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"Trump EPA's Pollution, Waste Reduction Numbers Are Lowest In A Decade"

"The pounds of pollutants and waste that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reduced under the Trump administration are at their lowest levels in a decade, according to an analysis by the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) published Friday.

EPA’s 2018 reduction of pollution and hazardous waste is the second-lowest amount on record, dating back to 2008. President Trump’s first year in office, 2017, was the worst year, according to the analysis.

Source: The Hill, 02/04/2019

Canadian Firm Scraps Plan To Mine Former Utah Monument Land

"A Canadian mining company has ditched its plans to extract copper, cobalt and other minerals from approximately 200 acres of land that the Trump administration carved out of the boundary protecting Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument."

Source: HuffPost, 02/04/2019

"The Rosewood Trade: An Illicit Trail from Forest to Furniture"

"The most widely traded illegal wild product in the world today is rosewood, an endangered hardwood prized for its use in traditional Chinese furniture. An e360 investigation follows the trail of destruction and corruption from the forests of Madagascar to furniture showrooms in China."

Source: YaleE360, 02/01/2019

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