"Only 43 percent of school districts in the United States test for lead in drinking water used by students in 2016 or 2017, according to a federal government report released Tuesday."
"While at first glance this story would appear unrelated to environmental health, it actually covers a story of vital importance to the environment, health, and environmental health. Cybersecurity attacks could take down parts or all of the utility grid, or other important components of a country's infrastructure, including in the United States."
"Congress has still been unable to reach a deal on the federal flood insurance program just weeks before it expires, opening the possibility that millions of homes and businesses could lose coverage as hurricane season kicks into high gear."
"The days of plastic straws are drawing shorter. Marriott International on Wednesday became the latest big company to announce it will stop using plastic straws, saying it would remove them from its more than 6,500 properties by next July."
"Green groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to expand drilling in the Gulf of Mexico."
"The Interior Department's Inspector General (IG) is investigating a real estate deal involving Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the chairman of a leading oil services company, the IG office confirmed to the Hill Wednesday."
"Scott Pruitt got a reputation for stonewalling the press, but his successor is taking a new approach."
"A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would have lifted strict limits on the number of remanufactured heavy duty vehicles known as “glider trucks” that could be sold."
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