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"5 Governors Oppose Trump Plan To Cut Great Lakes Spending" [1]

"Governors of five states oppose President Donald Trump’s call for a 90 percent spending cut for a Great Lakes cleanup program."

Source: AP [2], 03/15/2019

"Senate GOP Expected To Force Vote on Green New Deal in March" [3]

"Senate Republicans will bring the Green New Deal resolution to the floor as they try to jam Democrats on the progressive proposal."

Source: The Hill [4], 03/15/2019

"Proposed Yaphank Fish Farm To Pay $1.3M Fine For Illegal Sand Dig" [5]

"The owners of a long-proposed Yaphank fish farm have agreed to pay a $1.3 million penalty for taking more than 200,000 yards of sand and gravel without a permit, one of the largest actions for illegally digging sand in state history, the Department of Environmental Conservation said Thursday."

Source: Newsday [6], 03/15/2019

"How to Protect Manhattan from Climate Change? Make It Bigger" [7]

"After Hurricane Sandy flooded Lower Manhattan and caused massive damage to the city’s financial center, climate scientists agreed it was only a matter of time before a new superstorm would bring the same kind of damage — or worse."

Source: NY Times [8], 03/15/2019

"Maryland Could Be The First State To Ban Foam Food Containers" [9]

"Maryland could soon be the first state to completely ban polystyrene food containers."

Source: HuffPost [10], 03/15/2019

"Historic Oil Platform Off Santa Barbara Turns Into A Rusty Ghost Ship" [11]

"The morning swell off the Santa Barbara coast is running high as the crew boat churns away from the pier west of Haskell’s Beach toward Platform Holly."

Source: LA Times [12], 03/15/2019

Dems Introduce Bill To Protect Science From Political Interference [13]

"Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation on Thursday to prevent political interference with public science research amid what they called 'President Trump's multi-agency assault.'"

Source: The Hill [14], 03/15/2019

US Official Reveals Atlantic Drilling Plan, Hails Trump’s Distractions [15]

"A top US official told a group of fossil fuel industry leaders that the Trump administration will soon issue a proposal making large portions of the Atlantic available for oil and gas development, and said that it is easier to work on such priorities because Donald Trump is skilled at sowing “absolutely thrilling” distractions, according to records of a meeting obtained by the Guardian."

Source: Guardian [16], 03/15/2019

School Strike for Climate: What Kids Face If World Leaders Delay Action [17]

"Scientists were warning about the risks of climate change and the burning of fossil fuels when today's world leaders were Greta Thunberg's age."

Source: InsideClimate News [18], 03/15/2019

SEJ Joins Call for Affirmation of Dismissal of Defamation Lawsuit Against the NYT [19]

SEJ on March 11, 2019 joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 39 other media organizations in filing a friend-of-the-court brief [19] urging a federal appeals court to affirm its November 6, 2018 decision dismissing the defamation lawsuit brought against The New York Times by Dr. Carlo Croce, an Ohio State University professor and cancer researcher.

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