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"Half-Life" [1]

"Chad Walde believed in his work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Then he got a rare brain cancer linked to radiation, and the government denied it had any responsibility."

Environmental Health [2]
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Source: ProPublica [6], 10/29/2018
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"Bolsonaro Wins Brazilian Presidency" [7]

"A 63-year-old nationalist renegade rode a wave of voter rage to Brazil’s presidency on Sunday, marking the most dramatic shift to the right in Latin America’s largest country since the end of the Cold War-era military dictatorship.a"

Biodiversity [8]
Climate Change [9]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Forests [11]
Public [4]
South America [12]
Source: Washington Post [13], 10/29/2018
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More Tests Finds Weedkiller Widespread In Popular Cereals, Snack Bars [14]

"Glyphosate is in a bunch of popular cereals and oatmeals—but at levels below federal health standards. Experts say it's difficult to estimate risk from the levels found but the report is still worrisome since children are consistently exposed."

Agriculture [15]
Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [2]
Food [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: EHN [19], 10/26/2018
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"University: Truck Pollution Research Cited By EPA Was ‘Not Accurate’" [20]

"The research the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cited in proposing to roll back a major truck pollution rule was “not accurate,” the university that conducted the study has concluded."

Air [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [23]
Science [24]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [25], 10/26/2018
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EPA Continues to Approve Toxic PFAS Chemicals Despite Wide Contamination [26]

"Even as the Environmental Protection Agency has been trumpeting its efforts to find and clean up contamination from industrial chemicals known as PFAS, it has been allowing new chemicals in this class to enter into commerce, according to data from the agency."

Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Intercept [27], 10/26/2018
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"Trump’s Air Pollution Adviser: Clean Air Saves No Lives" [28]

"Last spring, air pollution researchers from around the world gathered to discuss their latest findings. Among them were scientists who led landmark studies linking smog and soot to deadly health problems. So it was shocking when one speaker essentially told everyone in the room that they were wrong."

Air [21]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Pollution [23]
Science [24]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reveal [29], 10/25/2018
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"Drinking Water: Group Pushes For Action On Lead" [30]

"An advocacy group is asking EPA to collect more data on lead in drinking water following the agency's continual delay in revamping its Lead and Copper Rule."

Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: E&E News PM [32], 10/25/2018
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"Ban Entire Pesticide Class To Protect Children's Health, Experts Say" [33]

"Evidence that an entire class of pesticides threatens the health of children and pregnant women is now so arresting that the substances should be banned, an expert panel of toxicologists has said."

Agriculture [15]
Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Guardian [34], 10/25/2018
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Emails Show ‘Cozy’ Ties Between EPA’s Air Office, Wehrum's Former Firm [35]

"A trove of emails obtained by HuffPost sheds light on the ongoing relationship between the Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality chief, Bill Wehrum, and people at his former law and lobbying firm. This latest instance of Trump appointees communicating with previous employers highlights the extent to which corporate interests have gained access to crucial government decision-makers and raises questions about the usefulness of President Donald Trump’s ethics rules.

Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: HuffPost [36], 10/24/2018
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With Key Senate Races Mired In Pollution Issues, GOP Strategists Shrug [37]

"GOP candidates in Arizona, Texas and Florida face environmental attacks, but party strategists think voters won’t care."

Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Pollution [23]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: HuffPost [38], 10/24/2018
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