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"EPA: Pruitt Declined To Prosecute Fraud Allegations as Okla. AG" [1]

"When his investigators dug into corruption allegations at a Superfund site, Oklahoma State Auditor Gary Jones believed they'd found criminal wrongdoing. But Scott Pruitt, then Oklahoma's attorney general, didn't agree with Jones about activities at the Tar Creek site. In 2015, a little more than a year after getting Jones' report, he said he wouldn't bring criminal charges."

Environmental Health [2]
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Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: EnergyWire [9], 09/06/2017
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Enviros Gear Up To Defend Obama EPA’s Gas-Mileage Standards [10]

"The tug of war over how much more fuel efficient new cars and trucks should be in coming years — a fight that once seemed all but settled — will play out again on Wednesday in a downtown Washington hotel."

Air [11]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [14], 09/06/2017
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EPA Now Requires Political Aide’s Sign-Off For Agency Awards, Grants [15]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the unusual step of putting a political operative in charge of vetting the hundreds of millions of dollars in grants the EPA distributes annually, assigning final funding decisions to a former Trump campaign aide with little environmental policy experience."

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Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [16], 09/06/2017
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Opinion: "Goodbye, Yosemite. Hello, What?" [17]

The renaming of facilities at Yosemite National Park, because of a contract-related trademark dispute, "is an opportunity for the National Park Service to dump dozens of place names that are the linguistic equivalents of Confederate statues."

Environmental Politics [3]
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Public [7]
California [19]
Source: NY Times [20], 09/05/2017
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"Dems Prep For Major Fight Over Trump USDA Science Pick" [21]

"President Trump’s pick to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) chief scientist is on track to face one of the rougher confirmation battles of the administration."

Agriculture [22]
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Science [23]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [24], 09/05/2017
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"House To Consider Disaster Aid Wednesday" [25]

"The U.S. House will consider a disaster relief package on Wednesday in wake of Hurricane Harvey that led to massive flooding in Texas and has been blamed for at least 50 deaths, the House majority leader’s office said Monday."

Disasters [26]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [27], 09/05/2017
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National Park Service Acting Chief Scraps Climate-Focused Order [28]

"In a move that's drawing fierce criticism, the acting head of the National Park Service has rescinded a 2016 order by the Obama administration that called for a focus on climate change in managing natural resources in U.S. parks."

Climate Change [12]
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Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [18]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [29], 09/04/2017
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Harvey Won’t Make Congress More Likely To Fix Flood Insurance Mess [30]

"Hurricane Harvey is sure to add more crushing debt to the National Flood Insurance Program, which is already $25 billion in the red. So when Congress resumes on Tuesday, will it immediately act to fix this troubled program? Don’t count on it."

Disasters [26]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: McClatchy [31], 09/04/2017
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"U.S. Energy Secretary Approves Release Of More Oil From Reserve" [32]

"The U.S. Energy Secretary has approved the release of up to 4.5 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to the impact from Hurricane Harvey, the Department of Energy said on Friday."

Energy & Fuel [13]
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Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [33], 09/04/2017
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"Trump Admin Violated Law In Delaying Royalties Rule — Court" [34]

"The Trump administration violated the law when it tried to delay a fossil fuel regulation that had already taken effect, a federal court ruled yesterday."

Environmental Politics [3]
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Natural Resources [18]
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Source: Greenwire [35], 09/04/2017
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