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"Appropriations: Energy, Enviro Amendments Pile Up For 'Minibus'" [1]

"Lawmakers have proposed dozens of energy and environmental amendments to a House spending package due on the floor this week, which could force votes on topics ranging from climate change to lightbulb efficiency."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E Daily [7], 07/26/2017
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"House Passes Russia Sanctions Deal With Oil, Gas Fix" [8]

"The House easily passed bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to expand sanctions on Russia and limit the Trump administration's ability to lift them. The legislation comes after lawmakers addressed a series of concerns oil and gas companies raised about the package, which they said would limit the extent to which American and Russian energy firms could interact."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [9], 07/26/2017
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"Like Exxon, Utilities Knew about Climate Change Risks Decades Ago" [10]

"A new report shows through documents and testimony how utilities researched climate change and determined in the 1970s that it could force a shift away from coal."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [13], 07/26/2017
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"BLM Looks To 'Existing Authorities' In Bid To Rescind Fracking Rule" [14]

"In a call to rescind an Obama-era regulation governing hydraulic fracturing on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is calling for public input on how best to rely on "pre-existing authorities" to manage unconventional drilling."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: EnergyWire [15], 07/26/2017
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"Pruitt Says EPA Will Create ‘Top-10’ List For Superfund Cleanup" [16]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt vowed Tuesday to cut through bureaucratic red tape that has slowed the cleanup of toxic Superfund sites and follow a task force’s recommendations to act more boldly in holding companies responsible for past contamination."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [19]
Waste [20]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [21], 07/26/2017
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Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [22]

A federal court has ruled unconstitutional a Utah law that made undercover filming of livestock operations illegal. What's it mean for similar laws elsewhere? The latest WatchDog has the story, plus news on protecting whistleblowers, a digital journalist's legal guide, shielding of climate info and leaked government reports.

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Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Food [27]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [30]
Policy [31]
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  • Read more about Court Strikes Down “Ag-Gag” Law; plus a Journalist’s Legal Guide; State Shield for Climate Research and More [22]

Trump EPA Chem Safety Pick Was in the 'Business of Blessing' Pollution [37]

"Michael Dourson, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, founded and ran a toxicology consulting firm whose work enabled DuPont to avoid providing clean water to people in West Virginia after the company contaminated the area around one of its plants with a dangerous industrial chemical."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Intercept [38], 07/25/2017
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"Appeals Court Backs Wildlife Activist In Free Speech Case" [39]

"A federal appeals court on Monday ruled in favor of a wildlife activist who said his free speech rights were violated when a sheriff's deputy barred him from watching livestock agents herd wild bison into Yellowstone National Park."

Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Wildlife [40]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [41], 07/25/2017
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11 States Sue EPA Over Delay Of New Chemical Safety Rules [42]

"Attorneys general from 11 states today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a delay in Obama-era rules aimed at preventing accidents at chemical plants."

Chemicals [17]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News PM [44], 07/25/2017
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Senate Confirms David Bernhardt, Trump Nominee For No. 2 Interior Post [45]

"Colorado native David Bernhardt’s nomination by President Donald Trump to the post of deputy Interior secretary was confirmed Monday by the U.S. Senate, despite concerns from Democrats who call him a Washington insider and from conservationists worried about his environmental record."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Denver Post [46], 07/25/2017
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