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Use EPA TRI Database To Find Toxic Threats [1]

The Toxics Release Inventory database, refreshed annually, has long been the foundation of many a good environmental news story. The latest release is now out, and this week’s TipSheet reminds journalists why the searchable online TRI can be such a valuable reporting tool in tracking toxic dangers.

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Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
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"Enforcement: Inside Top EPA Officials' Secret Polluter Meetings" [17]

"Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and high-ranking aides held several previously unreported meetings with a Missouri-based electric utility company that EPA claimed in 2011 had been violating the Clean Air Act since the Clinton administration, agency documents show."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Greenwire [20], 04/16/2019

"Climate Change Is Making Allergy Season Worse" [21]

"You're sneezing your head off, and your eyes sting. The air around you is yellow -- along with your house, your car, your pets. Yes, of course, you already know that allergy season has arrived. Now for more bad news: Climate change makes it much worse."

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Health [7]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: CNN [23], 04/15/2019

"Regulations: Trump's OIRA: More Bark Than Bite" [24]

"Just a few weeks shy of completing his first year in office, President Trump showcased his administration's focus on cutting 'red tape' with a striking visual display. Flanked by Cabinet officials and stacks of paper, the president held an oversized pair of golden scissors and ceremoniously cut through a red ribbon."

Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Greenwire [25], 04/12/2019

Chemicals: EPA's Confidentiality Proposal Lacks Key Details, Greens Say [26]

"EPA's new plan for verifying chemicals that companies claim as trade secrets has some of the same shortcomings as a previous regulation currently tangled in litigation, according to critics."

Chemicals [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Greenwire [27], 04/12/2019

"New York Plans To Sue EPA Over GE's 'Incomplete' Hudson River Cleanup" [28]

"New York state officials plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allowing General Electric Co to stop clearing the Hudson River of PCB contamination before the cleanup work was finished."

Chemicals [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Source: Reuters [31], 04/12/2019

"House Panel Launches Probe of EPA’s Air Policy Chief" [32]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation Thursday into whether the Environmental Protection Agency’s air policy chief and his deputy have improperly aided their former industry clients since joining the administration."

Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [33], 04/12/2019

Styrofoam Facts — Why You May Want To Bring Your Own Cup [34]

What makes styrofoam good — like its insulating, shock-absorbing qualities that make it suitable for hot coffee cups, coolers, helmets and packing material — is also what makes it bad … for the environment, that is. This month’s Backgrounder looks at the technical and environmental aspects of this long-troubling plastic pollution source.

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Environmental Politics [19]
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Pollution [12]
Science [38]
Waste [39]
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EPA IG Issues Rare 'Alert' That Data On Toxics Releases Is Inaccurate [40]

"The top watchdog overseeing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a rare 'management alert' Monday warning that the agency’s public data on toxic substance releases are not accurate."

Chemicals [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Journalism & Media [10]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [41], 04/09/2019

"A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy" [42]

"The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs."

Environmental Health [7]
Journalism & Media [10]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NY Times [43], 04/08/2019

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