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Deer Park Chemical Blaze Extinguished [1]

UPDATE: "All tank fires extinguished at ITC facility in Deer Park" (ABC 13) [2]

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Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [6]
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People & Population [8]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Source: Houston Chronicle [12], 03/20/2019
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List of Toxics Near Military Sites May Include Leads for Reporters [13]

Drinking water contaminated with PFAS for years has caused worry, even outrage, in local communities affected by the toxic chemicals. Now, a military database may help reporters locate contamination sites. This week’s TipSheet has more on the database, along with tips for evaluating your local PFAS story.

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Health [17]
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Military [20]
Policy [21]
Pollution [9]
Science [22]
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Texas Chem Plant Fire Still Burns; Air Quality a Concern [25]

"An intense fire churned through massive chemical storage tanks Monday at a facility east of Houston, continuously pumping plumes of black smoke that drifted across the region as firefighters fought to contain the blaze for a second straight day."

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Chemicals [4]
Disasters [5]
Pollution [9]
Public [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Source: Houston Chronicle [26], 03/19/2019
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Pentagon Pushes for Weaker Standards On PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water [27]

"Facing billions of dollars in cleanup costs, the Pentagon is pushing the Trump administration to adopt a weaker standard for groundwater pollution caused by chemicals that have commonly been used at military bases and that contaminate drinking water consumed by millions of Americans."

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Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Military [20]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NY Times [28], 03/19/2019
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"Minnesota Cities Look To Reduce Chloride From Water Plants" [29]

"Some Minnesota cities are grappling with how to reduce the amount of chloride being released from their wastewater treatment plants into lakes and streams, threatening aquatic life."

Environmental Health [6]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: AP [30], 03/18/2019
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"EPA’s Pruitt Faced Hill Pressure on Glider Truck Rule Repeal" [31]

"The EPA’s yearslong, tenuous effort to ease air pollution limits on trucks with rebuilt engines can be traced back to a day early in Scott Pruitt’s tenure as administrator."

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Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 03/18/2019
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"5 Governors Oppose Trump Plan To Cut Great Lakes Spending" [34]

"Governors of five states oppose President Donald Trump’s call for a 90 percent spending cut for a Great Lakes cleanup program."

Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [35]
Source: AP [36], 03/15/2019
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"Proposed Yaphank Fish Farm To Pay $1.3M Fine For Illegal Sand Dig" [37]

"The owners of a long-proposed Yaphank fish farm have agreed to pay a $1.3 million penalty for taking more than 200,000 yards of sand and gravel without a permit, one of the largest actions for illegally digging sand in state history, the Department of Environmental Conservation said Thursday."

Laws & Regulations [19]
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Water & Oceans [23]
Public [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [38]
Source: Newsday [39], 03/15/2019
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"Climate: U.N. Calls For 'Urgent Action At An Unprecedented Scale'" [40]

"The world must either move environmental protection to the top of its agenda now or suffer dire consequences, according to a United Nations report issued today."

Climate Change [41]
Environmental Health [6]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Public [10]
International [42]
Source: Greenwire [43], 03/14/2019
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"Climate: Shell, BP, Exxon Press EPA To Regulate Methane" [44]

"Three of the world's biggest oil companies are pushing for federal regulation of methane emissions from energy production, punctuated by a warning yesterday from BP CEO Bob Dudley."

Climate Change [41]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Politics [7]
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National (U.S.) [24]
Source: EnergyWire [46], 03/14/2019
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