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"Air Pollution: Appeals Court Tosses EPA 'Good Neighbor' Ozone Rule" [1]

"A panel of appeals court judges scrapped a Trump-era rule yesterday that it said did not set strong enough restrictions on downwind states' exposure to smog-forming air pollutants produced by upwind neighbors."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [9], 10/03/2019
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The Uncertain Fate of One of the World’s Most Valuable Salmon Habitats [10]

"Alaska’s Bristol Bay is a rare pristine salmon fishery. Can it survive a rapidly changing climate—and a massive, Trump-backed mine?"

Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [12]
Source: The Nation [13], 10/02/2019
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Northeast States Take First Step To Reduce Transport Emissions [14]

"A coalition of New England and mid-Atlantic states on Tuesday took a first step toward limiting transportation emissions across 13 states."

Air [2]
Climate Change [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
Source: The Hill [17], 10/02/2019
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"Water Being Released From Former Mine Into Montana Creek" [18]

"BUTTE, Mont. — The long-awaited discharge of treated wastewater from a former open pit copper mine into Silver Bow Creek in Butte has started with little fanfare."

Natural Resources [19]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Source: AP [22], 10/02/2019
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‘Waterfront Porch: Reclaiming Detroit’s Industrial Waterfront As a Gathering Place for All’ [23]

The Detroit River, a key Great Lakes shipping channel, was once the repository of millions of gallons of industrial discharge. But as a new book attests, Detroit’s industrial waterfront has in the last 50 years undergone a remarkable recovery that offers hope for the cleanup of other polluted Rust Belt towns. Read our BookShelf review.

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Economy & Business [26]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
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Mysterious Oil Spill Contaminates Large Swathe Of Brazilian Coast [28]

"An oil spill has contaminated beaches and coastline across eight Brazilian states, the country’s environment agency said on Friday, although authorities are still stumped as to its origin."

Energy & Fuel [29]
Natural Resources [19]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [7]
South America [30]
Source: Reuters [31], 09/30/2019
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Water Experts Tell Trump Homeless Aren't Hurting California Water [32]

"The Trump administration tried to pin California’s water woes on the homeless, but water quality experts say there is little connection between homeless camps and water pollution."

Environmental Politics [4]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [6]
Science [34]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [7]
California [35]
Source: The Hill [36], 09/30/2019
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"PFAS Legislative Timelines Not Feasible, EPA’s Wheeler Says" [37]

"Legislation that would require the EPA to designate all PFAS as hazardous substances within one year isn’t feasible, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Sept. 26."

Chemicals [38]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [39], 09/27/2019
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Wetlands: Calif. Sues EPA For Nixing Protection Of S.F. Bay Salt Ponds [40]

"California sued the Trump administration today over EPA's refusal to extend Clean Water Act protections to salt ponds in San Francisco Bay."

Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [19]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [35]
Source: Greenwire [41], 09/25/2019
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China Denounces UN Aviation Emissions Plan In Blow To Industry Efforts [42]

"China has denounced a landmark U.N. deal that caps emissions from international flights, in a setback for an industry eager to placate the growing international movement to curb air travel’s impact on the environment."

Air [2]
Climate Change [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
International [43]
Source: Reuters [44], 09/25/2019
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