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"Bayer Roundup Cancer Trial Goes To Jury After Closing Arguments" [1]

"A trial in which a California man alleged his use of Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused his cancer went to a federal U.S. jury after lawyers for both sides delivered their closing arguments on Tuesday."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Science [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [8], 03/13/2019

Can States Divvy Up the Shrinking Colorado River Water Supply? [9]

The vast Colorado River, recently in the news over a troubled drought deal, is at the heart of numerous environmental problems in the American West, where water is scarce and the legal complexities of water rights voluminous. The latest Issue Backgrounder offers an explainer on the story, which involves at least seven states, the federal government, Native American tribes, a hornet’s nest of irrigation districts and even Mexico.

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Backgrounders [10]
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Agriculture [11]
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
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National (U.S.) [7]
California [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
International [20]
Mexico [21]
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Public [6]

New Coal Ash Data Help Pinpoint Local Pollution Stories [22]

Hundreds of coal ash ponds and landfills around the United States pollute drinking water supplies, and now a newly released report helps localize the problem for environmental reporters. This week’s TipSheet explores the new data source, provides the back story on coal ash regulation (or lack thereof) and the potential health risks, while offering numerous questions to ask and resources to track down.

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Chemicals [2]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Health [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [27]
Pollution [28]
Waste [29]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
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Public [6]

"U.S. Minorities Consume Less But Suffer More From Pollution: Study" [31]

"U.S. air pollution is disproportionately caused by white consumers, while African-Americans and Hispanics are burdened most by the emissions, a peer-reviewed study showed on Monday."

Air [32]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
People & Population [27]
Pollution [28]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [33], 03/12/2019

Docs: Monsanto Recruited Scientists To Fight Glyphosate Cancer Stigma [34]

"Canadian firm hired to recruit scientists to publish studies that ultimately defended Roundup's key ingredient".

Agriculture [11]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Science [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: CBC News [35], 03/12/2019

"EPA: Trump Repeats Effort To Slash Agency Funding" [36]

"President Trump has proposed to slash EPA's budget by nearly a third. The White House today released its budget plan for fiscal 2020, and again the Trump administration has taken aim at the federal government's agency guarding the environment and public health."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [37], 03/12/2019
May 1, 2020

DEADLINE: Institute for Environmental Journalism Summer 2020 [38]

The Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization InsideClimate News' summer journalism program is for high school students and recent grads to explore the nation's most pressing environmental concerns, Jul 5-17, 2020, through ambitious journalism immersed in the rugged coast of Maine at the College of the Atlantic. Scholarships available. Deadline: May 1.

Workshops and Fellowships [39]
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Biodiversity [40]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Studies [41]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Journalism & Media [26]
Science [5]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [43]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
April 23, 2019

Energy, Salmon, Agriculture & Community: Can We Come Together? [45]

The Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University is convening this one-day event to support current discussions with leaders and groups from Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho regarding a long-term plan to address energy, salmon, water, agriculture, and community needs.

Other Events [46]
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Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [11]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Planning & Growth [47]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]

N.J. Again Accusing Oil Giant Of Dumping Cancer-Causing Chemicals [48]

"Nearly three and a half years after settling with ExxonMobil for the largest environmental settlement in Garden State history, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced on Thursday that the state is again going after the oil giant."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
Source: Newark Star-Ledger [49], 03/11/2019

"Michigan Plant To Stop Work Following Air Pollution Concerns" [50]

"A medical-device manufacturer said it will stop sterilizing equipment at a Michigan facility as state regulators investigate the company for air pollution, including for the release of a known carcinogen."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [43]
Source: AP [51], 03/08/2019

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