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“Trade Secret” Chemicals Injected Nearly 11,000 Times at Ohio Frack Wells [1]

"A new analysis by the nonprofit, Partnership for Policy Integrity finds that “trade secret” chemicals were injected into gas and oil wells nearly 11-thousand times in Ohio for over five years."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
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Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Allegheny Front [10], 09/16/2019
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"Canada’s Major Parties On All Things Environment, Explained" [11]

"Environmental issues are top-of-mind for more Canadians than ever before in this year’s election. It’s an important issue to Canadians in every riding — and the parties know it."

Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [8]
Canada [13]
Source: The Narwhal [14], 09/13/2019
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Pentagon Says PFAS Cleanup Costs Will Dwarf Earlier Estimates [15]

"Military leaders said Thursday that “forever chemical” contamination costs are likely to surpass their original $2 billion estimate as Congress works to push the Department of Defense (DOD) to clean up contaminated water across the country."

Chemicals [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Environmental Health [5]
Military [17]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [20], 09/13/2019
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"Lawmakers Grill Manufacturers Over 'Forever Chemicals' Contamination" [21]

"Lawmakers on Tuesday expressed frustration with major manufacturers behind chemicals that have contaminated drinking water across the country, demanding answers on how they plan to deal with toxic 'forever chemicals.'"

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [22], 09/11/2019
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"U.S. EPA Chief To Reduce Agency-Funded Animal Testing" [23]

"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Tuesday he was signing a memo to reduce agency-funded animal testing, vowing to almost completely end the practice by 2035."

Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Studies [24]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Reuters [26], 09/11/2019
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Who Wins in Latest Expansion of Fishing, Hunting at National Refuges, Fisheries? [27]

A new rule expands hunting and fishing in National Wildlife Refuges and fish hatcheries, and that means potential impacts on critically important public policy around fish and wildlife conservation. The latest TipSheet offers up story ideas and resources for local coverage of the story.

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Activism [29]
Biodiversity [30]
Environmental Health [5]
Fish & Fisheries [31]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [33]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
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NJ Water Company Adds More Anti-Corrosion Chemical To Water Supply [36]

"Suez [a private water company] has begun to adjust the acidity of its water and increase the amount of an anti-corrosion chemical, in the company's latest effort to lower the amount of lead leaching into some Bergen and Hudson county residents' drinking water."

Environmental Health [5]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
Source: North Jersey Record [38], 09/10/2019
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Now Found In Massachusetts Schools [39]

"The water fountains have either been turned off, wrapped in plastic, or fitted with a device to prevent students from using them. Much of the food preparation has moved off campus, and a water jug sits in the kitchen sink, replacing the faucet. The bathrooms are covered with signs that warn students in bold, red letters: “DO NOT DRINK FROM THE SINK.”"

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [5]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
Source: Boston Globe [40], 09/10/2019
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"Watchdog Warns EPA Is Failing To Enforce Lead Paint Abatement Rules" [41]

After an investigation, EPA's Inspector General is saying the agency is not enforcing lead paint abatement rules adequately.

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NPR [42], 09/10/2019
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Mississippi Beaches Vacant For 2 Months As A Toxic Algae Bloom Lurks [43]

"An algal bloom in the Gulf is devastating coastal businesses."

Environmental Health [5]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Source: HuffPost [44], 09/09/2019
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