"EPA To Consider Banning Asbestos, Other Chemicals"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prioritized 10 chemicals, including asbestos, that could be banned under a new chemical safety law."
Source: The Hill, 11/30/2016
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"Congress Poised To Pass Sweeping Law Covering FDA And NIH"
"Legislation to bolster medical research and revamp the way new drugs and medical devices are approved is on the fast track through a Congress that has had little success to celebrate this year."
Source: NPR, 11/30/2016
"Environmentalists Gird For Battle With A Trump Administration"
"President-elect Donald Trump says environmental regulations are stifling the U.S. economy. He has vowed to roll back some of those rules, and he's also taken aim at the international climate agreement signed in Paris last year. Now, environmentalists are getting ready to fight back. Some are soliciting donations by invoking an inevitable legal battle. And environmental attorneys are preparing their defense."
Source: NPR, 11/30/2016
2,000 Vets Head to Support Dakota Access Protesters, Protect From Police
"Michael Wood Jr., a Marine Corps veteran and former Baltimore police officer, is leading a group of 2,000 veterans to North Dakota this weekend to join ongoing protests against the Dakota Access pipeline."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/30/2016
"Exxon Louisiana Refinery Poorly Maintained, Environmentalists Say"
"A Louisiana environmental group said on Tuesday that ExxonMobil Corp's Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery, where four workers were burned in a November 22 fire, has been poorly maintained for years."
Source: Reuters, 11/30/2016
"Despite Climate Change Vow, China Pushes to Dig More Coal"
"America’s uncertain stance toward global warming under the coming administration of Donald J. Trump has given China a leading role in the fight against climate change. ... But there is a problem: Even as it does so, China is scrambling to mine and burn more coal."
Source: NY Times, 11/30/2016
Liberals Approve Trans Mountain Pipeline, Reject Northern Gateway Plan
"OTTAWA—The Liberal government has approved two major pipeline projects, including a controversial plan to transport Alberta oil to British Columbia’s coast, setting up a showdown between Ottawa and local political and First Nations leaders."
Source: Toronto Star, 11/30/2016
"Great Smoky Mountains Fires Leave Three Dead, 'Scene Of Destruction'"
"Local officials said on Tuesday that 'the worst is over' for two small Tennessee resort towns in the Great Smoky Mountains where wildfires killed three people, destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes, forced thousands to flee and threatened country music star Dolly Parton's theme park, Dollywood."
Source: Reuters, 11/30/2016
"Choke Point of a Nation: The High Cost of an Aging River Lock"
"A symbol of America’s ailing infrastructure, Lock No. 52 on the Ohio River is responsible for a shipping bottleneck that hobbles commerce far and wide."
Source: NY Times, 11/29/2016
"EPA's Failure to Regulate Factory Farm Pollution Draws New Scrutiny"
"The EPA Inspector General is set to release a report on the agency's lack of oversight of large livestock operations and environmental groups also plan to sue."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/29/2016
