"The Trump administration has offered oil companies a chunk of the American west and the Gulf of Mexico that’s four times the size of California – an expansive drilling plan that threatens to entrench the industry at the expense of other outdoor jobs, while locking in enough emissions to undermine global climate policy."
"Here’s further proof that air pollution ignores borders: In most states, about half of the premature deaths caused by poor air quality are linked to pollutants that blow in from other states, a new study found."
"An indigenous community opposing construction of a gas pipeline in Canada launched a legal challenge on Wednesday over the climate impact of fossil fuel projects on indigenous territories while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged pipeline protesters blocking rail lines to find a quick solution."
"EPA isn't fully following a federal law that requires tighter limits on potential pesticide exposure for children and infants, an environmental group said."
"The House Natural Resources Committee voted Wednesday to give Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) the power to subpoena the Department of the Interior after Republicans scored a significant win that limited the chairman’s power."
"The Virginia House and Senate passed sweeping energy legislation Tuesday that would overhaul how Virginia’s utilities generate electricity and, supporters say, move the state from the back of the pack to the forefront of renewable energy policy in the United States."
"A Democratic-backed package that would set aside 1.3 million acres of public lands in California, Colorado, and Washington state as protected wilderness areas passed the House Wednesday largely along party lines."
SEJ's first-ever leadership retreat took place Aug 8, 1996 in Boulder, Colo.
This Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources workshop in Missoula, MT, will connect journalist attendees with experts regarding the ecological, economic, social and public health impacts of wildfire. Open to first 20 registrants; $25 registration fee includes lodging, meals and local transportation.
"BUTTE, Mont. — High above this storied copper town, one of the tallest earth-filled dams in the country holds back more than 6.5 trillion gallons of toxic sludge from an open-pit mine."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-turns-back-clock-luring-drilling-companies-pristine-lands
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/12/trumps-legacy-drilled-public-lands-and-the-resulting-carbon-emissions
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/calculating-air-pollution-s-death-toll-across-state-lines
[4] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/climate/air-pollution-health.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/indigenous-community-opposing-canada-pipeline-launches-legal-challenge
[6] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tc-energy-pipeline-trudeau/indigenous-community-opposing-canada-pipeline-launches-legal-challenge-idUSKBN2062A1
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/pesticides-study-epa-failing-set-limits-protect-children
[8] https://www.eenews.net/stories/1062333353
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/house-natural-resources-gives-grijalva-power-subpoena-interior
[10] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/482756-house-natural-resources-gives-grijalva-power-to-subpoena-interior
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/virginia-lawmakers-pass-major-renewable-energy-legislation
[12] https://apnews.com/cddda59df1d16ec02435f1a3e8e898a7
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bill-add-13-million-acres-wilderness-area-passes-house
[14] https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/bill-to-add-1-3-million-acres-of-wilderness-area-passes-house
[15] https://www.sej.org/photo-sej-leadership-retreat-august-1996
[16] https://www.sej.org/calendar/ijnr-workshop-fire-land
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/once-powerful-montana-mining-town-awaits-final-cleanup-its-toxic-past
[18] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/a-once-powerful-montana-mining-town-warily-awaits-final-cleanup-of-its-toxic-past/2020/02/09/514c4220-4943-11ea-bdbf-1dfb23249293_story.html
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[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1703
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1704
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1705
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1708
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1709
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1710
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1711
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4920