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Amid the Fog of Policy, Reporting on Pesticide Regulation [1]

Pesticides are a big environmental story. And under Trump, they are much in the news. But pesticide regulation, and its political, environmental and public health fallout, is an older and more complex tale. The Backgrounder explains how the rules work (and don't), and provides leads and resources for your reporting.

 
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Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Food [8]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn [15]

"Fisheries officials call the marine national monuments unnecessary, and their boundaries are said to be under review by the Trump administration."

Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NY Times [18], 10/31/2017
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"Trump Wants to Cripple Storm Forecasting When We Need it Most" [19]

"As Hurricane Harvey roared toward the Texas coast in late August, weather models showed something that forecasters had never seen before: predictions of four feet of rainfall in the Houston area over five days—a year’s worth of rain in less than a week."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Science [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Grist [22], 10/31/2017
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"Trump’s Gang of Climate Deniers Has Grown Into an Army" [23]

"He keeps picking deniers for top government positions: NASA might soon be run by a GOP congressman who blames global warming on the sun."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: New Republic [24], 10/31/2017
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"Oceans: NOAA About-Face On Red Snapper Revives Overfishing Debate" [25]

"Reversing course, NOAA Fisheries said it will allow anglers in the South Atlantic to catch red snapper for the first time in three years."

Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire [26], 10/31/2017
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Angry Coloradans Berate State Regulators For Allowing Drilling Near Homes [27]

"An overflow crowd showed up Monday to plead with — and in some cases berate — state regulators over several oil and gas drilling operations slated for neighborhoods along the Front Range."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [29]
Source: Denver Post [30], 10/31/2017
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"U.S. Trade Panel Set To Recommend Solar Trade Tariffs" [31]

"Federal trade officials on Tuesday will recommend measures to safeguard struggling domestic solar panel manufacturers against cheap imports in a closely watched case that could have a major impact on the price of U.S. solar power."

Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Reuters [32], 10/31/2017
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"Court Halts EPA Rule Regulating Big Trucks’ Trailers" [33]

"A federal appeals court Friday halted implementation of a portion of an Obama administration regulation that set emissions-reduction standards for trucks’ trailers."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [35], 10/30/2017
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"Interior: Key Obama-Era Leasing Reform To Get The Ax" [36]

"Among the federal regulations targeted by the Interior Department for elimination is a key Obama-era leasing reform strategy designed to guide oil and natural gas development away from areas with high natural and cultural resource values."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire [38], 10/30/2017
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How Fossil Fuel Allies Are Tearing Apart Ohio's Embrace of Clean Energy [39]

"With scare studies, policy drafts and political donations, industry groups turned Ohio lawmakers against policies they once overwhelmingly supported."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Source: InsideClimate News [41], 10/30/2017
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