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"EPA Moves To Undo Obama-Era Chemical Disaster Rules"

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took steps on Thursday to roll back and delay Obama-era rules aimed at improving safety at chemical plants, which had come in response to a 2013 explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas that killed 15 people."

Source: Reuters, 05/18/2018

"White House, EPA Headed Off Chemical Pollution Study"

"Scott Pruitt’s EPA and the White House sought to block publication of a federal health study on a nationwide water-contamination crisis, after one Trump administration aide warned it would cause a "public relations nightmare," newly disclosed emails reveal."

Source: Politico, 05/15/2018

"EPA Pesticide Settlement Comes Under Scrutiny"

"The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to dramatically scale back a pesticide fine on a California company has raised eyebrows, highlighting the ethical land mines facing an administration filled with former lobbyist and business executives."

Source: The Hill, 05/08/2018

"Toxic Coal Ash Ponds Are At Serious Risk Of Flooding"

"More than a dozen ponds containing coal ash — the toxic byproduct of burning coal — are located in flood zones throughout the United States, putting them at risk of flooding during storms or high water, according to a report released this week by a coalition of environmental and public interest groups."

Source: Think Progress, 05/04/2018

"Texas Officials Ignore Dioxin Spread In Houston Waterways"

"Evelyn and Jerome Matula were still polka-dancing newlyweds in 1950 when they spotted a half-finished cottage in the woods along the San Jacinto River east of Houston. It seemed idyllic, with panoramic views and a sandy path to the river, where their three children and later their grandchildren fished. Now, the retired refinery worker and former educator fear their kin were poisoned by carcinogenic dioxin in the fish and well water."

Source: Houston Chronicle/AP, 05/04/2018

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