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Harvey: "Filing Shows Spill At Arkema Plant Before It Caught Fire" [1]

"The chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, that caught fire in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey experienced a chemical spill more than a day before the fire broke out, according to a regulatory filing."

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [9]
Source: EnergyWire [10], 09/15/2017
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House Passes Spending Bill With EPA Cuts, Riders Targeting Obama Rules [11]

"The House [Thursday] approved a wide-ranging fiscal 2018 spending package that makes cuts in funding to U.S. EPA and the Interior Department, among other agencies, while adding several policy provisions aimed at limiting Obama-era environmental and energy policies."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Greenwire [14], 09/15/2017
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"East Chicago Starts Lead Pipe Replacement At Superfund Site" [15]

"East Chicago is in the process of replacing lead service lines throughout the city, an action the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says is critical to ensure the safety of the drinking water."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Source: Chicago Tribune [19], 09/15/2017
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Independent Tests Found Benzene After Harvey 6x Higher Than Guidelines [20]

"After an oil tank in Houston’s Manchester neighborhood caved in, private monitors found levels that far exceeded California’s health guidelines".

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [9]
Source: ProPublica/Texas Tribune [21], 09/15/2017
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"Climate Change Threatens the World’s Parasites (That’s Not Good)" [22]

"As many as one in three parasite species may go extinct in the next century, a new study finds, which is not cause for celebration."

Climate Change [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Wildlife [24]
Public [8]
International [25]
Source: NY Times [26], 09/14/2017
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"Air Pollution From Industry Plagues Houston In Harvey's Wake" [27]

Post-Harvey emissions of pollutants from Houston-area petrochemical plants make air unhealthy for residents to breathe.

Air [28]
Chemicals [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [9]
Source: NPR [30], 09/14/2017
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"Emails Show How the Food Industry Uses ‘Science’ to Push Soda" [31]

"A conversation between two former Coke executives reveals some of the tricks of the trade. "

Consumer [32]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [34]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Bloomberg [35], 09/14/2017
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"U.S. House Votes to Block Climate Rules, Using Critical Budget Bill" [36]

"The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to cut funding from key climate protection rules and rejected an attempt to save regional offices of the Environmental Protection Agency from being closed. But lawmakers voted against an amendment to cut $1.9 billion from the EPA's budget, which would have dealt a devastating blow to the beleaguered agency."

Climate Change [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: InsideClimate News [37], 09/14/2017
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"Texas Calls in US Air Force To Counter Post-Storm Surge In Mosquitoes" [38]

"Texas has launched aerial attacks on mosquitoes swarming coastal regions of the state and threatening to spread disease and hinder disaster recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [9]
Source: Reuters [39], 09/13/2017
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"Harvey's Flooding Blamed In Major Gasoline Spill In Texas" [40]

"Hurricane Harvey's floodwaters triggered a spill of almost a half-million gallons of gasoline from two storage tanks along the Houston Ship Channel, marking the largest spill reported to date from a storm that slammed into the heart of Texas' huge petrochemical industry."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [9]
Source: AP [41], 09/13/2017
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