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"Senators Urge Changes To Reduce Missouri River Flooding" [1]

"Republican senators from four states that have seen severe flooding from the Missouri River are backing legislation that would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change its management of the river to reduce flooding risk."

Source: AP [2], 03/06/2020

"U.S. Coal Use Is Plunging at Fastest Rate Since Eisenhower Era" [3]

"U.S. coal use plunged more than 13% in 2019, the most in 65 years, as power plants shut down across the country. That’s poised to happen again this year."

Source: Bloomberg [4], 03/06/2020

"Tropical Forests Are Reaching Their Carbon Dioxide Limit" [5]

"A study of hundreds of thousands of trees in Africa and the Amazon concludes that they aren’t drawing down greenhouse gases like they used to."

Source: Bloomberg [6], 03/06/2020

Pumped Storage: "Environmental Disaster Or Key To A Clean Energy Future?" [7]

"EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Calif. — Steve Lowe gazed into a gaping pit in the heart of the California desert, careful not to let the blistering wind send him toppling over the edge."

Source: LA Times [8], 03/06/2020

"Lawmakers Weigh Walking Back Amendment Stalling Energy Bill Votes" [9]

"Lawmakers are working on a compromise to an amendment that risks stalling an otherwise popular energy package."

Source: The Hill [10], 03/06/2020

"Greens' Complaint Charges Trump Admin With Purging Enemies" [11]

"The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a complaint today over what they charge is the administration's intent to fire federal career staff who are disloyal to President Trump.

The complaint, filed with the Office of Special Counsel, claims top White House press aide Hogan Gidley's recent comments in a Fox News interview could violate the Hatch Act or 'merit system principles' that have long governed public personnel practices.

Source: Greenwire [12], 03/06/2020

"Pence Admits 'We Don't Have Enough Tests' as Delay In Testing Persists [13]

"Confusion and delays appear to persist in testing Americans for coronavirus even after an outcry from state and local health authorities that the United States was behind in determining the extent of the outbreak."

Source: CNN [14], 03/06/2020

SEJ Condemns Indonesia Arrest of Mongabay Journalist [15]

The Society of Environmental Journalists condemned Indonesia’s arrest and imprisonment of Philip Jacobson, an editor for the environmental news site Mongabay.

SEJ Joins RCFP Amicus Brief — Parekh v. CBS [16]

SEJ joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 55 journalism groups and other interested parties in filing an amicus brief in Parekh v. CBS, supporting the right of CBS and reporter Brian Conybeare to recover attorneys’ fees under the Florida anti-SLAPP statute.

SEJ Joins RCFP Amicus Brief — Carroll County E911 v. Hasnie [17]

SEJ joined with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 15 other media organizations in filing an amicus brief in Carroll County E911 v. Hasnie. Carroll County refuses to disclose 911 recordings pertaining to a November 2016 house fire in which four Flora, Indiana children died.

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