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Dems Ask Why CDC Softened Report on Virus Safety at SD Meat Plant [1]

"A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about safety procedures at a meatpacking plant whose workers were falling ill at an alarming rate early on in the pandemic is raising new questions from Democrats about possible political interference at the agency."

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
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Food [7]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [12], 10/01/2020
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"EPA Chief Trumpeting ‘Misleading’ Superfund Metrics, Critics Say" [13]

"The EPA is touting the number of contaminated Superfund sites removed from its priority list—even as newly proposed sites and sites awaiting funding continue to pile up."

Chemicals [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [16]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [17], 09/30/2020
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"Colorado Regulators Approve Drilling Buffers, Other Rules" [18]

"The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has provided preliminary approval for new regulations for well drilling sites, including a 2,000-foot (610-meter) buffer requirement from homes."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
Source: AP [21], 09/30/2020
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EPA Questions Legality Of Calif. Vow To Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars [22]

"The federal government is raising legal and practical questions about a recent California executive order attempting to end sales of gas-powered cars in the state by 2035."

Climate Change [23]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Transportation [24]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
California [25]
Source: The Hill [26], 09/30/2020
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Lockheed Orlando Facility Accused Of Mishandling Toxic Chemicals In Suit [27]

"Lockheed Martin Corp. facility in Orlando is accused of mishandling hazardous toxins, releasing contaminates into soil and groundwater, according to a personal and class-action lawsuit filed by the personal injury law firm Morgan and Morgan."

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: ClickOrlando [29], 09/29/2020
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Pa. Regulator Says Sunoco Must Do More To Share Pipeline Safety Info [30]

"Pennsylvania’s utility regulator is siding with a Cumberland County man in his complaint against Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline."

Activism [31]
Environmental Health [3]
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Journalism & Media [15]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Source: StateImpact Pa. [33], 09/29/2020
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"Deadly Microbe Water Warning Lifted For Final Texas City" [34]

"Environmental officials in Texas have lifted a warning for a final Houston-area community to stop using tap water because it might be tainted with a deadly brain-eating microbe, but with a warning that the water should be boiled before being consumed."

Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Source: AP [37], 09/29/2020
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"The CDC Doesn't Know Enough About Coronavirus In Tribal Nations" [38]

"A recent CDC report estimates Native Americans and Alaskan Natives are 3.5 times more likely to get COVID-19 than white people, and those under 18 are more likely to test positive."

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Health [39]
People & Population [40]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NPR [41], 09/28/2020
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"Revealed: BP And Shell Back Anti-Climate Lobby Groups Despite Pledges" [42]

"An Unearthed and HuffPost investigation identified at least eight trade associations the companies failed to disclose in transparency reports."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [43]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: HuffPost [44], 09/28/2020
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"EPA to Promote Lead Testing Rule as Trump Tries to Burnish His Record" [45]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to overhaul the way communities test their water for lead, a policy change that will be pitched ahead of Election Day as a major environmental achievement for a president not noted for his conservation record."

Chemicals [14]
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Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [16]
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Source: NYTimes [46], 09/28/2020
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