be true at the EPA but other federal and state agencies as well. This special edition of TipSheet, part of our 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy and Environment, tracks the trend, pointing to some exemplary reporting that’s been covering the issue and showing how to use numerous data sources to investigate it on your own.

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Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
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Public [9]
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Trump Admin To Bring Back Offshore Drilling Staff During Shutdown [10]

"The Trump administration is bringing dozens of federal employees back to work to carry out the administration’s plan to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling."

Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [13], 01/16/2019
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"Interior: Republican Governors Turn On Zinke Plan" [14]

"Western Republican governors are pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to ax mitigation rules for energy developers."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: EnergyWire [16], 01/16/2019
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Trump Signs Green Water Infrastructure Bill [17]

"The president signed U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown’s and Rob Portman’s Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act into law that would provide local communities with increased flexibility when complying with Clean Water Act requirements for updates to sewer systems."

Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Youngstown Vindicator [20], 01/16/2019
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"French Court Cancels Monsanto Weedkiller Permit On Safety Grounds" [21]

"A French court canceled the license for one of Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weedkillers on Tuesday over safety concerns, placing an immediate ban on Roundup Pro 360 in the latest legal blow to the Bayer-owned business."

Agriculture [22]
Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
Europe [25]
Source: Reuters [26], 01/16/2019
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"U.S. Lettuce Industry, Wary Of E. Coli, Wants FDA Back On The Job" [27]

"It’s the peak of the leafy greens growing season in Yuma, Ariz., where irrigated valleys are lush and verdant amid cactus-covered mountains. .... But these are anxious times for the leafy greens industry, and the partial federal government shutdown and furloughing of many Food and Drug Administration officials has deepened the distress."

Agriculture [22]
Environmental Politics [4]
Food [28]
Government [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [29], 01/16/2019
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"Senators Consider Former Lobbyist As EPA’s Permanent Chief" [30]

"Acting Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler’s past lobbying work for coal companies and other industries regulated by the agency is expected to draw scrutiny Wednesday when a Senate committee considers his nomination to the position."

Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [31], 01/16/2019
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Study Questions EPA’s Cancer Classification Of Glyphosate Weed Killer [32]

"Researcher says the EPA has disregarded substantial evidence that the popular herbicide is linked to cancer".

Agriculture [22]
Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [33]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: EHN [34], 01/15/2019
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"FDA To Restart More Food Safety Inspections Affected By Shutdown" [35]

"The FDA plans as soon as Tuesday to restart food safety inspections at facilities that handle riskier products like fresh-cut produce, as the partial government shutdown extends into its fourth week, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Monday."

Agriculture [22]
Environmental Health [24]
Food [28]
Government [5]
Health [36]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Politico [37], 01/15/2019
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"PG&E Bankruptcy Tests Who Will Pay for California Wildfires" [38]

"Pacific Gas and Electric said on Monday that it would seek bankruptcy protection as “the only viable option” as the giant California utility faces billions of dollars in liability claims from two years of deadly wildfires."

Climate Change [39]
Disasters [40]
Economy & Business [11]
Food [28]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [41]
Source: NY Times [42], 01/15/2019
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