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Pentagon Pushes for Weaker Standards On PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water [1]

"Facing billions of dollars in cleanup costs, the Pentagon is pushing the Trump administration to adopt a weaker standard for groundwater pollution caused by chemicals that have commonly been used at military bases and that contaminate drinking water consumed by millions of Americans."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Military [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NY Times [11], 03/19/2019
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Geoengineering: U.S. Blocks Global Resolution On Efforts To Cool Earth [12]

"The United States joined Saudi Arabia to derail a U.N. resolution that sought to improve the world's understanding of potential efforts to lace the sky with sunlight-reflecting aerosols or use carbon-catching fans."

Climate Change [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
Technology [14]
Public [9]
International [15]
Source: ClimateWire [16], 03/18/2019
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"Jay Inslee Is Running For President To Fight Climate Change" [17]

"Democratic candidate says other issues matter, but America cannot afford to have another leader who does not have climate change as their top priority".

Climate Change [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [18], 03/18/2019
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EPA Scales Back Proposed Ban, Limits Deadly Chemical in Paint Strippers [19]

"The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday new limits on a lethal chemical found in paint stripping products that has been linked to more than 50 deaths since the 1980s."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NY Times [21], 03/18/2019
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"5 Governors Oppose Trump Plan To Cut Great Lakes Spending" [22]

"Governors of five states oppose President Donald Trump’s call for a 90 percent spending cut for a Great Lakes cleanup program."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Source: AP [24], 03/15/2019
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"Senate GOP Expected To Force Vote on Green New Deal in March" [25]

"Senate Republicans will bring the Green New Deal resolution to the floor as they try to jam Democrats on the progressive proposal."

Climate Change [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [26], 03/15/2019
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Dems Introduce Bill To Protect Science From Political Interference [27]

"Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation on Thursday to prevent political interference with public science research amid what they called 'President Trump's multi-agency assault.'"

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [28]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [29], 03/15/2019
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US Official Reveals Atlantic Drilling Plan, Hails Trump’s Distractions [30]

"A top US official told a group of fossil fuel industry leaders that the Trump administration will soon issue a proposal making large portions of the Atlantic available for oil and gas development, and said that it is easier to work on such priorities because Donald Trump is skilled at sowing “absolutely thrilling” distractions, according to records of a meeting obtained by the Guardian."

Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [32]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [33], 03/15/2019
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"‘Our Future Is What We Are Fighting For’" [34]

"They've come of age in a warming world. Now, students in nearly 100 countries and dozens of U.S. states are skipping school to fight climate change."

Activism [35]
Climate Change [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
People & Population [36]
Public [9]
International [15]
Source: Washington Post [37], 03/14/2019
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"Interior: Former Hill Aide Is Picked For Press Secretary" [38]

"The Interior Department has a new press secretary, with the elevation of Faith Vander Voort to the high-speed, high-profile post this week."

Environmental Politics [4]
Government [39]
Journalism & Media [32]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Greenwire [40], 03/14/2019
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