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"Romaine Lettuce Is Not Safe To Eat, CDC Warns U.S. Consumers" [1]

"Romaine lettuce is unsafe to eat in any form, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in a food safety alert in response to a new outbreak of illnesses caused by a particularly dangerous type of E. coli bacteria.

The CDC told consumers to throw away any romaine lettuce they may already have purchased. Restaurants should not serve it, stores should not sell it, and people should not buy it, no matter where or when the lettuce was grown. It doesn’t matter if it is chopped, whole head or part of a mix.

Agriculture [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [8], 11/21/2018
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Bear Stories Should Go Beyond Bare Facts [9]

Bears, particularly the plentiful black bears that are the source of much human-bear conflict, can serve as a opening to larger environmental stories, such as habitat destruction and the challenges of the “wildland-urban interface.” This week’s TipSheet has some of the good news/bad news on bears, with story ideas and resources for your reporting.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [3]
Forests [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [15]
Wildlife [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [17]
California [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [19]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [22]
Northwest (OR WA) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
International [25]
Canada [26]
Antarctica & Arctic [27]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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Calif. Wildfire Air Pollution Exceeded World Health Standards By 60X [28]

"The level of air pollution in California exceeded world “safe” levels by about 60 times last week after a series of deadly wildfires."

Air [29]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [3]
Forests [12]
Pollution [31]
Public [6]
California [18]
Source: The Hill [32], 11/20/2018
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"Zinke Blames ‘Environmental Radicals’ For Deadly California Fires" [33]

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke blamed “environmental radicals” for the California wildfires that have killed at least 77 people, saying they stop forest management practices that could have prevented the fires."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [34]
Forests [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [35], 11/20/2018
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"EPA: Trump Team Reluctant To Pursue Polluters — Report" [36]

"President Trump's EPA isn't just rolling back regulations, it's failing to enforce the rules that remain on the books, according to a new report from a group formed to track the administration."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [34]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [37], 11/19/2018
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Tests Showed Children Were Exposed to Lead. NYC Challenged the Tests [38]

"For at least two decades, the New York City Housing Authority routinely disputed tests that revealed lead in its apartments. Private landlords almost never do this."

Chemicals [39]
Consumer [40]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [34]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [22]
Source: NY Times [41], 11/19/2018
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Scientists Say Data Show Misleading Industry Findings on Chlorpyrifos [42]

"Data just doesn't add up behind industry conclusions on chlorpyrifos— a controversial insecticide linked to brain impacts for children."

"Researchers who examined Dow Chemical Company-sponsored animal tests performed two decades ago on the insecticide chlorpyrifos found inaccuracies in what the company reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency compared to what the data showed.

And, according to internal EPA communication, agency scientists also had issues with the study interpretations, yet the agency approved the compound for continued use anyway.

Chemicals [39]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [34]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [43]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: EHN [44], 11/19/2018
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Trump Will Name Andrew Wheeler, Former Coal Lobbyist, as EPA Chief [45]

"President Trump said Friday that he intends to nominate former industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler as the Environmental Protection Agency’s next administrator, a move that would ensure a continued deregulatory push at the agency."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [34]
Government [46]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [47], 11/19/2018
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"California Recommends Restrictions For Popular Pesticide" [48]

"California regulators recommended new restrictions Thursday on a widely used pesticide blamed for harming the brains of babies."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [39]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
California [18]
Source: AP [49], 11/16/2018
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"EPA Watchdog Questions Safety of Sewage Used as Fertilizer" [50]

"The Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t know if the treated sewage sludge that farmers use as fertilizer is safe, according to a report from its internal watchdog."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [39]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [31]
Waste [51]
Water & Oceans [52]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Bloomberg [53], 11/16/2018
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