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"Judge Vacates Oil and Gas Leases on 145,000 Acres in Montana" [1]

"A federal judge, rapping the Trump administration for its weak environmental assessments, has vacated hundreds of oil and gas leases across a large swath of Montana."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [7], 05/04/2020
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Smokey’s 420 Gets the ‘Dirt’ on Pot Crop [8]

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 [9], if left largely unregulated. 

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Activism [11]
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Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Policy [20]
Pollution [21]
Waste [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
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Why an Unregulated Pot Business May Be Bad for the Environment  [9]

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 [8], mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective.

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Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [11]
Agriculture [12]
Chemicals [13]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Policy [20]
Pollution [21]
Waste [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
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"Frustrated by Crowds, Coastal States Weigh What to Do About Beaches" [25]

"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 [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [28], 05/01/2020
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"Warren Urges SEC to Require Climate Change Disclosures" [29]

"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 [30]
Economy & Business [15]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [31], 05/01/2020
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"FEMA: Agency Official Nods At Flood Disclosure Effort" [32]

"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 [30]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Climatewire [34], 05/01/2020
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Billions in Clean Energy Loans Go Unused as Coronavirus Ravages Economy [35]

"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 [30]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [36], 05/01/2020
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"In Montana, Children File Suit to Protect ‘the Last Best Place’" [37]

"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 [11]
Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [33]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [38]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [24]
Source: InsideClimate News [39], 04/30/2020
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"Coronavirus Causes Delay in EPA’s Rule for Managing Wastewater" [40]

"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 [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [16]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [41], 04/30/2020
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Oil Execs On Trump’s ‘Opening The Country’ Council Are Major GOP Donors [42]

"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."

Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [16]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: HuffPost [43], 04/30/2020
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