"Senators from both parties are unhappy with new Trump administration rules giving political appointees at two government agencies more power to review public information requests, and they say they may craft legislation to fix it."
"A coalition of environmental groups pushed back Monday against a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that could restrict access to public records."
"A March news release from the U.S. Geological Survey touted a new study that could be useful for infrastructure planning along the California coastline. At least that's how the Trump administration conveyed it."
"President Trump delivered a full-throated defense of his administration’s environmental record Monday, despite relaxing nationwide limits on air and water pollution and reversing course on U.S. climate policy."
A long-standing EPA inventory of greenhouse gasses has been gussied up of late, making it easier than ever to comb the data for global warming stories in your community. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox continues its new data journalism focus with a look at this resource, and how to use the info in it smartly.
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"As Europe heats up, Greenland melts and the Midwest floods, many news organizations are devoting more resources to climate change as they cover the topic with more urgency."
"One tick that a new study shows is endangering cattle in Virginia is able to clone itself, making colonizing new locations that much easier."
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[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/environmental-groups-fight-epas-new-foia-rule
[4] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/452066-environmental-groups-fight-epas-new-public-records-restrictions
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/interior-officials-removed-climate-references-press-releases
[6] https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060709857
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-defends-environmental-record-critics-call-disastrous
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[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ticks-spread-new-disease-risks-threaten-people-pets-and-livestock
[16] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04072019/tick-disease-danger-species-longhorned-lonestar-climate-change
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