U.S. EPA today published a rule leaving the ambient air quality standards for lead unchanged at 0.15 microgram per cubic meter of air.
AIR POLLUTION: EPA maintains status quo for ambient lead standard
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CHEMICAL SAFETY: EPA sends accident-response rule to White House
After taking heat from both industry groups and safety advocates, U.S. EPA has sent its final draft of accident prevention and response regulations to the Office of Management and Budget for review.
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WIND: Vt. family says turbines made lives hell
While studies have found no evidence linking noise from wind turbines to human health issues, one family on a Vermont hillside claims something different.
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NUCLEAR WASTE: Feds mull sealing section of underground chamber at WIPP
Federal regulators proposed permanently sealing part of the government's only subterranean nuclear waste facility during a public meeting last week in Albuquerque, N.M.
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SCIENCE: Boaty McBoatface trains for Arctic journey
The subsea research vessel Boaty McBoatface is in training to cross the Arctic Ocean.
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OIL AND GAS: Groups sue Norway over Arctic drilling
Two environmental organizations sued Norway today, alleging that the country breached last year's Paris climate change agreement by greenlighting oil and gas exploration in Norwegian waters.
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WEATHER: 2016 likely 'locked in' as hottest year on record — NASA
NASA scientists noted yesterday that record-breaking temperatures in September have likely "locked in" 2016 as the hottest year on record.
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TRIBES: Court says feds likely broke law in Wind River negotiations
The federal government could have acted illegally by entering into contracts with one Wyoming tribe in an effort to provide multitribal services, according to a federal court.
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WHITE HOUSE: Court is asked to force release of Holdren emails
A free-market group is asking a federal court to compel a top White House science official to preserve emails and records located on a personal account.
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NATIONAL PARKS: Accused Yellowstone trespassers slapped with another charge
Three men accused of trespassing on a sensitive hot spring in Yellowstone National Park are being charged with another crime.
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FISHERIES: Enviros pan NOAA's proposed dusky shark protections
The Obama administration released a proposal today to protect dusky sharks, but environmental groups say it is "grossly inadequate" and lacks enough teeth to rebuild the population.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Under court pressure, FWS refloats wolverine listing
The Fish and Wildlife Service has reissued its proposal to list the American wolverine under the Endangered Species Act, six months after a federal judge accused the agency of failing to protect the species because of "immense political pressure."
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WOLVES: D.C. Circuit grapples with Great Lakes delisting
Federal appellate judges today wrestled with the question of whether the government can carve out a population of gray wolves in the Great Lakes region to remove Endangered Species Act protections for them.
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PEOPLE: D.C. Clean Cities Coalition director set to retire
The executive director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition has announced he will retire at the start of the next calendar year.
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PEOPLE: Former White House aide to lobby on energy
Jay Heimbach, once a top aide in President Obama's White House, yesterday joined Peck Madigan Jones, a prominent lobbying firm.
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AGRICULTURE: Hemp growers turn to lawmakers for help going mainstream
Hemp is on the verge of going mainstream.
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: Lawmakers request GAO report on firearm use
Senior House and Senate Republicans are asking the Government Accountability Office to investigate federal agencies' use of firearms.
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TEXAS: Ad slams Democrat for enviro backing in House race
A new Republican-sponsored attack ad in Texas' competitive 23rd District seat accuses former Rep. Pete Gallego of being "owned" by environmentalists as the Democratic challenger looks to oust freshman Rep. Will Hurd (R).
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FLORIDA: Rubio, Murphy clash over enviro issues in Senate debate
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio stressed his commitment to the Everglades last night as proof that he will serve a full six-year term if he's re-elected, trying to quash speculation he might run again for president in 2020.
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PENNSYLVANIA: Toomey, McGinty tangle on Trump, energy at first debate
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Democratic challenger Katie McGinty met in their first formal showdown of the 2016 election yesterday, dedicating an acrimonious hour to rehashing attack ads that have flooded the Keystone State's airwaves for months — ranging from the GOP incumbent's refusal to declare who he'll cast his presidential vote for next month to McGinty's career path from the public sector to private energy firms and back.
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