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Senate Democrat Raises Scrutiny Of Russian Investment In Kentucky Mill [1]

"A top Senate Democrat is asking the owner of a controversial Kentucky aluminum mill to provide more details about a Russian oligarch’s investment in the project, including whether the partnership could provide the Russian company with access to sensitive information."

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Source: McClatchy [7], 10/11/2019
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"EPA: Calif. Air Regulator Fires Back At Wheeler" [8]

"California's top air regulator accused EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler of twisting facts for political purposes in a letter sent yesterday."

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Source: Greenwire [12], 10/11/2019
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"Revealed: Google Made Large Contributions To Climate Change Deniers" [13]

"Google has made “substantial” contributions to some of the most notorious climate deniers in Washington despite its insistence that it supports political action on the climate crisis."

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Source: Guardian [16], 10/11/2019
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"Air Pollution: Scientists Gather In 'Unprecedented' Rebuke to EPA" [17]

"What was billed as an extraordinary event launched this morning [Thursday] in the most mundane of surroundings: a neutral-toned conference room that featured scientific researchers seated around a makeshift table."

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Source: Greenwire [19], 10/11/2019
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New E.P.A. Lead Standards Would Slow Replacement of Dangerous Pipes [20]

"The Trump administration on Thursday proposed new regulations on lead and copper in drinking water, updating a nearly 30-year-old rule that may have contributed to the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Mich., that began in 2015."

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Source: NY Times [23], 10/11/2019
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"How Trump Agencies' NEPA Reviews Lowball Climate Impacts" [24]

"Trump administration officials tend to talk around climate change, but in official documents, they outline an unfolding crisis of extinctions, flooding and fire."

Climate Change [10]
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Source: ClimateWire [26], 10/10/2019
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Proposed Trump Rule Aims To Ease Restrictions On Mineral Mining Companies [27]

"The Trump administration is proposing a rule to make it easier for mineral mining companies to lower their royalty rates and cut fees."

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Source: The Hill [29], 10/10/2019
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Report: Pendley Denied Climate Change, Blamed Migrants For Disease [30]

"A top Interior Department official reportedly denied the existence of climate change and compared undocumented immigrants to 'cancer.'"

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Source: The Hill [33], 10/10/2019
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"Trump Officials Eliminate Board That Advised On Smart Grid Innovation" [34]

"An advisory committee that provided input on bettering smart grids in the U.S. is the latest casualty of President Trump’s executive order to cut federal advisory boards by a third."

Climate Change [10]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [36], 10/10/2019
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Warren Puts Communities Of Color At Heart Of Environmental Justice Plan [37]

"Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is taking on climate justice in her newest campaign proposal. On Wednesday, the 2020 hopeful released a plan to combat climate change by centering the experiences of people of color."

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Source: Essence [38], 10/10/2019
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