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"‘It’s Really Close’: How the Amazon Rainforest Could Self-Destruct" [1]

"Climate change and man-made fires could set off a cycle of self-perpetuating deforestation, scientists warn."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
South America [9]
Source: NY Times [10], 08/30/2019
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"Trump’s Methane Rule Rollback Divides Oil and Gas Industry" [11]

"Oil and gas producers might have been expected to welcome a decision to loosen regulations affecting their business. But their reaction to the Trump administration’s move to roll back methane-emissions rules revealed at least tactical divisions on climate policy."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NY Times [15], 08/30/2019
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Trump Admin Mulls Dropping Florida's Key Deer From Endangered List [16]

"The Trump administration is considering removing the Key Deer, one of Florida's most iconic and beloved animals, from the Endangered Species List. Named for its habitat in the Florida Keys, they are tiny versions of whitetail deer, typically at the shoulder just two or three feet tall. They're cute, popular with tourists and used to be found on more than a dozen Florida islands. Today, most of them live on a single island, Big Pine Key."

Biodiversity [17]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Wildlife [18]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: npr [19], 08/29/2019
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"NRC Drops Bid To Allow More Industry Self-Inspections" [20]

"A Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposal to enable the nuclear industry to take over more responsibility for reactor inspections is no longer moving forward, the commission's chairwoman said in a letter earlier this month."

Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Greenwire [22], 08/29/2019
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"E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas" [23]

"The Trump administration is set to announce on Thursday that it intends to sharply curtail the regulation of methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change, according to an industry official with knowledge of the plan."

Air [24]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [26]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NY Times [27], 08/29/2019
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"An Island Without Fish? Cuba Aims To Tackle Problem With Law Overhaul" [28]

"In the sleepy Cuban fishing village of Cojimar that inspired Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” locals say they are struggling to catch fish."

Fish & Fisheries [29]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
Central America & the Caribbean [30]
Source: Reuters [31], 08/28/2019
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More Than 40 Wild Burros Slaughtered In Southern California Desert [32]

"More than 40 wild burros have been found shot and killed along the Interstate 15 near the Nevada state line, Federal officials said on Friday, and they’ve offered a reward of up to $18,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible."

Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [33]
Wildlife [18]
Public [8]
California [34]
Source: LA Times [35], 08/28/2019
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"EPA IG Failed To Review FOIA Allegations Against Pruitt" [36]

"EPA's internal watchdog did not review allegations against Scott Pruitt for failing to keep track of records or properly respond to Freedom of Information Act requests."

Environmental Politics [5]
Government [37]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Greenwire [39], 08/28/2019
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"Giraffes Get New Protections, But Will It Be Enough?" [40]

"International trade of giraffes will now be regulated, but habitat loss and bush meat poaching remain the predominant threats to the species."

Biodiversity [17]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Wildlife [18]
Public [8]
International [41]
Source: NY Times [42], 08/28/2019
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"Trump Pushes To Allow New Logging In Alaska’s Tongass National Forest" [43]

"President Trump has instructed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to exempt Alaska’s 16.7-million-acre Tongass National Forest from logging restrictions imposed nearly 20 years ago, according to three people briefed on the issue, after privately discussing the matter with the state’s governor aboard Air Force One."

Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
Source: Washington Post [45], 08/28/2019
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