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"Automakers Fight Effort To Freeze Fuel Efficiency Standards" [1]

"Some of the nation’s automakers are set to intervene in a lawsuit from a conservative group challenging the Trump administration’s plans to drastically reduce fuel economy standards."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [11], 05/26/2020

Disaster Preparedness Key Amid Pandemic [12]

Unheeded warnings are the hallmark of many disasters. And with coronavirus still hobbling the nation, communities and journalists must now watch for all the ways COVID-19 could make even the most familiar hazards far worse. Prepare with this extensive Backgrounder, which touches on issues around evacuations and emergency readiness when facing storms, fires, toxic releases and more.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Chemicals [14]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Health [5]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Policy [21]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
California [22]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

While No One Was Watching — Changing Enviro Regs Under Trump [25]

Regulations that sprang from cornerstone environmental laws in place for decades are now under attack by the Trump administration, per legal experts in a recent webinar co-sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists and Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Get key takeaways and resources from the event from SEJ’s Dale Willman. Plus, watch the full webinar video.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [26]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [27]
Air [2]
Chemicals [14]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [28]
Policy [21]
Pollution [29]
Science [30]
Transportation [8]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
May 26, 2020 to May 28, 2020

Webinar: An Inside Look at How NASA Measures Air Pollution [33]

With the world’s eyes and media coverage turned to recent global changes in air pollution from the economic downturn, NASA offers a free two-part webinar series (May 26 and 28, 1.5 hours each) in both English and Spanish.

Other Events [34]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Government [16]
Pollution [29]

Global GHG Emissions Plunged An Unprecedented 17 Percent During Pandemic [35]

"The wave of shutdowns and shuttered economies caused by the coronavirus pandemic fueled a momentous decline in global greenhouse gas emissions, although one unlikely to last, a group of scientists reported Tuesday."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Health [5]
Health [17]
Pollution [29]
Public [9]
International [36]
Source: Washington Post [37], 05/20/2020

"EPA Looking to Push Back Dirty Wood Stoves Deadline to Nov. 30" [38]

"The EPA is looking to relax Friday’s deadline for businesses to stop selling older, dirtier residential wood stoves. The Environmental Protection Agency said it is proposing (RIN:2060-AU87) to give retailers until Nov. 30 to sell the outdated woodstoves."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [29]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [39], 05/18/2020

“Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution” [40]

To better grasp how COVID-19 is linked to the persistent problem of polluted air, our latest BookShelf review recommends going back to a prescient text, “Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution.” While the volume predates the pandemic, it makes painfully clear why, during this crisis, healthy air matters more than ever.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Disasters [15]
Health [17]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [29]
Science [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
International [36]
Asia [42]
Europe [43]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

"In the Shadows of America's Smokestacks, Virus Is One More Deadly Risk" [44]

"This isn’t the first time Vicki Dobbins’s town has been forced to shelter in place. Last year, the Marathon Petroleum refinery that looms over her neighborhood near Detroit emitted a pungent gas, causing nausea and dizziness among neighbors and prompting health officials to warn people to stay inside."

Air [2]
Chemicals [14]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [45]
Health [17]
Pollution [29]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [46], 05/18/2020

"PPE May Not Fully Virus-Protect Wildfire Crews: Researchers" [47]

"Personal protective equipment may not be sufficient to protect firefighters battling wildfires from Covid-19 because unavoidable smoke inhalation may increase their disease risk, researchers say."

Air [2]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Health [5]
Forests [48]
Health [17]
Pollution [29]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 05/13/2020

HFCs: "EPA Sued Over Pollutant Leak Rollback" [50]

"Environmentalists sued the Trump administration on Monday over the rollback of an Obama-era rule meant to police the release of powerful greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that are used in refrigerators."

Air [2]
Chemicals [14]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [29]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [51], 05/12/2020

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