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Railroads Won't Disclose Where — and When — 'Bomb Trains' Are Traveling [1]

"The US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has doubled down on a demand that railroads notify state officials when large shipments of crude oil move through their towns, even as two of the largest rail companies fight in court to keep some of the information hidden from the public."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: VICE News [8], 07/27/2015
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"Campaign 2016: Greens Eye Trump's Rise With 'Amusement And Horror'" [9]

"Donald Trump has called global Warming 'Bullshit,' Demanded Al Gore be stripped of his Nobel Peace Prize and enraged environmentalists around the world by supplanting ecosystems with luxury golf courses."

Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [10], 07/27/2015
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"Damaged Shell Icebreaker Arrives in Oregon for Repairs" [11]

"Environmental activists in Portland are protesting the arrival of the Fennica, a vessel that Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to use in its Arctic offshore drilling project after it’s repaired."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [12], 07/27/2015
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US Companies Pledge Financial, Political Support For U.N. Climate Deal [13]

"Thirteen big name American companies on Monday were to announce $140 billion in low-carbon investments to lend support to a global climate change deal in Paris in December, the White House said."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [16], 07/27/2015
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"House Passes Bill To Prevent Mandatory GMO Labeling" [17]

"Food companies would not have to disclose whether their products include genetically modified ingredients under legislation passed by the House Thursday."

Agriculture [18]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Politics [4]
Food [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [21], 07/27/2015
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"Outrage Over EPA Emissions Regulations Fades as States Find Fixes" [22]

"HAZARD, Ky. — Even after years of talk about a “war on coal,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell startled some of his constituents in March when he urged open rebellion against a White House proposal for cutting pollution from coal-fired power plants."

Air [23]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Wash Post [25], 07/24/2015
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Conservationists Hail Senate Deal on LWCF in Energy Package [26]

"Conservationists are praising a rare bit of bipartisan cooperation in Congress to fund a program for public areas and historic and wilderness lands."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Public News Service [28], 07/24/2015
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"Senate Votes to Advance Highway Bill" [29]

"The Senate broke a logjam late Wednesday to advance a bipartisan highway bill despite several top Democrats voting to filibuster the package."

Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Transportation [30]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Roll Call [31], 07/23/2015
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"Senators Strike Deal on Sweeping Energy Bill" [32]

"The leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unveiled an energy reform package Wednesday that includes some major policy priorities from both Republicans and Democrats."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [33], 07/23/2015
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"Will the Chemical Safety Board Survive?" [34]

"It’s growing increasingly difficult to see a light at the end of the tunnel that the U.S. Chemical Safety Board finds itself in these days."

Chemicals [35]
Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Charleston Gazette [36], 07/23/2015
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