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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Targeted for Drilling in Senate Budget [1]

"The plan — tied into the Republican tax overhaul — assumes $1 billion in revenue, likely to come from oil leases in the pristine Alaska wilderness area."

Source: InsideClimate News [2], 10/02/2017

"Health and Safety Rules Targeted As Trump Begins To Slash Red Tape" [3]

"When disaster hits the chemical plants in Port Arthur, Texas, triggering fires like those that flared in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Hilton Kelley is the man fielding panicked calls from neighbors unsure whether they should evacuate their homes."

Source: Reuters [4], 10/02/2017

"Week Ahead: EPA Poised To Deliver Major Ozone, Climate Decisions" [5]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to deliver major regulatory decisions on ozone and climate change in the coming week."

Source: The Hill [6], 10/02/2017

Independent Receptions at SEJ's 27th Annual Conference [7]

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Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Promised Pittsburgh A Revolution. But For Whom? [9]

"The technology, billed as a central pillar of the Steel City’s future, may be creating more economic anxiety than anything else."

Source: HuffPost [10], 09/29/2017

Study Reveals World’s Tropical Forests Are Huge Carbon Emission Source [11]

"The world’s tropical forests are so degraded they have become a source rather than a sink of carbon emissions, according to a new study that highlights the urgent need to protect and restore the Amazon and similar regions."

Source: Guardian [12], 09/29/2017

"House Passes Flood Insurance Bill, Senate Says No Thanks" [13]

"The House passed a bill Thursday to make it easier for homeowners to obtain private flood insurance policies not provided directly through the National Flood Insurance Program. But moments later, the Senate declined to move the bill."

Source: National Mortgage News [14], 09/29/2017

Zinke Took $12,000 Charter Flight Home In Oil Exec’s Plane, Docs Show [15]

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke chartered a flight from Las Vegas to near his home in Montana this summer aboard a plane owned by oil-and-gas executives, internal documents show."

Source: Washington Post [16], 09/29/2017

"Puerto Ricans Could Be Newest U.S. 'Climate Refugees'" [17]

"Hurricane Maria's destruction on Puerto Rico could spawn one of the largest mass migration events in the United States' recent history, experts say, as tens of thousands of storm victims flee the island territory to rebuild their lives on the U.S. mainland."

Source: ClimateWire [18], 09/29/2017

"Trump Eases Shipping Rules As Anger Grows Over Puerto Rico" [19]

"President Trump this morning responded to mounting political pressure and a plea from Puerto Rico's governor by loosening little-known shipping rules to ease fuel transport to the storm-battered territory."

Source: Greenwire [20], 09/29/2017

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