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"TVA Defies Trump, Votes To Shut Down 2 Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants" [1]

"The Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors voted to shut down two aging coal-fired power plants, defying a tweet from President Trump on Monday urging the agency to keep one of them open."

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Source: Washington Post [7], 02/15/2019

Wehrum Stayed In Close Touch With His Former Law Firm, New Emails Show [8]

"Bill Wehrum, the Environmental Protection Agency’s top air policy official, continued to stay in close touch with employees at his former law firm after joining the Trump administration, according to documents released this week under the Freedom of Information Act."

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Source: Washington Post [10], 02/14/2019

Trump Pressures TVA Not To Close Costly, Unreliable Coal Plant [11]

"The U.S. president has joined Kentucky's governor and the coal state's U.S. senators in trying to pressure the Tennessee Valley Authority to keep a 49-year-old coal-fired power plant operating, even though the nation's largest public electric utility has concluded that the plant is unreliable, no longer needed and too expensive to repair and operate."

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Source: InsideClimate News [13], 02/13/2019

"EPA Superfund Adviser Kept In Touch With Bank After Ban" [14]

"Despite promises to steer clear of his former employer, the disgraced banker who spearheaded EPA's toxic waste cleanup reform efforts communicated extensively while at the agency with the institution he once led, newly released emails show."

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Source: E&E News PM [17], 02/13/2019

"EPA Air Chief Worried About Conflicts Of Interest — Emails" [18]

"EPA air chief Bill Wehrum refused for 10 months to release a recusal letter detailing his past work representing chemical manufacturers, refiners, oil drillers and coal-fired power plants."

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Source: Greenwire [19], 02/13/2019

Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [20]

Our latest Issue Backgrounder looks at the potentially historic impact of the ambitious climate action agenda known as the Green New Deal — not just on this Congress or the next, or even on the race for the White House in 2020, but for the soul of the Democratic Party. An analysis of a public policy program in the making, the political maneuvering it’s engendering and its prospects to sow division or prompt a united front.

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Is the Green New Deal for Real? [30]

The Green New Deal may be just a broad outline, even after the recent introduction of a resolution in Congress. But don’t think the lack of specificity means the Green New Deal won’t be news for the long term. This week’s TipSheet explains the reasons the Green New Deal may endure and why it matters, plus story ideas and resources for journalists covering climate, environmental politics and more.

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Prominent Reporters See Critical Year Ahead on Energy, Environment [33]

It’s a “make or break” year for a range of environmental and energy issues, advise leading journalists at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25. The gathering also featured a surprise appearance by a top EPA official, who was questioned about administration policy on climate change. Read our coverage of the forum in this SEJ News report.

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Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [42]

With 2019 in full swing, the SEJournal offers an analysis of the year ahead in environment and energy news, with an overview of our full special report, the “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [43].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [44] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [45] to attend in-person or online.

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Urgency of Katowice Carries Over to SEJ Mission [48]

From under a blanket of dense smog that hung over the southern Polish town hosting a recent United Nations climate change conference, the president of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Bobby Magill, had a moment of clarity for the profession and the organization. His insights, and how they will affect the future of SEJ as it begins a new strategic planning process, in Magill’s latest SEJ President’s Report. Plus, a special honor for a “tireless” SEJ leader.

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