"EPA: Meet The Woman Replacing Wehrum"
"A former regional administrator will temporarily lead EPA's high-profile Office of Air and Radiation, following the exit of air chief Bill Wehrum."
Source: Greenwire, 06/27/2019
Environmental Health
Poisoned By Their Homes: How The US Is Failing Children Exposed To Lead
"Hundreds of thousands of children in the US remain at risk of exposure to lead, which causes cognitive and behavioral deficits".
Source: Guardian, 06/27/2019
EPA's Wehrum Steps Down Amid Scrutiny Over Possible Ethics Violations
"Bill Wehrum, a top Environmental Protection Agency official who helped reverse Obama-era rules aimed at cutting emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants, is stepping down amid scrutiny over possible violations of federal ethics rules."
Source: Washington Post, 06/27/2019
"EPA Announces Reversal of Decades-Old Air Toxics Policy"
"The EPA is reversing a 24-year-old air policy that would allow power plants, refineries and other industrial sources to avoid stringent controls for toxic air pollution, it announced June 25."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/26/2019
Opinion: "When Pollution Is a Matter of Life and Death"
"The E.P.A. found that a small town in Louisiana was overloaded with carcinogens. Why didn’t that mean the government had to act?"
Source: NY Times, 06/26/2019
Air Needs Freshening in Most U.S. National Park Units
The nation’s parks are generally thought to be pristine natural havens. But a recent study finds the overwhelming majority suffer from air pollution problems like smog and ozone. That makes for important local and regional news stories, per the latest biweekly TipSheet. Get background, story ideas, resources and more.
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Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told
While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.
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"Medical Groups Warn Climate Change Is A ‘Health Emergency’"
"As Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations as “a health emergency.”"
Source: AP, 06/25/2019
"Philadelphia Refinery Fire Puts Focus On Toxic Chemical"
"An explosion and fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery has people concerned about hydrogen fluoride."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 06/25/2019
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