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Trump Interior Pick Sued Agency On Behalf Of Powerful Water Interests [1]

"When President Trump nominated David Bernhardt for the No. 2 spot at the Interior Department, the administration cited his extensive expertise. What the announcement failed to mention was that much of that experience was lobbying and doing legal work to elude or undermine Interior Department policies and protections."

Environmental Politics [2]
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Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: LA Times [7], 05/17/2017
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Pesticide Trump's EPA Refused To Ban Blamed For Sickening Farm Workers [8]

"Nearly 50 farm workers experienced nausea and vomiting apparently caused by a pesticide whose scheduled ban was overturned by the Trump administration".

Agriculture [9]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [12], 05/17/2017
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"Virginia Governor Orders Cap-And-Trade Regulation For Power Plants" [13]

"Virginia's governor issued an order on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for a cap-and-trade system to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, saying it would 'fill the void' left by the Trump administration which has been rolling back federal climate rules."

Climate Change [14]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Source: Reuters [16], 05/17/2017
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"Regulations: OIRA Pick Likely To 'Spearhead' Efforts To Repeal Rules" [17]

"Neomi Rao will play a significant role carrying out President Trump's deregulatory agenda if confirmed to lead the White House's regulatory review shop, experts agree."

Environmental Health [11]
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Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Greenwire [18], 05/16/2017
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"Under Fire, Climate Scientists Unite With Lawyers to Fight Back" [19]

"Lawyers and scientists do not always get along, but some are now finding common cause in an effort to defend the integrity of science — especially climate science — in government and academia."

Climate Change [14]
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Science [20]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [21], 05/16/2017
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Obama’s Clean Power Plan Faces Newest Legal Showdown [22]

"The litigious factions wrangling over the Clean Power Plan jockeyed for position in legal briefs filed at a federal appeals court on Monday, trying to gain tactical advantage as the Trump administration seeks to undo the Obama-era rule on climate change pollution from electric utilities."

Climate Change [14]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [23], 05/16/2017
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Working with Leaks and Whistleblowers, Part Two [24]

In the second of a two-part WatchDog TipSheet on the relationship between journalists and whistleblowers, we take a closer look at how to apply basic security measures, the importance of obtaining documents and understanding the legal status of leaked information. And in case you missed it, Part One [25] of the series. 

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"Suit Blames Well Contamination On Dominion's Possum Point Ash Ponds [30]

"A pair of Dumfries homeowners have filed suits seeking millions in damages from Dominion Energy, claiming heavy metals seeping from coal ash ponds at the Possum Point Power Station contaminated their drinking water wells."

Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch [32], 05/15/2017
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"Oregon Port Vote Is Latest Local Action On Fossil Fuels" [33]

"Residents of a coastal community in Oregon are considering whether to try to derail a fossil fuel export project in their rural county, a decision that could put them at odds with the Trump administration."

Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [2]
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Transportation [34]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [35]
Source: AP [36], 05/15/2017
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EPA Makes Way For Controversial Bristol Bay Alaskan Mine Project [37]

"U.S. EPA [Friday] cleared a path for the Pebble mine to begin the permitting process, promising to scrap the Obama administration's proposed restrictions on the southwestern Alaska project."

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Natural Resources [39]
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Source: Greenwire [41], 05/15/2017
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