"Arsenic Reductions in Drinking Water Tied to Fewer Cancer Deaths"
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s revised rule on arsenic contamination in drinking water has resulted in fewer lung, bladder and skin cancers."
Source: NY Times, 10/25/2017
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"Trump Offered To Change Denali Back To Mount Mckinley. ‘We Said No!’"
"President Donald Trump is unlikely to reverse a 2015 Obama administration decision to formally change the name of Mount McKinley to Denali, as it is now known, according to Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan."
Source: Alaska Dispatch News, 10/25/2017
"US Considers Higher Entry Fees At 17 Popular National Parks"
"The National Park Service is floating a steep increase in entrance fees at 17 of its most popular parks, mostly in the West, to address a backlog of maintenance and infrastructure projects."
Source: AP, 10/25/2017
"Dems: EPA Nominee May Be Circumventing Confirmation"
"Senate Democrats said Tuesday that a controversial Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee could be circumventing the requirement that he be confirmed by the Senate."
Source: The Hill, 10/25/2017
"Senate Sends $36.5 Billion Disaster Relief Bill To Trump's Desk"
"The Senate easily cleared a disaster relief bill on Tuesday, sending the legislation to President Trump's desk."
Source: The Hill, 10/25/2017
Trump To Auction Off A Vast Swath Of Gulf Of Mexico To Oil Companies
"The Trump administration made history Tuesday in proposing that nearly 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico be made available for companies wanting to purchase federal oil and gas leases — the largest offering ever in the United States."
Source: Washington Post, 10/25/2017
"EPA Press Office Tips Toward Hostility Under Pruitt"
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s press office has launched personal attacks on reporters, reflecting Trump’s campaign style."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/25/2017
Small Montana Firm Lands Biggest Contract To Restore Puerto Rico Power
"For the sprawling effort to restore Puerto Rico’s crippled electrical grid, the territory’s state-owned utility has turned to a two-year-old company from Montana that had just two full-time employees on the day Hurricane Maria made landfall."
Source: Washington Post, 10/25/2017
UN Climate Change Conference
The UN Climate Change Conference - November 2017 will take place 6-17 November in Bonn, Germany and will be presided over by the Government of Fiji.
2017 David Stolberg Meritorious Service Award Winners: Peter Dykstra and Sara Shipley Hiles
This annual award recognizes an SEJ member for their exceptional volunteer work. This year, SEJ is recognizing two members who have gone above and beyond with their volunteerism: Peter Dykstra and Sara Shipley Hiles.
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