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"Monterey County Community Organizes For Clean Tap Water" [1]

"A lot of money will soon be flowing into California communities with contaminated drinking water thanks to the new Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund."

Environmental Health [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
California [8]
Source: KAZU [9], 08/23/2019
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"New York Sues EPA Over GE's Hudson River PCB Cleanup" [10]

"New York sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, accusing the agency of prematurely allowing General Electric Co to stop clearing the Hudson River of PCB contamination before the cleanup was finished."

Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [2]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 08/22/2019
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NY May Be 1st State Requiring Ingredient Labeling On Menstrual Products [16]

"A New York bill passed this summer would require labeling on menstrual products that lists the ingredients so women can avoid potential toxic exposure."

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [17]
Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: EHN [18], 08/21/2019
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"EPA Sued Over Decision to Reinstate Bee-Killing Pesticide" [19]

"A pair of environmental groups are challenging the Trump administration’s decision to approve use of a bee-killing pesticide on more than 190 million acres of crops."

Agriculture [20]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Wildlife [21]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [23], 08/21/2019
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Toxic Indiana Steel Mill Spill Kills Fish, Closes L. Michigan Beaches [24]

"Three Lake Michigan beaches remain closed after a northwest Indiana steel mill dumped toxic chemicals into a tributary earlier this week, an incident that was not reported to the public until hundreds of dead fish began floating past boaters."

Environmental Health [2]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
Source: Chicago Tribune [26], 08/20/2019
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"Study Raises Questions About Fluoride And Children’s IQ" [27]

"A study of young children in Canada suggests those whose mothers drank fluoridated tap water while pregnant had slightly lower IQ scores than children whose mothers lived in non-fluoridated cities. But don’t dash for the nearest bottled water yet."

Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [2]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Washington Post [28], 08/20/2019
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"Bristol Bay: EPA Deleted Scientists' Concerns About Pebble Analysis" [29]

"EPA scientists wanted their agency to ask for a new environmental review of the proposed Pebble mine project but were overridden by political staffers, according to several sources and a key document obtained by E&E News."

Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [30]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [13]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [22]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
Source: Greenwire [35], 08/19/2019
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Trump EPA Reverses Decision To Use 'Cyanide Bombs' To Kill Wild Animals [36]

"After sustained public outcry, the Trump administration has voided its decision to reauthorize controversial cyanide traps for killing wildlife."

Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [30]
Wildlife [21]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Guardian [37], 08/16/2019
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"High Lead Levels Found in Sampling of Vermont Schools’ Water" [38]

"High lead levels have been found in drinking water of all five Vermont schools tested so far in a new state program."

Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [2]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [39], 08/15/2019
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"Heavy Metals Found In Groundwater Near Coal Plants" [40]

"Environmental officials say heavy metals from coal ash have seeped into groundwater at a Duke Energy complex along Florida’s Gulf Coast."

Chemicals [11]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Health [2]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: AP [42], 08/15/2019
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