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"Booker's Green New Deal: Racial Justice And 2 Climate Bills" [1]

"Sen. Cory Booker has a green new way for dealing with his critics. Booker (D-N.J.), a potential candidate for president, is betting that a heavy emphasis on environmental justice will resonate with primary voters."

Source: ClimateWire [2], 01/09/2019

"House: How New Chairmen Will Shape Energy And Environment Policy" [3]

"The last time Democrats were in charge of the House, the first iPad had just been released and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was fresh on everyone's minds.

Since then, there has been significant turnover, not the least of which was the 40-seat blue wave that propelled Democrats into the majority this Congress.

New chairmen and chairwomen are taking the gavels controlling the legislative and oversight agendas for the next two years, at least."

Source: E&E Daily [4], 01/09/2019

Scientists Have 'Hacked Photosynthesis' For More Productive Crops [5]

"There's a big molecule, a protein, inside the leaves of most plants. It's called Rubisco, which is short for an actual chemical name that's very long and hard to remember."

Source: NPR [6], 01/09/2019

"Pallone: Ban of Fossil Fuel Donations 'Wrong Way To Go" [7]

"House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) on Tuesday rejected the call for Democratic energy committee members to shun contributions from fossil fuel companies and other industries as too extreme."

Source: Politico [8], 01/09/2019

Joshua Tree Park Will Close After Visitor Damage During Shutdown [9]

"Joshua Tree National Park will be temporarily closed as of Thursday morning because of damage caused by visitors during the partial government shutdown. Park officials said few rangers are on hand to prevent off-road driving, which causes destruction of the park's namesake trees."

Source: NPR [10], 01/09/2019

"Bill to Preserve Chemical Security Program Passed by House" [11]

"The House passed a bill to extend an expiring chemical facility security program, with Democrats and Republicans hoping to buy time for negotiations on its future."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [12], 01/09/2019

"Coastal States Link Arms to Oppose Trump Offshore Drilling Plan" [13]

"State lawmakers from nine states introduced bills Jan. 8 aimed at blocking oil and gas drilling off their coasts, and a group of House Democrats meanwhile unveiled measures that would ban drilling in federal waters off much of the country."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [14], 01/09/2019

“Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World” [15]

The economics of fracking may be as big a worry as its environmental impacts, finds a new book on the energy extraction industry. Our latest BookShelf reviews the volume from a seasoned business reporter, who questions conventional views about a renewed U.S. energy “dominance,” probes the financial instability of the industry’s boom and raises the politically destabilizing spectre of a future decline for the fossil fuel market.

Between the Lines: Getting Inside the Head of a Book Editor [16]

“Think big, but keep your feet on the ground” — that’s the kind of sound advice that would-be authors receive behind closed doors at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference, where book editors offer confidential feedback on author pitches in the yearly “Book Slam.” Now, SEJournal has tapped Slam moderator Meera Subramanian to gather book editors’ top 15 tips from the 2018 SEJ gathering in Flint. We share them with you in our latest Between the Lines.

Climate Change Issue Will Heat Up in 2019 [17]

The topic of climate change will certainly heat up in 2019. That’s not just because a Democratic House will push back against the Trump administration, but also because of pressure from a “Green New Deal” clean-energy jobs movement, not to mention ongoing legal action, and corporate and state-level moves to limit carbon emissions. This special edition TipSheet explores the fault lines on climate in the year ahead.

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