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"Federal Agencies: Will FOIA Be A Pandemic Casuality?" [1]

"The Bureau of Land Management missed a key deadline in an ongoing lawsuit over Freedom of Information Act requests due to the agency's response to the COVID-19 outbreaks."

Health [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Greenwire [7], 03/23/2020
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"Coronavirus Shutdowns Lower Greenhouse Emissions; They’ll Roar Back [8]

"The global struggle to slow the spread of the coronavirus has brought with it canceled flights, closed businesses and a quickly escalating economic slowdown that could be devastating to millions. It is also certain to shrink greenhouse gas emissions this year, according to climate scientists."

Air [9]
Climate Change [10]
Health [2]
Pollution [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: LA Times [12], 03/20/2020
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RCFP Resources: Press Freedom and Government Transparency During COVID-19 [13]

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has assembled some information and guidelines for journalists on FOI, First Amendment and open-government issues coming up as a result of the coronavirus emergency.

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"EPA Faces Possible Coronavirus Outbreaks At Multiple Offices" [16]

"An employee who works at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office in Helena, Mont., tested “presumed positive” for COVID-19, according to the agency and an internal email obtained by The Hill."

Environmental Health [17]
Government [15]
Health [2]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [18], 03/19/2020
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"Low Prices, Virus Cited In Calls To Delay US Oil Lease Sale" [19]

"Low prices and concerns about the new coronavirus should postpone a Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale planned for Wednesday, environmental groups said Tuesday."

Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [14]
Health [2]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [22], 03/18/2020
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"National Parks: NPS Moves Toward Partial Shutdown" [23]

"The National Park Service headed toward a partial shutdown today as officials scrambled to close park sites and facilities across the country in response to the coronavirus pandemic."

Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [17]
Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [25], 03/18/2020
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'How Many Of Them Will Die?' Homeless 'Tent City' Ripe For Coronavirus [26]

"Across the world, public health experts are asking people to practice "social distancing" to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. ... But there are thousands of Arizonans who can't follow this advice. They have no home to isolate in."

Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [17]
Health [2]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Arizona Republic [27], 03/18/2020
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"The Infuriating Story of How the Government Stalled Coronavirus Testing" [28]

"Alex Greninger was watching it all from the start. An epidemiologist and expert in laboratory medicine, Greninger spent the first few weeks of the year paying close attention to China, where a new SARS-like virus was burning through the city of Wuhan at an alarming rate."

Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [14]
Health [2]
Science [29]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: GQ [30], 03/18/2020
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SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [31]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

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Climate Change [10]
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Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [39]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Food [41]
Forests [42]
Government [15]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Military [43]
Natural Resources [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Other or All [45]
People & Population [46]
Planning & Growth [47]
Policy [48]
Pollution [11]
Science [29]
Technology [49]
Transportation [50]
Waste [51]
Water & Oceans [52]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [56]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [58]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [59]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [60]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [62]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]
International [64]
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Antarctica & Arctic [68]
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Central America & the Caribbean [71]
Europe [72]
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Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [75]

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [76]” special report looks at what the Pacific Northwest is doing to mitigate climate change, including reducing carbon emissions, limiting sprawl and congestion, pushing energy efficiency and pursuing carbon sequestration. Read the new tipsheet, plus check out our earlier report on climate impacts [77] and our opening backgrounder. [78] 

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Government [15]
Health [2]
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