Collected Item: “As EPA Steps Back, States Face Wave Of Requests For Environmental Leniency”
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As EPA Steps Back, States Face Wave Of Requests For Environmental Leniency
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News Article/podcast
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Excerpt from article: New York also does not publicly track pandemic-related leniency requests, despite leading the lawsuit against the EPA. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation suggests that citizens file formal public records requests if they want information about companies that have told the state they cannot comply with environmental rules.
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#ASU, #HST580, #SocialJustice, activists, environment, EPA, pandemic, environmental protection agency, pollution,
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https://www.npr.org/2020/06/09/867004030/as-epa-steps-back-states-face-wave-of-requests-for-environmental-leniency?fbclid=IwAR2fbvXn3VirKFmE9oDO4k_8VPq46Lo2oZVTc_B9Oc3tl1F3YQqsS0HRkmM
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NPR, REBECCA HERSHER
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2020-06-09