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"EPA Orders Extensive Cleanup Of Radioactive Waste Site Near St. Louis"

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered an aggressive cleanup of a long-controversial landfill contaminated with radioactive waste near St. Louis, delighting community activists who have fought for such an outcome but angering companies who argue that the agency’s own science called for a more modest cleanup."

Source: Washington Post, 09/28/2018

"E.P.A. to Eliminate Office That Advises Agency Chief on Science"

"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to dissolve its Office of the Science Advisor, a senior post that was created to counsel the E.P.A. administrator on the scientific research underpinning health and environmental regulations, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans. The person spoke anonymously because the decision had not yet been made public."

Source: NY Times, 09/28/2018

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