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Existing Fossil Plants Will Push World Past Dangerous 1.5° C: Research [1]

"A new study finds we’ve already installed enough fossil fuel infrastructure to commit to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of planetary warming, even without new planned installations."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [4]
International [5]
Source: Washington Post [6], 07/02/2019
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"Pa. Refinery: Who Will Clean Up Decades Of Pollution?" [7]

"The explosions that destroyed part of the historic oil refinery on Philadelphia's south side have thrown a wrench into the ongoing effort to clean up decades' worth of soil and water pollution at the site."

Disasters [8]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [9]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
Source: EnergyWire [11], 07/02/2019
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"U.S. Oil Companies Find Energy Independence Isn’t So Profitable" [12]

"Oil companies are producing record amounts of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and have become major exporters. Yet the companies themselves are finding little to love about this seeming bonanza."

Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NY Times [15], 07/02/2019
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"Oregon Passes Measure To Better Prepare For Oil Spills" [16]

"Oregon will tighten safety standards for railroads transporting large amounts of crude oil."

Disasters [8]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [9]
Public [4]
Northwest (OR WA) [18]
Source: AP [19], 07/01/2019
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"Mich. Attorney General Dana Nessel Moves To Shut Down Enbridge Line 5" [20]

"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit in Ingham County Circuit Court on Thursday that seeks to decommission the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline across the environmentally sensitive Straits of Mackinac."

Disasters [8]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Source: Detroit Free Press [24], 07/01/2019
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"Train Derailment Sent 36 Cars Full Of Coal Into The Great Dismal Swamp" [25]

"Thirty-six railroad cars full of coal went off the tracks early Tuesday and landed in the Great Dismal Swamp, officials said Wednesday."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot [27], 06/28/2019
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"EPA Leaders Helped Bail Out Failed Philadelphia Refinery" [28]

"Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and other top agency officials were closely involved with reviving a private equity-owned oil refinery that went bankrupt last year and is now shutting down after a fiery explosion last week."

Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Greenwire [31], 06/28/2019
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July 26, 2019

DEADLINE: Covering Community Impacts of Oil & Gas Development [32]

SciLine will provide an all-expenses-paid, 2½-day workshop, Oct 23-25 at Penn State U, designed to arm journalists — including those without deep backgrounds in science — with the knowledge and context they need to incorporate research-based evidence into stories about how oil and gas development is affecting U.S. communities. Space is limited. Apply by Jul 26.

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Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [33]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [29]
Health [35]
People & Population [36]
Pollution [9]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]

"Supreme Court: Pipeline Backers Set Stage For Appalachian Trail Fight" [37]

"Developers of the Atlantic Coast pipeline yesterday launched a highly anticipated Supreme Court appeal to preserve permits for the natural gas project to traverse the Appalachian National Scenic Trail."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: EnergyWire [38], 06/27/2019
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"Which Power Companies Are The Worst Polluters?" [39]

"America’s climate change pollution comes from many sources: cars and trucks, power plants, farming operations, home-heating systems and even trees that burn in wildfires. But in the power sector, 85% of emissions come from just 100 companies and public agencies."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: LA Times [40], 06/27/2019
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