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"As Legal Cannabis Spreads, Growers Go Organic — And Beyond" [1]

"Pot prohibition is gradually lifting, but state and federal growing guidance is lacking. EHN visited West Coast growers committed to nudging the fledgling industry in a chemical-free, Earth-friendly direction."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: EHN [7], 06/13/2019
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"Why Food Reformers Have Mixed Feelings About Eco-Labels" [8]

"Take a walk through the grocery story; the packages are talking to you, proclaiming their moral virtue, appealing to your ideals: organic, cage-free, fair trade. When I dug into the world of eco-labels recently, I was surprised to find that some of the people who know these labels best are ambivalent about them."

Agriculture [2]
Consumer [9]
Environmental Health [4]
Food [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [12], 06/13/2019
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"Former Obama EPA Head Tells Trump's EPA: 'Just Do Your Jobs'" [13]

"An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator under former President Obama told lawmakers Tuesday the agency under the Trump administration is ignoring its mission."

Climate Change [14]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [19], 06/12/2019
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Sifting Through 'Toxic Secrets' To Nail Polluter [20]

A lengthy investigation yielded one small-market environmental reporting team an award-winning project examining the adequacy of a toxic solvent cleanup in a polluted community. Our latest “Inside Story” talks with a team member behind the project to learn about the challenges, the lessons learned and advice for others tracking similar problems.

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Inside Story [21]
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Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [22]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [24]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
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State AGs: EPA Water Pollution Policy a 'Road Map' For Skirting Law [26]

"Eleven attorneys general sent a letter last week urging EPA to reconsider its recent interpretive statement specifying that Clean Water Act permits are not required for pollution that moves through groundwater before reaching a federally regulated waterway."

Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Greenwire [27], 06/11/2019
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How Deadly Mosquito-Borne Dengue Could Spread in a Warming World [28]

"Climate change is poised to increase the spread of dengue fever, which is common in parts of the world with warmer climates like Brazil and India, a new study warns."

Climate Change [14]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [5]
International [29]
Source: NY Times [30], 06/11/2019
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June 16, 2025

DEADLINE: The Water Desk Grants [31]

The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder's Center for Environmental Journalism is offering grants (up to $10,000) to media outlets and individual journalists covering water issues (and intertwined topics) related to the Colorado River Basin. Apply by Jun 16, 2025.

Awards and Grants [32]
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Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [33]
Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [34]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [22]
People & Population [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region: 
California [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]

"Battle Over Science Roils EPA" [38]

"Environmental Protection Agency is battling its own board of science advisers over its controversial plan to dismiss certain types of scientific research from consideration when issuing rules."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Science [39]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [40], 06/10/2019
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"Fuzzy Math: The Strategy Behind the Trump EPA’s Deregulation Push" [41]

"Polluters have long exaggerated the cost of new regulations and downplayed their benefits. Now, the Trump administration is turning that approach into policy as it seeks to slash regulations governing power plant emissions and weaken other environmental laws."

Economy & Business [34]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Environmental Studies [42]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: YaleE360 [43], 06/10/2019
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"Warning of ‘Pig Zero’: One Drugmaker’s Push to Sell More Antibiotics" [44]

"Overuse of antibiotics in livestock has given rise to drug-resistant germs. Drugmakers say they want to be part of the solution. But a recent campaign urged farmers to administer the drugs to healthy animals daily."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [45], 06/10/2019
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