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Deer Park Chemical Blaze Extinguished [1]

UPDATE: "All tank fires extinguished at ITC facility in Deer Park" (ABC 13) [2]

Air [3]
Chemicals [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Public [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
Source: Houston Chronicle [12], 03/20/2019

Jury Finds Monsanto’s Roundup Likely Cause Of Cancer In 2nd Bay Area Man [13]

"A jury in the first federal court trial of thousands of lawsuits by cancer victims against the manufacturer of the world’s most widely used herbicide found Tuesday that Monsanto’s Roundup was a likely cause of a Sonoma County man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma."

Agriculture [14]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [17], 03/20/2019

List of Toxics Near Military Sites May Include Leads for Reporters [18]

Drinking water contaminated with PFAS for years has caused worry, even outrage, in local communities affected by the toxic chemicals. Now, a military database may help reporters locate contamination sites. This week’s TipSheet has more on the database, along with tips for evaluating your local PFAS story.

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Activism [20]
Chemicals [4]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Health [6]
Health [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Military [24]
Policy [25]
Pollution [9]
Science [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
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Public [10]

"How Trump's New Rule-Slashing Judge Could Sway Green Issues" [28]

"President Trump's deregulatory boss is now seated on one of the most powerful courts in the nation, where she'll have lifetime tenure to influence environmental policy and other issues."

Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Greenwire [29], 03/19/2019

Pentagon Pushes for Weaker Standards On PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water [30]

"Facing billions of dollars in cleanup costs, the Pentagon is pushing the Trump administration to adopt a weaker standard for groundwater pollution caused by chemicals that have commonly been used at military bases and that contaminate drinking water consumed by millions of Americans."

Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Military [24]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NY Times [31], 03/19/2019

"Minnesota Cities Look To Reduce Chloride From Water Plants" [32]

"Some Minnesota cities are grappling with how to reduce the amount of chloride being released from their wastewater treatment plants into lakes and streams, threatening aquatic life."

Environmental Health [6]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [33], 03/18/2019

EPA Scales Back Proposed Ban, Limits Deadly Chemical in Paint Strippers [34]

"The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday new limits on a lethal chemical found in paint stripping products that has been linked to more than 50 deaths since the 1980s."

Chemicals [4]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NY Times [35], 03/18/2019

"5 Governors Oppose Trump Plan To Cut Great Lakes Spending" [36]

"Governors of five states oppose President Donald Trump’s call for a 90 percent spending cut for a Great Lakes cleanup program."

Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Source: AP [38], 03/15/2019

Dems Introduce Bill To Protect Science From Political Interference [39]

"Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation on Thursday to prevent political interference with public science research amid what they called 'President Trump's multi-agency assault.'"

Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [26]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [40], 03/15/2019

"Climate: U.N. Calls For 'Urgent Action At An Unprecedented Scale'" [41]

"The world must either move environmental protection to the top of its agenda now or suffer dire consequences, according to a United Nations report issued today."

Climate Change [42]
Environmental Health [6]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Public [10]
International [43]
Source: Greenwire [44], 03/14/2019

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