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"Climate Change Could Shut Down A Vital Ocean Current, Study Finds" [1]

"Human-driven planetary warming threatens to collapse a system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean that regulate and impact weather across the globe, a new scientific study has found."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Studies [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Science [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
International [8]
Source: HuffPost [9], 08/06/2021

"Interior Kicks Off New Review of ANWR Drilling" [10]

"The Interior Department today said it will restart an environmental review of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s oil and gas program, following its determination earlier this year that the Trump administration’s assessment was flawed."

Biodiversity [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [17]
Source: E&E News [18], 08/04/2021

"EPA Scientist To Lead National Climate Review" [19]

"The White House science office announced today that Allison Crimmins will lead the next mammoth report on climate change. The fifth National Climate Assessment is expected to be released in 2023 and stands to be more expansive than past editions, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) said in a statement today."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Studies [3]
Science [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [20], 07/14/2021

"EPA Directs Employees Not to Talk to the Press" [21]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is reminding employees not to engage with members of the media, sending a memorandum this week instructing them to deflect any press inquiries."a

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Journalism & Media [24]
Science [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Government Executive [25], 07/13/2021

"CEQ Postpones Agency Deadline For Trump NEPA Rules" [26]

"The White House Council on Environmental Quality is postponing compliance with the Trump administration's rules to speed up National Environmental Policy Act reviews."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [27], 06/29/2021

New Research Raises Ozone Depletion Alarm Over Arctic, Too [28]

"Warming of the surface of the Arctic is matched by a colder polar vortex high in the atmosphere, which is speeding the breakdown of the Earth’s shield against ultraviolet rays."

Air [29]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Studies [3]
Pollution [32]
Public [7]
Antarctica & Arctic [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 06/24/2021

Watchdog Calls On Pentagon To Detail PFAS Chemicals' Cleanup Expenses [35]

"The Government Accountability Office (GAO) called on the Department of Defense (DOD) this week to detail its cleanup expenses for “forever chemicals” from water supply sources near military bases."

Chemicals [30]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Studies [3]
Military [37]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [38], 06/24/2021

UN Irks Australia By Urging That Great Barrier Reef Be Listed 'In Danger' [39]

"The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are “in danger”, a United Nations panel said on Tuesday, drawing an angry response from Australia, which called the recommendation politically motivated."

Biodiversity [11]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Studies [3]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Natural Resources [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
International [8]
Source: Reuters [41], 06/22/2021

"EPA Chief Reinstates Science Advisory Board He Dismantled" [42]

"The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he has fully reinstated one of two key advisory boards he dismantled earlier this year in a push for “scientific integrity” at the agency."

Air [29]
Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Government [43]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [32]
Science [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [44], 06/18/2021

"NOAA Gets First Senate-Confirmed Administrator Since 2017" [45]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday got a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time since 2017."

Air [29]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Science [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [46], 06/18/2021

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