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Smokey’s 420 Gets the ‘Dirt’ on Pot Crop [1]

The story of Smokey’s 420, mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective. Plus, why the explosion in the infant business legal cannabis could be bad news for the environment [2], if left largely unregulated. 

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Pollution [16]
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Why an Unregulated Pot Business May Be Bad for the Environment  [2]

One industry seemingly unharmed by the coronavirus-related shutdown is legal cannabis. But the explosion in this infant business could be bad news for the environment, if left largely unregulated. A closer look at the issues. Plus, the story of Smokey’s 420 [1], mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective.

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Activism [4]
Agriculture [5]
Chemicals [6]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [15]
Pollution [16]
Waste [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
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National (U.S.) [19]
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"Frustrated by Crowds, Coastal States Weigh What to Do About Beaches" [22]

"The salty breeze and ocean waves have beckoned stir-crazy residents of the coast back to their beloved beaches, social distancing norms be damned."

Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [25], 05/01/2020
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"Warren Urges SEC to Require Climate Change Disclosures" [26]

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging the SEC to require public companies to discuss the impact and risk of climate change as the regulator considers overhauling its rules for management disclosures."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [8]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [28], 05/01/2020
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"FEMA: Agency Official Nods At Flood Disclosure Effort" [29]

"An official with the Federal Emergency Management Agency signaled support for policies backed by climate advocates that would require a property's flood risk to be disclosed before it's sold."

Climate Change [27]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Justice [30]
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Source: Climatewire [31], 05/01/2020
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Billions in Clean Energy Loans Go Unused as Coronavirus Ravages Economy [32]

"As the government struggles to keep businesses afloat through the pandemic, the Trump administration is sitting on about $43 billion in low-interest loans for clean energy projects, and critics are accusing the Energy Department of partisan opposition to disbursing the funds."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [33], 05/01/2020
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"In Montana, Children File Suit to Protect ‘the Last Best Place’" [34]

"She's identified only as Kathryn Grace S., one of 16 youths who've sued to keep the state of Montana from promoting the use of fossil fuels, threatening their future."

Activism [4]
Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Justice [30]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [35]
Public [21]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
Source: InsideClimate News [36], 04/30/2020
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"Coronavirus Causes Delay in EPA’s Rule for Managing Wastewater" [37]

"The EPA has been too busy responding to the deadly coronavirus to work on its long-awaited proposal to manage huge volumes of pathogen-infested sewage and stormwater during heavy rains, the agency’s top wastewater official said Wednesday."

Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [10]
Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [38], 04/30/2020
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Oil Execs On Trump’s ‘Opening The Country’ Council Are Major GOP Donors [39]

"Eight fossil fuel executives tapped for a White House task force advising President Donald Trump on how to reopen the U.S. economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic have donated millions to Trump and other Republican campaigns and political committees in recent years."

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Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [24]
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Public [21]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: HuffPost [40], 04/30/2020
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More Than 150 Groups Write Opposing EPA Coronavirus Enforcement Policy [41]

"A coalition of more than 150 groups wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to oppose a controversial memo in which the agency said it temporarily might not seek penalties against companies that don’t monitor their pollution."

Environmental Health [24]
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Health [12]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [42], 04/30/2020
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