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Trump to Revoke Calif. Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules [1]

"The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to formally revoke California’s authority to set auto emissions rules that are stricter than federal standards, taking a major step forward in its wide-ranging attack on government efforts to fight climate change."

Source: NY Times [2], 09/18/2019

Climate Change Toolkit: Latest Headlines, TipSheets, Backgrounders & More [3]

To help better cover climate change news, including during the upcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit, Sept. 23, in New York, the SEJournal offers a range of resources. Get the latest climate change headlines and EJToday's curated climate coverage. Check out our range of climate-related Issue Backgrounders, TipSheets and Reporter's Toolboxes, plus our Climate Change Guide and more.

Algae — Society’s Big, Green … and Emerging Menace [4]

It’s poisoning fresh waters across the United States, as well as elsewhere in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Blue-green algae is on the rise, lingering later and later into the year. Our new Issue Backgrounder explains the contributing factors behind the potent toxin’s scourge, its societal and public health ramifications, and the many angles and resources to tell the story.

Trailing the Wind, With Massive Turbine Spreadsheet [5]

Wind turbines are everywhere in the United States these days. And now a growing database allows you to track them down by the thousands so you can better report the burgeoning wind energy beat. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox tells you who’s behind this invaluable database, plus smart ways to use it for your coverage.

"1.1 Million Students in N.Y.C. Can Skip School for Climate Protest" [6]

"When New York City announced that public school students could skip classes without penalties to join the youth climate strikes planned around the world on Friday, you could almost hear a sigh of relief."

Source: NY Times [7], 09/17/2019

"How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’" [8]

"Warming waters and a series of dams are making the grueling migration of the Chinook salmon even more deadly — and threatening dozens of other species."

Source: NY Times [9], 09/17/2019

"Energy Markets: FERC Eliminates Oversight Division" [10]

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has eliminated its Division of Energy Market Oversight (DEMO), which is part of the agency's enforcement branch and oversees the nation's natural gas and electric power markets and related energy and financial markets."

Source: EnergyWire [11], 09/17/2019

"Third Round Of Flooding In 2019 Likely Along Missouri River" [12]

"The amount of water flowing down the lower Missouri River this year is approaching the record set during the historic 2011 flood, and another round of flooding is expected this week after unusually heavy rains upstream, federal officials said."

Source: AP [13], 09/17/2019

"'The Silenced': Meet The Climate Whistleblowers Muzzled By Trump" [14]

"Six whistleblowers and ex-government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury climate science – and why they won’t stay quiet"

Source: Guardian [15], 09/17/2019

Texas Uses Fossil Protest Law Against Climbers Who Shut Down Oil Port [16]

"A group of activists who shut down one of the nation's largest oil ports by hanging off a bridge over the Houston Ship Channel have been charged under a new Texas law that imposes harsh penalties for disrupting the operations of fossil fuel infrastructure."

Source: InsideClimate News [17], 09/17/2019

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