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NEPA Rollback, EPA Science Rules Threaten Transparency; Plus, Pandemic Press Restrictions? [1]

A long-standing law designed to protect public information about environmental impacts is facing an unfavorable overhaul, while a proposal dictating how EPA uses scientific findings in its rulings is nearing finalization. WatchDog has those items, plus how states are using the COVID-19 pandemic to restrict press and more.

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Climate Change [4]
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Could Combined Sewer Overflows Be a COVID-19 Threat? [15]

For reporters investigating the coronavirus-environment connection, you might look to the untreated sewage that can sometimes overflow municipal systems during wet weather, possibly bringing the novel pathogen to beaches and other places where people can get sick from it. The latest TipSheet takes a look at the reality, plus provides story ideas and reporter resources.

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Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Studies [18]
Government [8]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [20]
Pollution [21]
Waste [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
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National (U.S.) [13]
California [24]
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  • Read more about Could Combined Sewer Overflows Be a COVID-19 Threat? [15]

"Trump Administration Agrees To Help Wind Farms With Subsidy Tweak" [27]

"The Trump administration on Thursday agreed to change rules governing key renewable energy tax credits, a win for wind farm owners seeking more time to claim the subsidies because new projects have been stalled by the global coronavirus pandemic."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Reuters [29], 05/11/2020
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"Climate: Warming Could Open U.S. For More 'Murder Hornets'" [30]

"Reports of bugs nicknamed "murder hornets" in the United States generated a lot of buzz as well as new legislation this week — and climate change could make the problem worse."

Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [4]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Wildlife [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Greenwire [34], 05/11/2020
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"Pandemic Costs May Dry Up Ohio’s Plan to Fight Lake Erie Algae" [35]

"The coronavirus pandemic is endangering a $900 million program that underpins Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s long-term strategy for shrinking the annual massive toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie’s western basin."

Agriculture [31]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Health [17]
Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [37], 05/11/2020
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Yet Another State Quietly Moves To Criminalize Fossil Fuel Protests [38]

"In March, Kentucky, South Dakota and West Virginia passed laws restricting pipeline protests. Alabama is poised to become the fourth."

Activism [3]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: HuffPost [39], 05/11/2020
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Critics Alarmed by NRC's Bid To Relax Rules On Radioactive Waste [40]

"The federal agency providing oversight of the commercial nuclear sector is attempting to push through a rule change critics say could allow dangerous amounts of radioactive material to be disposed of in places like municipal landfills, with potentially serious consequences to human health and the environment."

Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [41]
Waste [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [42], 05/11/2020
  • Read more about Critics Alarmed by NRC's Bid To Relax Rules On Radioactive Waste [40]

Trump Tightens Grip On Virus Information As He Pushes To Reopen [43]

"President Trump in recent weeks has sought to block or downplay information about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic as he urges a return to normalcy and the rekindling of an economy that has been devastated by public health restrictions aimed at mitigating the outbreak."

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Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Science [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [45], 05/08/2020
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"Trump Administration Buries Detailed CDC Advice On Reopening" [46]

"The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation’s top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other public places during the still-raging coronavirus outbreak."

Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Politics [7]
Health [19]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Science [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [47], 05/08/2020
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"New Lawsuit Over Twin Metals Mineral Leases" [48]

"Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness and nine outdoor businesses have filed a second lawsuit over the two minerals leases reissued to Twin Metals Minnesota last year." "It's the coalition's second legal challenge to the lease renewals required for Twin Metals to mine on public land in Superior National Forest."

Environmental Politics [7]
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Natural Resources [49]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune [50], 05/07/2020
  • Read more about "New Lawsuit Over Twin Metals Mineral Leases" [48]

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