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"Across America, Five Communities in Search of Environmental Justice" [1]

"From New York to Los Angeles, Minneapolis to the Gulf Coast, people of color suffer disproportionately from pollution, callous government and climate change."

Activism [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: InsideClimate News [9], 06/19/2020
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Federal OK of Oil Well At Carrizo Plain Natl. Monument Sparks Outrage [10]

"To most Southern Californians, the Carrizo Plain National Monument is best known for its stunning wildflower blooms and bone-white Soda Lake."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [14]
Source: LA Times [15], 06/19/2020
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Wheeler in Wisconsin: Putting a Green Veneer on Actions of Trump EPA [16]

"The Trump administration declared a victory over air pollution in Sheboygan, Wisconsin this week—a timely win given recent polls showing that voters view environmental protection to be President Trump's greatest vulnerability." "By redrawing a line on a map to exclude a monitor with higher pollution readings, the administration has given the appearance of reducing pollution in Sheboygan."

Air [17]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [18]
Pollution [19]
Science [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: InsideClimate News [21], 06/19/2020
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As NOAA Leaders Take Fall for ‘Sharpiegate,’ Commerce Bigs Duck Blame [22]

"Senior officials within the Commerce Department have ducked two of three investigations into a controversial National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) statement issued during 2019’s Hurricane Dorian in which they played a leading role."

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [20]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [27], 06/19/2020
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USFS: Battle Lines Form Around USDA Chief's Grazing Directive [28]

"Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue's directive last week promoting grazing on Forest Service land could rekindle a long-running debate about why the federal government is in the livestock-grazing business."

Agriculture [29]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [30]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [31], 06/19/2020
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"U.S. House Democrats Unveil $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan" [32]

"U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday unveiled a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that they will seek to pass in coming weeks, arguing it has been made more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [34]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [35], 06/19/2020
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Interior Consulted ‘Junk Science’ Troll On ‘Transparency’ Rule: Emails [36]

"A high-ranking agency official jumped at the chance to discuss the department initiative with Steve Milloy, a zealous science denier."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: HuffPost [37], 06/19/2020
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"Slip-Up Reveals Chevron Ties To Architect Of Climate Attack" [38]

"It was an audacious messaging campaign: White environmentalists are hurting black communities by pushing radical climate policies that would strip them of fossil fuel jobs."

Climate Change [23]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [39], 06/19/2020
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"E.P.A. Won’t Regulate Toxic Compound Linked to Fetal Brain Damage" [40]

"The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a decision not to impose any limits on perchlorate, a toxic chemical compound found in rocket fuel that contaminates water and has been linked to fetal and infant brain damage."

Chemicals [41]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [42], 06/19/2020
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"Climate Change Tied to Pregnancy Risks, Affecting Black Mothers Most" [43]

"Pregnant women exposed to high temperatures or air pollution are more likely to have children who are premature, underweight or stillborn, and African-American mothers and babies are harmed at a much higher rate than the population at large, according to sweeping new research examining  more than 32 million births in the United States."

Air [17]
Climate Change [23]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Health [44]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [19]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [45], 06/19/2020
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