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100,000 Pages of Chemical Industry Secrets Found and Published

"For decades, some of the dirtiest, darkest secrets of the chemical industry have been kept in Carol Van Strum’s barn."

Source: The Intercept, 08/02/2017

EPA Science Integrity Panel Says Pruitt Climate Denial Is Permissible

"An internal review by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that its administrator did not violate its scientific integrity policy when he contradicted a fundamental tenet of climate science by denying that carbon dioxide pollution is the principal agent of global warming."

Source: InsideClimate News, 08/02/2017

Heat Wave Threatens Seattle, Where Only a Third Have Air-Conditioning

"Much of the country is used to occasional 100-degree days. Seattle, which has had just three in the past 123 years, is not."

Source: NY Times, 08/02/2017

"Congress Seeks To Weaken The Marine Mammal Protection Act"

"On Wednesday, July 26, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed 21 bills during a markup session. One, H.R. 2083, aims to protect salmon by allowing permit holders to kill California sea lions in the Columbia River. Critics caution the bill undermines federal protections such as the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and National Environmental Policy Act, without addressing the root causes of salmon declines, which include habitat destruction and dams."

Source: High Country News, 08/02/2017

"15 States Appeal EPA Delay Of Stricter Air-Quality Standards"

Attorneys general from 15 states filed a legal challenge on Tuesday over the Trump administration’s delay of Obama-era rules reducing emissions of smog-causing air pollutants."

Source: Washington Post, 08/02/2017

"Court Rules Against Gray Wolf Endangered Species Act Delisting"

"A federal appeals court has ruled against the Interior Department’s 2011 decision to delist the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act."

Source: The Hill, 08/02/2017

"Monsanto’s Sway Over Research Is Seen in Disclosed Emails"

"Documents released Tuesday in a lawsuit against Monsanto raised new questions about the company’s efforts to influence the news media and scientific research and revealed internal debate over the safety of its highest-profile product, the weed killer Roundup."

Source: NY Times, 08/02/2017

Border Wall: Trump Admin Waives Multiple Enviro Laws Near San Diego

"The Trump administration waived environmental and other regulatory requirements today to expedite construction of barriers along the border between California and Mexico."

Source: Greenwire, 08/02/2017

Battling Mosquitoes: The Fog of Chemical Warfare

Mosquitoes are not just annoyances. They also bring disease. But is the current patchwork of mosquito-control efforts effective? Or are the remedies, particularly pesticide spraying, worse than the problem? This week's Tipsheet has resources to help you report on balancing the risks of disease against those of spraying.

"Dire Wolves Were Real. Now Someone Is Trying To Resurrect Them."

A breeder in southern Oregon is creating a new sort of dog that may look "just like the actual dire wolves that roamed the Americas during the last Ice Age, hunting bison and other megafauna, before going extinct."

Source: Washington Post, 08/01/2017