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Trump Interior Could Finalize Endangered Species Overhaul Soon [1]

"The Trump administration is preparing to unveil a broad final rule that could represent the most significant change to the Endangered Species Act since its inception in 1973."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Wildlife [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [8], 05/27/2019
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"Emissions: EPA Chief Floats Change To Methane Oversight" [9]

"EPA is considering a change to how oil and gas industry methane emissions are counted that could push them below required reporting levels under the Clean Air Act."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: EnergyWire [14], 05/27/2019
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House Fails To Pass Disaster Aid Bill; Second Attempt Likely Next Month [15]

"The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday failed to pass a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill supported by President Donald Trump, but is expected to try again early next month."

Disasters [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [17]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [18], 05/27/2019
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75 Business Leaders Lobbied Congress for Carbon Tax. Did GOPers Listen? [19]

"Microsoft, Pepsi, Levi's and others are calling for carbon taxes or fees that could scale up innovation fast enough to combat climate change. "

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: InsideClimate News [21], 05/27/2019
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EPA Experts Objected to ‘Misleading’ Agency Smog Decision, Emails Show [22]

"Newly released emails show that Environmental Protection Agency scientists raised strong objections to a 2018 decision by Scott Pruitt, who was head of the agency at the time, to exempt most of southeastern Wisconsin from federal limits on smog."

Air [10]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [13]
Science [24]
Public [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
Source: NY Times [26], 05/27/2019
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Health Groups Condemn EPA's High Drinking Water Perchlorate Limit [27]

"EPA wants to allow perchlorate in drinking water to reach concentrations 10 times higher than standards set by states and three times higher than the agency's own reference level."

Chemicals [28]
Environmental Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [30], 05/27/2019
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"5G Networks Could Throw Weather Forecasting Into Chaos" [31]

"If you had a choice between a better, faster cell phone signal and an accurate weather forecast, which would you pick? That’s the question facing federal officials as they decide whether to auction off more of the wireless spectrum or heed meteorologists who say that such a move could throw US weather forecasting into chaos."

Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Science [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Wired [32], 05/24/2019
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"Regulations: White House Plans Fast Turnaround On NEPA Rules" [33]

"The Council on Environmental Quality is banking on a fast White House review process as it prepares to release new rules on how the federal government should implement the National Environmental Policy Act."

Environmental Studies [34]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [35], 05/24/2019
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"As Infrastructure Talks Collapse, Focus Turns To Highway Bill" [36]

"After a White House meeting on infrastructure fell apart yesterday, lawmakers were left picking up the pieces, with the odds of Congress passing a broad package looking slimmer than ever. Instead, it seems likely Congress will pursue a narrower surface transportation bill."

Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Transportation [37]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E Daily [38], 05/24/2019
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"Federal Pipeline Safety Regulators Issue Warning On Floods" [39]

"Citing a number of recent incidents, including one in Pennsylvania, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, or PHMSA, sent a warning to natural gas and hazardous liquids pipeline operators earlier this month detailing the dangers of flooding and heavy rain events."

Disasters [16]
Environmental Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: WSKG [40], 05/24/2019
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