"Alexandra Dunn Confirmed to Run EPA Chemicals Office"
"Alexandra Dunn was confirmed by the Senate Jan. 2 to lead the EPA’s chemicals office."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/03/2019
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A Trump County Confronts the Administration Amid a Rash of Child Cancers
"The children fell ill, one by one, with cancers that few families in this suburban Indianapolis community had ever heard of. An avid swimmer struck down by glioblastoma, which grew a tumor in her brain. Four children with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Fifteen children with acute lymphocytic leukemia, including three cases diagnosed in the past year."
Source: NY Times, 01/03/2019
The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment
SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. Stay tuned as we continue to add elements to the report up through and beyond its formal launch Jan. 25 at an annual roundtable, organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.
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"Vermont Urged To Act Swiftly To Test Water In Schools"
"Some lawmakers and environmental activists say the state of Vermont needs to act faster to test water in schools for the presence of lead."
Source: AP, 01/02/2019
EPA Promises To Ban Deadly Paint Strippers -- But Does Nothing
"About a dozen retailers have pledged to stop selling paint removal products that can kill their customers, but formal restrictions promised by a federal agency have yet to materialize."
Source: Mother Jones, 12/19/2018
"As PFAS Lawsuits Proliferate, Legal Tactics Emerge"
"Potentially billions of dollars in damages are at stake in more than a hundred lawsuits against chemical companies, manufacturers, the U.S. military, and others for contaminating water supplies with toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of more than 4,000 man-made chemicals known collectively as PFASs."
Source: Circle of Blue, 12/18/2018
PFAS Levels In Ann Arbor Drinking Water Spiked And City Isn’t Sure Why
"ANN ARBOR, MI – PFAS levels in Ann Arbor’s drinking water spiked in October and city officials aren’t sure why."
Source: Ann Arbor News, 12/12/2018
Environmental (In)Justice Coverage Grows, As More Media Take Note
Environmental justice-related stories are expected to get more attention in the news media in 2019. But that’s not because the challenge of protecting marginalized communities from lopsided environmental impacts is being met. This week’s TipSheet explains, in a look-ahead to environmental justice stories making the news, the many forms the problem takes, the many communities affected and the emerging notion of “climate justice.”
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In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines
The vast and widely used PFAS family of chemicals is causing serious worries across the country, as it turns up in more and more drinking water systems. Pressure to regulate it is also growing, but with mixed results. This week’s TipSheet offers a detailed look-ahead on this big, developing story, with a walk-through of the context, what the EPA is (and isn’t) doing, and why states are stepping up.
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"Businesses Discharging PFAS into Michigan's Waterways"
"Michigan businesses are discharging high levels of PFAS that move into the state's waterways on a daily basis."
Source: MLive, 11/30/2018
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