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"Supreme Court: Ginsburg Death Leaves 'No Environmental Voice' On Bench" [1]

"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 [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [8], 09/21/2020
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"White House Docs: Trump Aides Pushed EPA for Fewer Methane Checks" [9]

"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 [10]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [15], 09/21/2020
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"Court Temporarily Pauses EPA Methane Emissions Rollback" [16]

"A court has temporarily halted an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that rescinded Obama-era standards for methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, preventing the rollback from taking effect for the time being."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 [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [17], 09/18/2020
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"As Wildfires Rage, California Presses Insurers to Cut Rates" [18]

"Faced with the twin climate crises of historic wildfires and spiraling insurance costs, California on Wednesday laid out new rules to make insurance more affordable in fire-prone areas. But the changes could backfire, experts say — pushing insurers to stop offering insurance in those areas and further imperiling communities on the front lines of climate change."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [19]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
California [20]
Source: NYTimes [21], 09/17/2020
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"EPA Postpones Environmental Justice Training After White House Memo" [22]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will postpone training on environmental inequity faced by communities of color and low-income communities following a White House order calling for agencies to stop training involving what it described as 'anti-American propaganda.'"

Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [23]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [24], 09/17/2020
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"House Democrats Tee Up Vote On Climate-Focused Energy Bill Next Week" [25]

"House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says the chamber will vote next week on a more-than-900-page energy package billed as a response to climate change."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [26], 09/17/2020
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‘We’ve Always Known Ours Was Contaminated’: The Trouble With U.S. Water [27]

"Ageing infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants across the US are driving a growing urgency to do something about America’s water crisis".

Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [29], 09/16/2020
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"Poaching Pressure Mounts On Jaguars, The Americas’ Iconic Big Cat" [30]

"In the past seven years, trafficking of jaguars and their body parts has become a major threat to the species, with China the main destination."

Biodiversity [31]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Wildlife [32]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mexico [33]
Central America & the Caribbean [34]
South America [35]
Source: Mongabay [36], 09/15/2020
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"20 States Sue EPA Over Methane Emissions Standards Rollback" [37]

"A coalition of 20 states and four municipalities sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday over its rollback of methane emissions standards for oil and gas production."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [38], 09/15/2020
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"Daimler AG To Pay $1.5B To Settle Emissions Cheating Probes" [39]

"Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations, officials said Monday."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [41], 09/15/2020
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