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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Portraying Green Activism as Illegal Racket [1]

"A federal judge on Monday dismissed a Canadian logging company's lawsuit against Greenpeace and another activist group that accused them of running a criminal enterprise through their environmental campaigns."

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Source: InsideClimate News [6], 10/17/2017
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"Post-Maria, Trump's Approval Rating On Hurricanes Down 20 Points" [7]

"President Donald Trump's approval rating for handling the federal government's response to recent hurricanes has dropped 20 points in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS."

Disasters [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: CNN [10], 10/17/2017
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EPA Boss Pruitt Issues Directive To Curb Settlements With Green Groups [11]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a directive on Monday to limit the extent to which the EPA can reach legal agreements with groups suing to force it to take regulatory action."

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National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [12], 10/17/2017
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"Democrats Accuse EPA’s Pruitt of Misusing Taxpayer Funds" [13]

"Top-ranking Congressional Democrats are calling on a federal watchdog to review whether Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt broke the law by making a video for a private group opposing an Obama-era clean-water rule."

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Journalism & Media [14]
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Water & Oceans [15]
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Source: AP [16], 10/17/2017
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"Zinke Vows to End ‘Virus’ of Harassment in Park Service" [17]

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke vowed Friday that there would be “no quarter” for employees who sexually harass or discriminate against colleagues. He said he would dismiss anyone found guilty of harassment and supervisors who sweep such charges under the rug."

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National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [19], 10/16/2017
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"Acting EPA Science Adviser Retiring" [20]

"The Environmental Protection Agency's acting science adviser is retiring, he told CNN Saturday."

Climate Change [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [9]
Science [23]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: CNN [24], 10/16/2017
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"US Regulators OK Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Pipelines" [25]

"A divided panel of federal regulators granted approvals Friday evening for the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley natural gas pipelines, major East Coast projects."

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National (U.S.) [5]
Source: AP [27], 10/16/2017
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Trump Official for Pipeline Safety Profits from Selling Oil Spill Gear [28]

"A newly appointed federal regulator charged with overseeing pipeline safety personally profits from oil spill responses, a DeSmog investigation has found."

Disasters [8]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: DeSmog [30], 10/16/2017
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"Coal Plant Closures Continue Even As U.S. Ends 'Clean Power Plan'" [31]

"U.S. power firm Vistra Energy Corp said on Friday that it would shut two coal-fired plants for economic reasons, as closures in the industry continue apace despite the environment regulator saying this week he wanted to end the 'war on coal.'"

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [32], 10/16/2017
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Pros Doubt EPA Curbs On Monsanto, Basf Herbicides Will Halt Crop Damage [33]

"U.S. weed specialists doubted on Friday that new federal restrictions on the use of a controversial weed killer, sold by Monsanto Co and BASF, will prevent recurrences next year of crop damage linked to the chemical."

Agriculture [34]
Chemicals [35]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [36], 10/16/2017
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