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"A Tale of Two Toxic Cities" [1]

"The EPA’s bungled response to an air pollution crisis exposes a toxic racial divide".

Source: The Intercept [2], 02/26/2019

"The Dawn of the Age of Plastics" [3]

"The 1939 World’s Fair was a testament to cork’s primacy in consumer packaging. But a little-known substance called plastic was waiting in the wings."

"In the closing months of World War II, Americans talked nonstop about how and when the war would end, and about how life was about to change. Germany would fall soon, people agreed on that. Opinions varied on how much longer the war in the Pacific would go on.

Source: Undark [4], 02/26/2019

"Power Lines: The Next 'Green New Deal' Battlefront?" [5]

"If the goals of the 'Green New Deal' are a political minefield, so, too, are the most likely strategies for reaching its target of very high national levels of renewable energy output."

Source: EnergyWire [6], 02/26/2019

"Hundreds of Young Protesters Confront McConnell Over Green New Deal" [7]

"Hundreds of youth climate activists marched on Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell’s Washington office and 42 of them were arrested by police, according to organizers."

Source: Guardian [8], 02/26/2019

"U.S. Lawmakers To Grill Trump's EPA On Enforcement Drop-Off" [9]

"U.S. lawmakers will grill the Environmental Protection Agency’s top pollution enforcement official on Tuesday after the agency’s recent annual report showed a big decline in civil penalties and site inspections."

Source: Reuters [10], 02/26/2019

"EPA Regulator Skirts The Line Between Former Clients And Current Job" [11]

"Less than a month into his tenure as the top air-policy official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Bill Wehrum hopped into the EPA’s electric Chevy Volt and rode to the Pennsylvania Avenue offices of his former law firm."

Source: Washington Post [12], 02/26/2019

Border Wall a Way into Environmental Stories [13]

The fierce contest over the Trump border wall has critical environmental implications, both local and regional, per the latest TipSheet. A key suit against the Trump emergency declaration was filed by environmental groups and plans for a border barrier may harm significant wildlife habitat, as well as numerous migrating species, including some that are endangered. Get the back story and why it matters, along with story ideas and reporting resources.

Climate Scientist Canned, SCOTUS To Rule on Chemical ‘Secrets’ and Army Corps Sued Over Permit Info [14]

A scientist contracted to report on climate impacts for the National Park Service was caught up in a fracas over attempted censorship of her findings. Now she’s been fired. That, plus a FOIA case before the Supreme Court and an enviro group sues the Army Corps of Engineers over info on a permit for a new plastics plant in Louisiana. Read the latest on freedom-of-information issues in this month’s WatchDog TipSheet.

The Future of News: The Knight Media Forum [15]

The Knight Media Forum, a two-day convening on the future of news, community and democracy in America, takes place Tuesday, February 26, 9:15 a.m. EST-Wednesday February 27, 2:00 p.m. EST in Miami. The event will be livestreamed by Detroit Public TV, with coverage anchored by Emmy-winning journalist Hari Sreenivasan, host of “PBS NewsHour Weekend” and the national public television show “SciTech Now.”

Interior To Rely On Staff With Less Training For Park Law Enforcement [16]

"The Interior Department is looking to increase its reliance on seasonal National Park Service (NPS) staffers who have received less training than their full-time counterparts in order to cut costs, according to a new report."

Source: The Hill [17], 02/25/2019

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