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Southwest Pennsylvania Kids Breathe Carcinogenic Coke Oven Emissions [1]

"Six-year-old Madelina DeLuca was diagnosed with leukemia when she was just 23 months old."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
Source: EHN [8], 04/22/2019
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Court Orders EPA To Make Final Decision On Banning Chlorpyrifos [9]

"A U.S. appeals court is forcing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a final decision on whether it will ban the use of a common pesticide linked to developmental disorders in children."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [13], 04/22/2019
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Poor Alabama Towns Struggle Under Stench Of Toxic Landfills [14]

"Imports of waste from across the country have turned parts of the state into ‘a toilet bowl’ – and residents are fighting back"

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [15]
People & Population [16]
Waste [17]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [18], 04/19/2019
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Anti-Abortion Christians Protest EPA Loosening Mercury Standards [19]

"Anti-abortion Christians are among those protesting an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would limit consideration of health benefits in regulating mercury and other toxic emissions from industrial sources like coal-burning power plants."

Activism [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Deseret News [21], 04/18/2019
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EPA Moves to ‘Close the Door’ on Asbestos. Groups Say Loopholes Remain [22]

"The Trump administration on Wednesday issued a regulation it said would impose new restrictions on asbestos, a deadly substance once commonly found in insulation materials. The final Environmental Protection Agency rule goes somewhat further than the initial version the agency had proposed, but public health advocates said it still fell short of the protections needed."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NY Times [23], 04/18/2019
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"Trump’s New Regulations Chief to Oversee Major Rule Rollbacks" [24]

"President Donald Trump, heading into what may be his most consequential year for rolling back restrictions on companies, is counting on Paul Ray, a lawyer with a history of representing oil and gas interests among others, to lead his regulatory affairs office."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg [25], 04/17/2019
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Use EPA TRI Database To Find Toxic Threats [26]

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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Activism [20]
Air [2]
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Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [3]
Government [29]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
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National (U.S.) [12]
International [32]
Asia [33]
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"Enforcement: Inside Top EPA Officials' Secret Polluter Meetings" [34]

"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 [35]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [29]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire [36], 04/16/2019
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"Climate Change Is Making Allergy Season Worse" [37]

"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 [38]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: CNN [39], 04/15/2019
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"Regulations: Trump's OIRA: More Bark Than Bite" [40]

"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 [3]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [29]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire [41], 04/12/2019
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