"Minorities Along Great Lakes Face High Asthma Rates"
"At a pediatric clinic located in one of the poorest sections of Buffalo, 7-year-old asthmatic Victor Small sits with his mother Laticka."
Source: Great Lakes Today, 01/19/2018
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"Judge Rejects Change To Minnesota’s Wild Rice Water Standard"
"An administrative law judge has rejected an attempt by regulators to change Minnesota’s water quality standard for protecting wild rice, saying the proposal violates federal and state law and puts an unfair burden on Native Americans who harvest wild rice for food."
Source: AP, 01/12/2018
2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy
The 2018 elections may prove highly consequential for environment and energy policy, possibly slowing or even reversing the Trump-GOP deregulatory agenda. The latest Issue Backgrounder helps reporters frame the choices voters face, including environmental justice and offshore drilling.
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Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018
The battle over environment and energy issues may ultimately come down to U.S. courts, where, unlike Congress and White House, the GOP doesn't hold sway ... yet. This week's TipSheet looks at a dozen major legal issues making news in 2018, like wetlands protection, and offers story ideas and resources to cover them.
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"Flint Accused Of Violating Agreement To Replace Lead Service Lines"
"The city of Flint, which has been reeling for years over lead seepage from its pipes into its tap water, is accused of violating the terms of a major settlement agreement aimed at improving its water quality. Advocacy groups say the city is failing to disclose information about its efforts to replace its lead pipes."
Source: NPR, 01/02/2018
Trump DOI Renews Mining Leases Near Minn. Wilderness, Reversing Obama
"The Trump administration moved Friday to renew leases for a copper and nickel mining operation on the border of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, reversing a decision made in the final weeks of Barack Obama’s tenure in office."
Source: Washington Post, 12/29/2017
Trump EPA Pick For Chicago Office Cut Enforcement, Climate Info In WI
"The Trump administration's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency's Midwest office is a former Wisconsin state official who rolled back enforcement of anti-pollution laws, reduced funding for scientific research and scrubbed references to human-caused climate change from government websites."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 12/21/2017
EPA Orders 6 Companies To Continue $26 Million Indiana Lead Cleanup
"EAST CHICAGO — The U.S Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it issued two unilateral administrative orders to six companies to clean up soil and indoor dust at the USS Lead Superfund site."
Source: Northwest Indiana Times, 12/20/2017
State Predicts PolyMet Would Need $1B To Cover Risks From Copper Mine
"PolyMet Mining Corp. would have to put up roughly $1 billion dollars halfway through the life of its proposed copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota to protect state taxpayers from environmental risks — with more than half the funds dedicated to a trust fund for water treatment that would be required long after the mine has closed."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 12/20/2017
"Green Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Delay Of Methane Rule"
"A coalition of nearly 20 environmental and Native American tribal groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, challenging its delay of a rule limiting emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas drilling operations on federal lands."
Source: Reuters, 12/20/2017
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