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EPA Program To Study Toxic Chemicals Fights for Its Life — Against EPA [14]

"A small but vitally important program within the Environmental Protection Agency is in a fight for its life. The Integrated Risk Information System, or IRIS, is the only division of the EPA that independently assesses the toxicity of chemicals."

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Source: The Intercept [15], 02/05/2018

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White House Pulls Nomination of Hartnett White To Head CEQ [16]

"The White House has withdrawn its controversial nominee to head the Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Hartnett White, whose selection failed to gather momentum with some Senate Republicans raising questions about her expertise."

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Source: Washington Post [18], 02/05/2018

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Raising Questions about Unequal Justice in Contamination Case [19]

After an EPA Superfund settlement was rebuffed by a small town, a local environmental advocate goes to jail while executives behind a chemical plant contamination remain free. In the latest Q&A for our Inside Story column, we hear from investigative reporter Sharon Lerner of The Intercept about the complex challenges of telling this award-winning tale.

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Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum [24]

Top reporters at an event sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists predicted clashes in 2018 over climate, drilling on public lands, environmental laws, infrastructure, national monuments and more. Here's what these journalistic veterans forecast. Plus, check out the accompanying annual issues guide [25].

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After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [32]

New White House tariffs on solar imports may put the brakes on the solar installation boom in the United States. That means numerous local and regional stories are waiting to be told. This week's TipSheet has plenty of ideas for coverage, plus resources to track solar activity in your locale.

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OSHA Drops Fatality Data, Science Suppression Tracker and More [42]

OSHA stops publishing on its website a list of U.S. workers who died on the job, a new "Silencing Science Tracker" tool and a journalists' guide to working with whistleblowers are released, plus a powerful politician pressures a scientist on environmental health policy. All in the latest WatchDog TipSheet.

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"Trump Nominates USGS Head. It Took Him More Than A Year." [44]

"President Trump has nominated a former astronaut to head a science agency after more than a year in office — even as his administration has touted the agency as key to helping make the United States a dominant force in exporting fuel and minerals globally."

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Source: Washington Post [45], 01/30/2018

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A Rough Year For Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — And It’s Still January [46]

"The start of the new year has been rocky for Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke. He’s on the hot seat for exempting Florida from the Trump administration’s expanded oil and gas offshore drilling proposal without bothering to notify his boss, and for what appears to be a failure to disclose an investment in a Montana gun company, a possible conflict of interest."

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