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"China, in Pointed Message to U.S., Tightens Its Climate Targets" [1]

"President Xi Jinping of China pledged on Tuesday that his country would adopt much stronger climate targets and achieve what he called “carbon neutrality before 2060.” If realized, the pledges would be crucial in the global fight against climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: NYTimes [7], 09/23/2020
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White House Opposes House Energy Bill As Dems Promise Climate Action [8]

"The White House is threatening to veto an energy bill rolled out by Democrats last week, calling it a “a top-down approach that would undermine the administration’s deregulatory agenda.”"

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [11], 09/22/2020
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"What Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Mean for Global Warming" [12]

"President Trump has made dismantling federal climate policies a centerpiece of his administration. A new analysis from the Rhodium Group finds those rollbacks add up to a lot more planet-warming emissions."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [13], 09/22/2020
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"US EPA Reapproves Atrazine" [14]

"After reviewing the risks of atrazine for more than 7 years, the US Environmental Protection Agency says the widely used herbicide can stay on the market with some new restrictions. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced this final decision on Sept. 18, during an event in Missouri attended by farm-group leaders and local lawmakers."

Agriculture [15]
Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [17]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: C&EN [18], 09/22/2020
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Pebble: "An Alaska Mine Project Might Be Bigger Than Acknowledged" [19]

"In secretly recorded meetings, executives with the Pebble Mine project said the operation could run nine times longer than outlined in their permit filings."

Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [22]
Pollution [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 09/22/2020
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Chase Down Environmental Ballot Measures for State-Level Stories [28]

Although the realities of the pandemic may mean fewer state and local ballot measures in the upcoming election — and the presidential contest is drawing much of the spotlight — they can still be potentially fruitful stories for reporters willing to seek them out. Here are eight top ways to track this year’s environment and energy ballot measures, from the latest Reporter’s Toolbox.

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"New Jersey Law Seeks To Stem Pollution In Minority Areas" [34]

"NEWARK, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Friday a measure giving state regulators power to deny development permits to businesses whose operations pollute predominantly Black and other minority communities."

Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Source: AP [36], 09/21/2020
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"Supreme Court: Ginsburg Death Leaves 'No Environmental Voice' On Bench" [37]

"The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could shake the foundation of America's bedrock environmental laws, leaving a chasm on the bench where once sat an environmental champion."

Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [38], 09/21/2020
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"White House Docs: Trump Aides Pushed EPA for Fewer Methane Checks" [39]

"EPA bowed to White House pressure during interagency review of an oil and gas emissions rule by reducing requirements for a segment of the natural gas supply chain to monitor and repair methane leaks."

Air [40]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [42], 09/21/2020
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"Court Temporarily Pauses EPA Methane Emissions Rollback" [43]

"A court has temporarily halted an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that rescinded Obama-era standards for methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, preventing the rollback from taking effect for the time being."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [44], 09/18/2020
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