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"EPA: Wheeler Vows Not To Work On Pebble, Some Superfund Sites" [1]

"EPA chief Andrew Wheeler has promised not to weigh in on the Pebble mine proposal and toxic waste site cleanups connected to his former lobbying clients after media scrutiny."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Greenwire [10], 03/27/2019

SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [11]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is backing right-to-know lawsuits brought by journalism groups, and a collaborative press freedom tracker gets new funding. Meanwhile, at the Interior Department, one watchdog group angles for environmental impact statements on ANWR drilling, while others track possible conflicts of interest by the acting secretary. That and more in the latest WatchDog roundup.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [13]
Biodiversity [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [17]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Food [18]
Forests [19]
Government [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Military [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Policy [24]
Pollution [6]
Wildlife [25]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
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Public [8]

The New Yorker Covers Media Woes in Coal Country, Interviews SEJer Bruggers [27]

SEJ's own James Bruggers, long-time member, former board member and president of the SEJ board, was the last full-time environmental reporter at a Kentucky newspaper when he left to join the InsideClimate News team. The New Yorker's Charles Bethea interviewed Bruggers and SEJ's E.D. Meaghan Parker for his story on the continued demise of newspapers and staffers reporting on coal country — and the innumerable costs of that lack of coverage.

Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [16]
Journalism & Media [21]
Natural Resources [23]
Pollution [6]
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Public [8]

"Groups: EPA Has Dragged Heels On Oil Dispersant Rules" [28]

"Environmental groups and women from Alaska and Louisiana say the Environmental Protection Agency has dragged its heels on issuing rules for oil spill dispersants, and they’re ready to sue to demand them."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [23]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Wildlife [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [30], 03/26/2019

EPA Chief Recuses Self From Mine Review His Ex-Law Firm Repped: Report [31]

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is reportedly recusing himself from agency reviews of a proposed mine whose developer his former law firm represented."

Environmental Politics [3]
Government [20]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [32], 03/26/2019

EPA Says Missouri’s Plan To Regulate Coal Ash Disposal Is Too Weak [33]

"The Environmental Protection Agency notified Missouri environmental regulators this month that the state’s plan for overseeing the disposal of toxic waste from coal-fired power plants is not strong enough to protect human health and the environment."

Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [34]
Source: St. Louis Public Radio [35], 03/25/2019

"Oklahoma Moves To Stop Towns From Fees, Bans On Plastic Bags" [36]

"Oklahoma lawmakers are considering legislation to prevent cities and towns from imposing a fee on single-use plastic and paper bags, a measure that officials in one Oklahoma community say encroaches on their search for an innovative way to protect the environment from the problems of carelessly discarded bags."

Consumer [37]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Waste [38]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Source: AP [40], 03/25/2019

"Flooding Impairs Drinking Water Treatment For Kansas City, Missouri" [41]

"Record flooding along the Missouri River has impaired treatment of drinking supplies in Kansas City, raising health risks for infants, the elderly and others with compromised immune systems, the municipal water service warned on Saturday."

Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [16]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [34]
Source: Reuters [42], 03/25/2019

"Polluted by Money" [43]

"How corporate cash corrupted one of the greenest states in America"

Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [44]
Source: Portland Oregonian [45], 03/25/2019

Deer Park Fire Investigations Begin Amid Fear Over Emissions, Pollution [46]

"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Wednesday announced it would investigate the three-day chemical blaze at the International Terminals Co., hours after emissions of carcinogenic benzene spiked near the Deer Park plant, prompting city officials to order residents to shelter in place for most of the morning."

Air [47]
Chemicals [2]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [16]
People & Population [48]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Source: Houston Chronicle [49], 03/22/2019

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