"Greens Launch Campaign To Get Pruitt Fired"
"A coalition of environmental groups is teaming up for a multi-pronged campaign to try to get Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt fired or to resign."
Source: The Hill, 03/28/2018
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Drinking Water a Little-Noticed Environmental Justice Problem
Health risks from unsafe drinking water afflict many, not only around the world, but in the United States too, especially the poor, ethnic minorities and those in remote rural areas. The latest Issue Backgrounder looks at this undercovered environmental justice story, and offers ideas and resources for how reporters can cover it.
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Lead Paint Lingers as Environmental Health Threat
Lead is not just poisoning much of the U.S. drinking water supply. It’s also a threat to millions of the nation’s children, who continue to ingest lead paint chips from older housing stock decades after lead paint was banned. This week’s TipSheet explores this perennial problem and offers resources for local coverage.
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Brazilian Lawmakers Funded By Donors Guilty Of Enviro Crimes: Report
"Roughly half of the high-ranking politicians serving in Brazil’s lower house of congress received campaign donations in the last general election from companies and individuals that committed environmental crimes, an investigation by Repórter Brasil has found."
Source: Mongabay, 03/22/2018
"EPA: Pruitt's Security Detail Flies First Class"
"The 24-hour security detail tasked with protecting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt also flies with him in first class, the EPA confirmed Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 03/22/2018
Perry Boasts New Cyber Office Can Handle Russian Targeting of US Grid
"Energy Secretary Rick Perry told senators Tuesday a new cybersecurity office he plans to create will be sufficient to respond to Russia’s targeting of the U.S. power grid, as Democrats argued that action is not aggressive enough."
Source: Washington Examiner, 03/22/2018
Appropriations Negotiators Struggle To Settle Policy Fights
"Congressional leaders hope to have massive omnibus spending legislation on the House floor by Thursday, assuming they can resolve a few dozen outstanding policy fights."
Source: Greenwire, 03/21/2018
"Decline In Hunters Threatens How U.S. Pays For Conservation"
"A new survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows that today, only about 5 percent of Americans, 16 years old and older, actually hunt. That's half of what it was 50 years ago and the decline is expected to accelerate over the next decade."
Source: NPR, 03/20/2018
Despite Trump's Skepticism, US Officials Still Fighting Global Warming
"U.S. President Donald Trump has bashed international efforts to combat climate change and questioned the scientific consensus that global warming is dangerous and driven by human consumption of fossil fuels. But there is a disconnect between what Trump says at home and what his government does abroad."
Source: Reuters, 03/15/2018
Pruitt’S $25,000 Soundproof Phone Booth Actually Cost More Like $43,000
"Before Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt could install a secure, soundproof phone booth in his office last fall, officials had to create space for the addition in a nearby closet area. Those preparations didn’t come cheap."
Source: Washington Post, 03/15/2018
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