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Feds Scrub Climate Info; plus Libel Suit, Spill Catcher, Surveillance & Water Data [1]

As some warned, federal environmental agencies have begun to purge web info on topics like climate change. WatchDog TipSheet has that story, plus items about an unusual libel lawsuit, a news outfit using satellite for groundtruthing, a new source of online water data, how journalists can protect against surveillance and more.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
  • Read more about Feds Scrub Climate Info; plus Libel Suit, Spill Catcher, Surveillance & Water Data [1]

"Coal Country’s Power Plants Are Turning Away From Coal" [13]

"Coal is on the defensive in the nation’s power industry. Even in coal country."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: NY Times [16], 05/29/2017
  • Read more about "Coal Country’s Power Plants Are Turning Away From Coal" [13]

"OPEC, Fighting Market Forces, Extends Production Cuts" [17]

"A sense of déjà vu pervaded the latest meeting of oil exporting countries. While production cuts have again bolstered oil prices, the optimism may fade, as shale producers in the United States jump back into the market and the rise of renewables dims prospects for demand."

Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [12]
International [19]
Source: NY Times [20], 05/29/2017
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"U.S. EPA Moves To Postpone Steam Electric Power Plant Effluent Rules" [21]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it proposed a rule on Thursday to postpone compliance dates for effluent guidelines for steam electric power plants published in November 2015."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Reuters [24], 05/26/2017
  • Read more about "U.S. EPA Moves To Postpone Steam Electric Power Plant Effluent Rules" [21]

Nearly 2,700 Natural Gas Storage Wells Are at Risk for a Major Leak [25]

"Across the country, companies keep extra natural gas in aging underground wells that weren't originally designed for such storage."

Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Pollution [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Pacific Standard [26], 05/26/2017
  • Read more about Nearly 2,700 Natural Gas Storage Wells Are at Risk for a Major Leak [25]

"Icahn Guides Trump’s Policy and Scores $60 Million" [27]

"Government work has paid off handsomely for billionaire Carl Icahn."

Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Bloomberg [28], 05/25/2017
  • Read more about "Icahn Guides Trump’s Policy and Scores $60 Million" [27]

"How a Small Town Is Standing Up to Fracking" [29]

"Grant Township, Pennsylvania, population 741, has became the front line of a radical new environmental movement -- and they're not backing down".

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Source: Rolling Stone [31], 05/24/2017
  • Read more about "How a Small Town Is Standing Up to Fracking" [29]

"Trump Budget Proposes Deep Cuts in Energy Innovation Programs" [32]

"President Trump’s budget proposal for 2018 envisions a flurry of changes to domestic energy policy, reaping billions of dollars in one-time revenue from oil and gas resources while cutting research into future energy technologies that could pay long-term dividends."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NY Times [33], 05/24/2017
  • Read more about "Trump Budget Proposes Deep Cuts in Energy Innovation Programs" [32]

"States Push For Stronger Oil Train Limits" [34]

"Several state attorneys general are asking federal regulators to strengthen rules on trains transporting crude oil."

Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Transportation [35]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [36], 05/23/2017
  • Read more about "States Push For Stronger Oil Train Limits" [34]

Rural Trump Voters Fight To Keep Their Land From Growing Pipeline Web [37]

"WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Norm MacQueen would seem to fit the profile of a property owner comfortable with an oil and gas pipeline running through his land. A retired oil refinery employee, MacQueen worked amid risky conditions for more than 20 years, as a pipe fitter and a welder."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: McClatchy [38], 05/23/2017
  • Read more about Rural Trump Voters Fight To Keep Their Land From Growing Pipeline Web [37]

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