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"Federal Government Declares 21 Species Extinct" [1]

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared 21 species extinct Monday, including 10 birds and two freshwater fish."

Biodiversity [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Wildlife [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [8], 10/17/2023
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"Biden Announces Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?" [9]

"The Energy Department awarded up to $7 billion in grants for clean hydrogen “hubs,” but environmentalists warn some of the money could prop up fossil fuels and fail to cut emissions."

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Technology [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 10/16/2023
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Prosecutors: Stolen Activist Emails Were Later Cited In Court By Exxon [16]

"Federal prosecutors said in a sentencing memo Thursday that hackers hired by an Israeli private investigator stole communications between climate activists that were later used in court by Exxon Mobil Corp."

Activism [17]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [19], 10/16/2023
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"Canada's Top Court Backs Alberta Challenge To Trudeau Environment Law" [20]

"Canada's Supreme Court dealt a blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government on Friday by ruling that a federal law assessing how major projects such as coal mines and oil sands plants impact the environment is largely unconstitutional."

Environmental Studies [21]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Public [6]
Canada [22]
Source: Reuters [23], 10/16/2023
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Giant Open-Pit Mine Near Two National Parks Dealt A Blow By Biden DOI [24]

"A road critical to operating a proposed open-pit mine in a remote part of Alaska hit a new hurdle Friday when the Biden administration issued a finding that the road could threaten Alaska Native communities and their lifestyle more than previously estimated."

Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Studies [21]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Transportation [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [28]
Source: Washington Post [29], 10/16/2023
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Electric Vehicles Will Be Burning Rubber in 2024 [30]

As global sales of electric vehicles surge, the positive impact on climate change emissions could be a critical benefit. But as our Backgrounder points out, it’s not as simple as that. There are challenges with politics, tax laws, mineral access, related pollution regulations and union jobs. Get an overview of the issue, in this latest entry in our expanding 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [31]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [32]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [33]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Policy [34]
Pollution [35]
Science [36]
Technology [14]
Transportation [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
International [37]
Asia [38]
Europe [39]
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Public [6]
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Prying Open the Statehouse Doors [40]

Reporting on environmental stories often leads to the state legislature, where key material can be frustratingly hard to access. Whether that’s because the state is deliberately hiding information, has poor systems for sharing it or isn’t even tracking it, there are ways to get what you need. Four seasoned environment reporters offer tips, tricks and commiseration.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [42]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Government [33]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Policy [34]
Water & Oceans [44]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
California [45]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [46]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"800,000 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From Pennsylvania Drilling Goes 'Missing'" [49]

"Waste from the oil and gas industry contains toxic and radioactive substances. Disposal of this waste is supposed to be carefully tracked, but 800,000 tons of oil and gas waste from Pennsylvania oil and gas wells is unaccounted for, according to a recent study."

Chemicals [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [50]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [51]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [53]
Source: EHN [54], 10/13/2023
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FWS Creates 2 New Refuges In Tenn, Wyo. To Protect Toads, Bats, Salamanders [55]

"Two newly created national wildlife refuges in Tennessee and Wyoming will help protect habitats for threatened and endangered species such as toads, bats, shrimp and salamanders, federal officials say."

Biodiversity [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [56], 10/12/2023
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Supreme Court Passes On Red State Challenge To Biden ‘Social Cost Of Carbon’ [57]

"The Supreme Court will not take up a lawsuit led by the state of Missouri that sought to block the Biden administration’s “social cost of carbon” measure."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Studies [21]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [58], 10/12/2023
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