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May 3, 2019

DEADLINE: IJNR's Water Quality Institute [1]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists on an expenses-paid learning expedition through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, June 23-29, 2019, to use water-quality stories in the Great Lakes Basin to highlight similar water-quality issues across the United States. Apply by May 3.

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]

"Fish In River That Famously Caught Fire Now OK’d For Dinner" [13]

"Fish in the Cuyahoga River, which became synonymous with pollution when it caught fire in Cleveland in 1969, are now safe to eat, federal environmental regulators say."

Environmental Health [8]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]
Source: AP [15], 03/20/2019
  • Read more about "Fish In River That Famously Caught Fire Now OK’d For Dinner" [13]

EPA Seeks Expanded Coal Ash Program As Greens Pursue Litigation [16]

"As part of its proposed budget for next year, the Trump administration wants to expand an EPA program that gives states regulatory authority for coal ash disposal."

Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Greenwire [19], 03/20/2019
  • Read more about EPA Seeks Expanded Coal Ash Program As Greens Pursue Litigation [16]

Deer Park Chemical Blaze Extinguished [20]

UPDATE: "All tank fires extinguished at ITC facility in Deer Park" (ABC 13) [21]

Air [22]
Chemicals [6]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [24]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [10]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Source: Houston Chronicle [27], 03/20/2019
  • Read more about Deer Park Chemical Blaze Extinguished [20]

List of Toxics Near Military Sites May Include Leads for Reporters [28]

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 [32]
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Laws & Regulations [9]
Military [34]
Policy [35]
Pollution [10]
Science [36]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
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Public [3]
  • Read more about List of Toxics Near Military Sites May Include Leads for Reporters [28]

Texas Chem Plant Fire Still Burns; Air Quality a Concern [37]

"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."

Air [22]
Chemicals [6]
Disasters [23]
Pollution [10]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Source: Houston Chronicle [38], 03/19/2019
  • Read more about Texas Chem Plant Fire Still Burns; Air Quality a Concern [37]

Pentagon Pushes for Weaker Standards On PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water [39]

"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."

Chemicals [6]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Military [34]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NY Times [40], 03/19/2019
  • Read more about Pentagon Pushes for Weaker Standards On PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water [39]

"Minnesota Cities Look To Reduce Chloride From Water Plants" [41]

"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 [8]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [42], 03/18/2019
  • Read more about "Minnesota Cities Look To Reduce Chloride From Water Plants" [41]

"EPA’s Pruitt Faced Hill Pressure on Glider Truck Rule Repeal" [43]

"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."

Air [22]
Government [44]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [45], 03/18/2019
  • Read more about "EPA’s Pruitt Faced Hill Pressure on Glider Truck Rule Repeal" [43]

"5 Governors Oppose Trump Plan To Cut Great Lakes Spending" [46]

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

Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]
Source: AP [47], 03/15/2019
  • Read more about "5 Governors Oppose Trump Plan To Cut Great Lakes Spending" [46]

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