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6 ways the Trump presidency has impacted the building industry

From environmental rollbacks to tariffs, these policies have directly and indirectly influenced the architecture, engineering, and construction trades.

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Proposed EPA rule change would make life easier for Ohio polluters

Donna Ballinger wipes a hand against her windshield to reveal the black soot that drifts regularly to her home from the coke oven at AK Steel. "It's horrible," said Ballinger, 56.

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Climate

Wheeler seeks to paint EPA regulatory rollbacks as environmentally friendly

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler sought to portray some of the agency's most significant regulatory rollbacks as environmentally friendly.

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Toxics

This billionaire governor’s coal company might get a big break from his own regulators

West Virginia environmental regulators are proposing fine reductions for water pollution violations from a coal company owned by Gov. Jim Justice, even after the company promised to clean up its mines.

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Toxics

Two-year milestones: Mapping the way to clean water

States and local jurisdictions in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are working toward water quality goals for the Bay and its rivers.

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Toxics

New pesticide regulations would fix "broken and outdated" system at the EPA, sponsors say

Called the Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020, the bill provides a framework for fixing what sponsors Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colorado) dub America's "broken and outdated" pesticide regulatory system.

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www.indystar.com

Toxics

Coal, oil companies among those wanting environmental leniency during pandemic

What do a coal mining company, a local church and a community college have in common? They all asked for leniency from the state, arguing the coronavirus pandemic is interfering with their ability to comply with laws that protect the public from pollution.

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Toxics

Martin County water district meets EPA regulations, study shows

A new study of water quality in Martin County shows county's notoriously unreliable water system was in compliance with overall Environmental Protection Agency regulations, although improvements are still needed to build citizens' trust and reduce high amounts of contaminants during the summer and early fall.

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Toxics

EPA grants leniency for dumping toxic coal ash

EPA has given power plant owners more leniency to dump coal ash into unlined ponds, drawing a promise of litigation from environmentalists who claim the rule lets heavy metals leach into groundwater.

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Biodiversity

Feds decline protections for long-disputed Arctic grayling in Montana

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says that endangered species protections for a certain population segment of the Arctic grayling are no longer necessary, claiming the future for the long-beleaguered fish is “shining brightly."

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www.nytimes.com

Climate

EPA proposes airplane emission standards that airlines already meet

The Trump administration on Wednesday made public the federal government's first proposal to control planet-warming pollution from airplanes, but the draft regulation would not push the airlines beyond emissions limits they have set for themselves.

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Toxics

Democrats weigh options for undoing Trump rollbacks

President Trump used props to highlight his deregulation efforts. But the president's opponents are preparing for the end of his time in office and are crafting plans for erasing his legacy.

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Climate

Trump's environmental rollback will silence citizens' voices, critics in NW charge

Northwest conservation and anti-pollution organizations say the Trump administration’s changes to a bedrock environmental law from the Nixon era will have major impacts in the region.

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www.houstonpublicmedia.org

Toxics

Some Texas petrochemical facilities get a pass on chemical leak monitoring during the pandemic

State documents show dozens of requests from petrochemical companies to suspend routine monitoring for chemical leaks due to the pandemic. Companies say it’s necessary to keep staff members safe from COVID-19, but environmentalists warn it puts fenceline communities at risk.

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Toxics

Why isn’t Teck’s huge Castle coal mine getting a federal environmental assessment?

Teck’s Castle coal mine expansion will take down a mountain in the BC Rockies over decades and will become Canada's largest coal mine by production. But under Canada’s environmental assessment rules, the mine apparently doesn’t qualify for a federal environmental assessment because it’s too small!

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New pesticide regulations would fix "broken and outdated" system at the EPA, sponsors say

Coal, oil companies among those wanting environmental leniency during pandemic

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EPA grants leniency for dumping toxic coal ash

Feds decline protections for long-disputed Arctic grayling in Montana

EPA proposes airplane emission standards that airlines already meet

Democrats weigh options for undoing Trump rollbacks

Trump's environmental rollback will silence citizens' voices, critics in NW charge

Some Texas petrochemical facilities get a pass on chemical leak monitoring during the pandemic

Why isn’t Teck’s huge Castle coal mine getting a federal environmental assessment?

Climate change will continue to widen gaps in food security, new study finds

Countries already struggling with low crop yields will be hurt most by a warming climate.

The chemical BPA is widespread on beaches around the world

"When we lie on the beach, we're not only lying on a bed of sand but a bed of plastics."

Why environmental justice needs to be on the docket in the presidential debates: Derrick Z. Jackson

If you want to talk about the inequality in our economy, COVID-19, race, and silent violence in our cities, you need to start with environmental injustice.

Our plastic planet

While climate change remains environmental issue #1, the worries over plastic in our water, soil, food, and bodies continue to grow.

Microplastics in farm soils: A growing concern

Researchers say that more microplastics pollution is getting into farm soil than oceans—and these tiny bits are showing up in our fruits, veggies, and bodies.

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Countries already struggling with low crop yields will be hurt most by a warming climate.

"When we lie on the beach, we're not only lying on a bed of sand but a bed of plastics."

If you want to talk about the inequality in our economy, COVID-19, race, and silent violence in our cities, you need to start with environmental injustice.

While climate change remains environmental issue #1, the worries over plastic in our water, soil, food, and bodies continue to grow.

Researchers say that more microplastics pollution is getting into farm soil than oceans—and these tiny bits are showing up in our fruits, veggies, and bodies.

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