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"EPA Chief Backtracks On Delaying Rules Reducing Emissions" [1]

"One day after getting sued by 15 states, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt reversed his earlier decision to delay implementation of Obama-era rules reducing emissions of smog-causing air pollutants."

Air [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [8], 08/03/2017
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Clean Power Plan: Industry To EPA: We Want Rule 'Fixed, Not Just Gone' [9]

"Industry has delivered a clear message to the Trump administration during a series of recent closed-door meetings: Don't completely gut the Obama-era Clean Power Plan."

Air [2]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: ClimateWire [11], 08/02/2017
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100,000 Pages of Chemical Industry Secrets Found and Published [12]

"For decades, some of the dirtiest, darkest secrets of the chemical industry have been kept in Carol Van Strum’s barn."

Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Science [16]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Intercept [17], 08/02/2017
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EPA Science Integrity Panel Says Pruitt Climate Denial Is Permissible [18]

"An internal review by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that its administrator did not violate its scientific integrity policy when he contradicted a fundamental tenet of climate science by denying that carbon dioxide pollution is the principal agent of global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [16]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: InsideClimate News [19], 08/02/2017
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"Monsanto’s Sway Over Research Is Seen in Disclosed Emails" [20]

"Documents released Tuesday in a lawsuit against Monsanto raised new questions about the company’s efforts to influence the news media and scientific research and revealed internal debate over the safety of its highest-profile product, the weed killer Roundup."

Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Science [16]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NY Times [21], 08/02/2017
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Border Wall: Trump Admin Waives Multiple Enviro Laws Near San Diego [22]

"The Trump administration waived environmental and other regulatory requirements today to expedite construction of barriers along the border between California and Mexico."

Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [23], 08/02/2017
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"Advocates Oppose EPA's Delay Of Coal Plant Pollution Limits" [24]

"WASHINGTON — Environmental advocates urged the Trump administration on Monday to reverse course on its move to set aside an Obama-era measure limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plants."

Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [27], 08/01/2017
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"How Congress Is Cementing Trump's Anti-Climate Orders into Law" [28]

"These 'cynical' efforts are mostly flying under the radar, but they could short-circuit lawsuits and make it harder to restore environmental protections."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: InsideClimate News [29], 07/31/2017
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"At EPA Museum, History Might Be In For A Change" [30]

"Scott Pruitt has repeated a particular line again and again since becoming the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. 'The future ain’t what it used to be at the EPA,' he’s fond of saying."

Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [31], 07/31/2017
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Why Americans Are Fighting Over A Gorgeous Monument Called Bears Ears [32]

"The route to Newspaper Rock — so named because it’s carved with ancient petroglyphs — from the tiny city of Monticello, Utah, follows a narrow two-lane road through a breathtaking landscape."

Environmental Politics [3]
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Natural Resources [33]
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Source: Washington Post [34], 07/31/2017
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