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Report: Almost 25,000 Texans Drinking Tap Water With High Radium Levels [1]

"A new report finds that 38 utilities in Texas are supplying water with radium levels above the legal limit."

Environmental Health [2]
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Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Texas Observer [8], 01/17/2018
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"Uranium Miners Pushed Hard for a Comeback. They Got Their Wish." [9]

"Garry Holiday grew up among the abandoned mines that dot the Navajo Nation’s red landscape, remnants of a time when uranium helped cement America’s status as a nuclear superpower and fueled its nuclear energy program."

Environmental Politics [10]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NY Times [15], 01/16/2018
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Calif. Regulators OK Closure of Diablo Canyon, State's Last Nuke [16]

"In a landmark decision, the California Public Utilities Commission has decided PG&E can close Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in 2025 — and San Luis Obispo County still won’t get its much-desired $85 million mitigation settlement to support the community through the shutdown."

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California [17]
Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune [18], 01/12/2018
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FERC Rejects Perry's Proposal for Nuclear and Coal Subsidies [19]

"Federal regulators on Monday rejected a proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to subsidize struggling coal and nuclear plants, in a major blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to revive America’s declining coal industry."

Energy & Fuel [20]
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Public [6]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NY Times [21], 01/09/2018
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"Dominion Offers To Buy SCANA In Wake Of S.C. Nuclear Plant Failure" [22]

"Dominion Energy delivered a blockbuster offer to buy SCANA Corp. on Wednesday in the wake of South Carolina’s failed nuclear project, pitching a $14.6 billion deal that would be among the largest in state history."

Economy & Business [23]
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Public [6]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Charleston Post and Courier [24], 01/04/2018
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Potential Conflicts Spotlight Concerns Over Trump Appointments [25]

As President Trump continues to fill environment and energy leadership positions in 2018, one source of stories will be potential conflicts of interest for appointed regulators and agency leaders. This week's TipSheet runs down more than 20 key appointments to watch at EPA, Interior, Ag, Energy and more.

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Health [33]
Journalism & Media [34]
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"Russian Nuclear Plant Says It Emits Leaked Nuclear Isotope" [38]

"A senior executive at the Russian nuclear processing plant suspected of being behind a spike of radioactivity over Europe this fall admitted Wednesday that the isotope recorded does emerge as part of the plant’s production cycle but said its levels are negligible."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
International [39]
Source: AP [40], 12/14/2017
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"N.J. Governor Christie Eyes Nuclear Power Subsidies, Sparks Criticism" [41]

"New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he would consider a bill in his last month in office that would subsidize the state's nuclear power plants to prevent them from retiring early, sparking criticism from some energy companies and environmental and public interest groups on Friday."

Environmental Health [2]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [3]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [42]
Source: NY Times [43], 12/13/2017
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Court Upholds Uranium Mining Ban Around Grand Canyon, Allows Nearby Mine [44]

"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday upheld a 20-year ban on uranium mining around Grand Canyon National Park but ruled in a separate case that a uranium company could open a mine nearby."

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National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [45], 12/13/2017
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Uranium Firm Urged Trump Officials To Shrink Bears Ears Monument [46]

"A uranium company launched a concerted lobbying campaign to scale back Bears Ears National Monument, saying such action would give it easier access to the area’s uranium deposits and help it operate a nearby processing mill, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post."

Energy & Fuel [20]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [47], 12/11/2017
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