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"Stronger Pollution Standards Could Save 143K Lives: Study" [1]

"A recent study found that stronger pollution regulations could save more than 143,000 lives over a decade."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [4]
Science [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [8], 06/30/2020
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"Space Agencies Unveil Site Showing Lockdown Changes To Earth" [9]

"You can now see how coronavirus lockdowns have changed air pollution, hospital lights and even white asparagus harvests."

Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [3]
Health [11]
Science [5]
Technology [12]
Public [6]
International [13]
Source: AP [14], 06/29/2020
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"New Data Reveals Hidden Flood Risk Across America" [15]

"Across much of the United States, the flood risk is far greater than government estimates show, new calculations suggest, exposing millions of people to a hidden threat — and one that will only grow as climate change worsens."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Studies [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Science [5]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [20], 06/29/2020
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DC Sues Oil And Gas Companies, Alleging Deception About Climate Change [21]

"The D.C. attorney general sued four of the world’s largest oil and gas companies Thursday, asserting that they have engaged in a multimillion-dollar campaign over decades to deceive District consumers about the effects of fossil fuels on climate change."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Science [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [25], 06/26/2020
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"How the Virus Won" [26]

"Invisible outbreaks sprang up everywhere. The United States ignored the warning signs. We analyzed travel patterns, hidden infections and genetic data to show how the epidemic spun out of control."

Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [27]
Health [11]
Science [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [28], 06/26/2020
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EPA Won't Appeal Losses On Science Board Grantees Policy [29]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will no longer defend a policy that blocked scientists from serving on its committees if they receive agency funding for their research."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Science [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [30], 06/25/2020
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Health Advocates Criticize Scientific Panel on New Dietary Guidelines [31]

"More than half the members of a panel considering changes to the nation’s blueprint for healthy eating have ties to the food industry"

Agriculture [32]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Food [34]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Science [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [35], 06/24/2020
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"Map Of World's Uncharted Ocean Beds Takes Shape Despite Crisis" [36]

"Plans to map the entire ocean floor by 2030 are going ahead despite the challenges of the coronavirus crisis, officials leading the project said, with almost a fifth covered so far."

Science [5]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [6]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [37], 06/22/2020
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Dems, Experts Decry Trump For Saying He Asked Officials To Slow Testing [38]

"President Trump’s Saturday night remark that he asked officials to “slow the [coronavirus] testing down" sparked harsh rebukes from experts and frustration from his own staffers, who say it undercuts their efforts to reassure Americans as the disease surges around the country."

Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Health [11]
Science [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [39], 06/22/2020
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Wheeler in Wisconsin: Putting a Green Veneer on Actions of Trump EPA [40]

"The Trump administration declared a victory over air pollution in Sheboygan, Wisconsin this week—a timely win given recent polls showing that voters view environmental protection to be President Trump's greatest vulnerability." "By redrawing a line on a map to exclude a monitor with higher pollution readings, the administration has given the appearance of reducing pollution in Sheboygan."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Journalism & Media [18]
Pollution [4]
Science [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: InsideClimate News [41], 06/19/2020
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