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Trump’s Parting Gift to St. Croix: One of America’s Largest Refineries [1]

"Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA bent rules to speed its restart. Now, they want President Biden to address what they call a textbook case of environmental injustice."

Source: Inside Climate News [2], 03/23/2021

1000s Evacuated In Australia's Worst Flooding In Almost Half A Century [3]

"Australian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on Tuesday as torrential rains again pummelled several parts of the country, sweeping away homes, roads and livestock in the worst downpour in more than half a century."

Source: Reuters [4], 03/23/2021

"White House Yanks Interior Nominee After Murkowski Opposition" [5]

"The White House has withdrawn its nomination of Elizabeth Klein to become the Interior Department’s deputy secretary, as the Biden administration faced push back from Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, sources familiar with the situation said Monday."

Source: Politico [6], 03/23/2021

"FOIA Docs Raise Questions About Interference In Wind Project" [7]

"Federal regulators finished an environmental study of America's first major offshore wind farm in the summer of 2019, according to documents newly obtained by E&E News through a Freedom of Information Act request. But the review was never made public, and the timing of its completion raises fresh questions about whether the Trump administration interfered with Vineyard Wind's pursuit of federal approval."

Source: E&E News [8], 03/23/2021

"EPA Deal With Alabama Polluter Undercuts Biden Equity Pledge" [9]

"When a special team of EPA inspectors first showed up at an industrial plant belching carcinogens on the worn outskirts of Birmingham, Ala., in 2011, their findings of flagrant regulatory violations were later deemed serious enough to warrant a referral to the Justice Department."

Source: E&E News [10], 03/23/2021

Interior Reverses Course On Tribal Ownership Of Portion Of Missouri R. [11]

"The Interior Department has reversed a Trump administration decision determining that a portion of the Missouri River was under the jurisdiction of the state of North Dakota rather than a Native American reservation."

Source: The Hill [12], 03/23/2021

Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge To Obama Marine Monument Designation [13]

"The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to former President Obama’s designation of a national monument 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass."

Source: The Hill [14], 03/23/2021

"Indigenous Anti-Dam Activist Killed In Honduras" [15]

"A Honduran Indigenous activist who helped led a fight against the construction of a dam has been killed, authorities said Monday."

Source: AP [16], 03/23/2021

"Biden Team Prepares $3 Trillion in New Spending for the Economy" [17]

"President Biden’s economic advisers are pulling together a sweeping $3 trillion package to boost the economy, reduce carbon emissions and narrow economic inequality, beginning with a giant infrastructure plan that may be financed in part through tax increases on corporations and the rich."

Source: NYTimes [18], 03/23/2021

Environmental Podcasting 101, Pt. III — Getting Out the Word, Getting In the Dough [19]

In Part III of our three-part series on starting your own environmental journalism podcast, SEJournal’s editors explore how to get more ears listening through marketing and promotion, as well as how to fund your podcast. And don’t forget to check out Part I [20], which helps you find and refine your podcast concept and Part II [21], which looks at podcast gear and hosting strategies.

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