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"Pelosi Says House to Revisit Climate Plan Based on 2009 Bill" [1]

"The U.S. House will take up climate legislation, including a measure based on a bill the body approved last time Democrats were in the majority, said Speaker Nancy Pelosi."

Source: Bloomberg [2], 01/07/2019

Park Service Takes ‘Extraordinary Step’ Of Dipping Into Entrance Fees [3]

"The National Park Service will take the unprecedented step of tapping entrance fees to pay for expanded operations at its most popular sites, officials said Sunday, as the federal government shutdown threatens to degrade some of the nation’s iconic landmarks."

Source: Washington Post [4], 01/07/2019

"House Energy Panel To Dedicate First Hearing To Climate Change" [5]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold its first hearing under the chamber’s new Democratic majority on climate change."

Source: The Hill [6], 01/04/2019

"Trump Administration Sits on Billions in Storm Protection Money" [7]

"The Trump administration is sitting on billions of dollars intended to help vulnerable cities and states prepare for extreme weather, prompting growing criticism from state officials worried about the next storm season."

Source: Bloomberg [8], 01/04/2019

"EPA Denies Petition For Expanded TSCA Asbestos Reporting" [9]

"The US EPA has denied an NGO petition to require increased reporting of asbestos under the TSCA chemical data reporting (CDR) rule."

Source: ChemicalWatch [10], 01/04/2019

"Groups Protest DOE Rule To Classify Critical Electric Facilities" [11]

"A trio of public interest groups have lodged a protest against a proposed Department of Energy rule to designate critical electric infrastructure.

The rule proposed in October laid out how DOE would employ its authority to designate critical electric infrastructure under the Federal Power Act.

Source: EnergyWire [12], 01/04/2019

DEADLINE: ICN’s Environmental Reporting Workshop for Midwest Journalists [13]

InsideClimate News, the Pulitzer Prize-winning national nonprofit newsroom, will hold a free, two-day training for about ~12 winning applicants from March 7-8, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. The workshop will be focused on business journalism and center on covering the clean-energy economy in the Midwest. Deadline is Feb 1.

Up In Smoke: Home Insurance Getting Hard To Find In Wildfire Country [14]

"BOULDER, Colo. — A few months after Chris Cook and his family moved from California into a four-bedroom house nestled among ponderosa pines in the foothills here, they got a letter saying their home insurance policy had been canceled."

Source: Stateline [15], 01/04/2019

100s of Scientists To Miss Major Weather Conference Because Of Shutdown [16]

"Each year, several thousand weather forecasters, researchers and climate scientists from all over the world gather for the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting to exchange ideas to improve weather prediction and understanding of climate change. This year, due to the partial federal government shutdown, hundreds of scientists will not attend the conference set to begin this weekend in Phoenix."

Source: Washington Post [17], 01/04/2019

"Nominations: Senate Approves Top Energy, Environment Picks" [18]

"The Senate last night [Wednesday] approved a series of energy and environment nominees by voice vote in the final full day of the 115th Congress."

Source: E&E Daily [19], 01/04/2019

DEADLINE: ICN’s Environmental Reporting Workshop for Midwest Journalists [13]

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