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"Dolphins Are Swimming, Mating And Even Giving Birth In The Potomac"

"Five decades ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the polluted Potomac River a “national disgrace.” Although it is now much cleaner, officials in Washington are still not convinced the water is safe for humans to swim in. But many miles downriver, where the Potomac widens to lakelike proportions as it flows toward the Chesapeake Bay, it teems with a different species of swimmers whose presence may signal healthier waters: dolphins."

Source: Washington Post, 10/03/2019

"Royal Shakespeare Company Ends BP Partnership After Student Protest"

"The Royal Shakespeare Company is to end its partnership with BP at the end of the year following criticism of its links to the international oil giant."

Source: BBC News, 10/03/2019

"Methane Sensors Put On Planes, Trucks In Oil Production Zone"

"Methane sensors will be put on planes, trucks and atop towers in the West Texas and southeastern New Mexico desert in a new effort to gauge the extent of greenhouse gas emissions from surging oil and natural gas production, advocates with the Environmental Defense Fund announced Wednesday."

Source: AP, 10/03/2019

"Investigation At US EPA Probes Oversight Of GenX Manufacture"

"The US Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog is investigating EPA activity on a consent order controlling the manufacture of two fluoroethers. The 2009 order initially applied to DuPont and now affects its Chemours spin-off."

Source: C&EN, 10/03/2019

"EPA Put on Notice Over Coal Ash Proposal: ‘See You in Court’"

"Environmental advocates Oct. 2 claimed that EPA’s coal ash proposals are illegal because companies may be allowed to reuse this material without proper monitoring and public protections."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/03/2019

Trump Breaks With Tradition By Tapping Only A Republican For FERC

"President Trump finally chose a new Republican commissioner for a key panel of federal energy regulators. But he did so without naming a Democrat to go with him, setting off a potential battle with Senate Democrats over the future of renewable energy and gas pipeline projects across the country."

Source: Washington Post, 10/03/2019

In Houston, Rash of Storms Tests Limits of Coping With Climate Change

"After Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017, Houston jumped to the front of the pack in adapting to the threat of climate change. It passed tougher building codes, offered more buyouts for flood-prone homes and budgeted billions of dollars in new funding for flood control."

Source: NY Times, 10/03/2019

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"Dolphins Are Swimming, Mating And Even Giving Birth In The Potomac"

"Royal Shakespeare Company Ends BP Partnership After Student Protest"

"Methane Sensors Put On Planes, Trucks In Oil Production Zone"

"Investigation At US EPA Probes Oversight Of GenX Manufacture"

"EPA Put on Notice Over Coal Ash Proposal: ‘See You in Court’"

Trump Breaks With Tradition By Tapping Only A Republican For FERC

In Houston, Rash of Storms Tests Limits of Coping With Climate Change

"River Flows All Across the Globe Are Dropping"

"Car Rules: White House Denied Air Regulators Meetings"

"Air Pollution: Appeals Court Tosses EPA 'Good Neighbor' Ozone Rule"

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