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"The Park Service Is Selling Out To Telecom Giants" [1]

"With Trump’s blessing, cell towers are infiltrating protected public lands across the West."

Environmental Politics [2]
Natural Resources [3]
Technology [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: High Country News [7], 03/17/2020

Statue of Liberty and Washington Monument Shuttered Due To Coronavirus [8]

"The Trump administration closed the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island on Monday in response to the coronavirus outbreak. It joined at least 10 other sites that were shuttered within the National Mall and the Golden Gate Recreation Area over the weekend."

Environmental Health [9]
Natural Resources [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [10], 03/17/2020

Lithium Startup Backed By Bill Gates Seeks Breakthrough At Salton Sea [11]

"David Snydacker knew going in that California’s Imperial Valley was a “graveyard for lithium-extraction technologies.”"

Chemicals [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Natural Resources [3]
Transportation [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: LA Times [16], 03/17/2020

SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [17]

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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Biodiversity [22]
Chemicals [12]
Climate Change [23]
Consumer [24]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [2]
Environmental Studies [26]
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Food [28]
Forests [29]
Government [30]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Military [34]
Natural Resources [3]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]
Other or All [36]
People & Population [37]
Planning & Growth [38]
Policy [39]
Pollution [40]
Science [41]
Technology [4]
Transportation [15]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [43]
Wildlife [44]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
California [46]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [48]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [49]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [50]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
International [55]
Canada [56]
Mexico [57]
Africa [58]
Antarctica & Arctic [59]
Asia [60]
Australia & Oceania [61]
Central America & the Caribbean [62]
Europe [63]
Middle East [64]
South America [65]
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Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [66]

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [67]” 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 [68] and our opening backgrounder. [69] 

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Activism [19]
Agriculture [20]
Air [21]
Climate Change [23]
Consumer [24]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [2]
Environmental Studies [26]
Forests [29]
Government [30]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Natural Resources [3]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]
People & Population [37]
Planning & Growth [38]
Science [41]
Technology [4]
Transportation [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
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Minn.: "Supreme Court Upholds Winona County’s Silica Sand Mining Ban" [71]

"The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Winona County’s ban on the mining and processing of silica sand, which is used in the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing."

Laws & Regulations [33]
Natural Resources [3]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Source: AP [72], 03/12/2020

"Senators Move To Expedite Debate On Conservation Legislation" [73]

"The Senate moved last night to expedite major bipartisan conservation legislation to the floor for consideration."

Laws & Regulations [33]
Natural Resources [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E Daily [74], 03/10/2020

"The Refuge Revealed" [75]

"Oil rigs may soon be coming to the nation’s largest wildlife refuge. We find out what that could mean to the people who live there."

Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Justice [76]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Natural Resources [3]
Wildlife [44]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
Source: Reveal [77], 03/09/2020

GAO Report Says Trump's BLM HQ Move Lacked Justification [78]

"The administration failed to follow key practices to show the reason for reforming a workplace and why employees were asked to relocate"

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [30]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Natural Resources [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [79], 03/09/2020

"The Original Long Islanders Fight to Save Their Land From a Rising Sea" [80]

"Shinnecock Indians are using nature-based solutions to calm the waves and restore the beaches that protect their lands."

Climate Change [23]
Natural Resources [3]
People & Population [37]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Source: NY Times [81], 03/06/2020

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