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"Maryland Sues EPA Over Upwind Air Pollution" [1]

"Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh (D) sued the Trump administration Wednesday to try to force it to take action against out-of-state power plants for their air pollution."

Air [2]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Source: The Hill [7], 09/28/2017

Pittsburgh: "PWSA Looks At Pipe Coatings To Tackle Lead Problem" [8]

A new technology for coating the inside of lead service pipes could save homeowners money and make expensive replacement unnecessary. It is being tested.

Economy & Business [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Pollution [4]
Technology [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [13], 09/28/2017

Post-Gazette Request To Open Health Dept Asbestos Proceeding Denied [14]

"An Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer Tuesday denied a request to allow the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to attend a proceeding that was closed to the public at the request of Ramesh and Vikas Jain, who were appealing a $1.47 million fine for multiple violations of the county’s asbestos-removal regulations."

Environmental Health [10]
Journalism & Media [15]
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Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [16], 08/31/2017

"Scientists 'Race Against Time' To Fight Lethal Bat Disease" [17]

"KINGMAN ISLAND, D.C. — Here come the inside-the-Beltway bats, some scarred survivors of an insidious disease."

Science [18]
Wildlife [19]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Source: Greenwire [20], 08/29/2017

"Tropical Storm Watch Issued For Parts Of Coastal Carolinas" [21]

"The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm watch for parts of North and South Carolina."

Disasters [22]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: AP [24], 08/28/2017

"Bay Journal To Lose EPA Funding" [25]

"Citing 'shift in priorities,' agency cancels multi-year grant for 27-year-old nonprofit news outlet covering the Chesapeake".

Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [15]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Source: Bay Journal [27], 08/25/2017
September 7, 2017

Dan Fagin Talk and Book Signing at Point Park University [28]

Join Point Park University’s Environmental Journalism Program at 7:00 p.m. on Sep 7, 2017 to listen to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and SEJ member/past president Dan Fagin speak on his career writing in environmental science. Free registration required.

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"Pollution Buildup At Conowingo Dam May Harm Chesapeake Bay Cleanup" [30]

"A decades-long effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, is showing signs of success. But scientists now say progress could be hindered by a hydroelectric dam, located on the Susquehanna River in northern Maryland."

Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
Source: NPR [31], 08/23/2017
October 13, 2017

Tree Canopy Conference: Green Infrastructure in the Urbanized Environment [32]

With an alarming spread of blights, infestations, and extreme weather affecting trees, Morris Arboretum at University of Pennsylvania is holding a one-day event in Haverford (a suburb of Philadelphia) to discuss the challenges facing and successful strategies available to communities responsible for maintaining a healthy tree canopy.

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Forests [33]
Natural Resources [34]
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"Governor Urges Trump To Drop Virginia From Offshore Drilling Plan" [36]

"Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe urged the Trump administration to exclude his state from a federal offshore oil and gas drilling plan, citing concerns about revenue sharing and environmental issues, in a letter that his office revealed on Thursday."

Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: Reuters [38], 08/18/2017

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