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"Global Efforts On Ozone Help Reverse Southern Jet Stream Damage" [1]

"International cooperation on ozone-depleting chemicals is helping to return the southern jet stream to a normal state after decades of human-caused disruption, a study shows."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: Guardian [8], 03/27/2020
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Massive COVID-19 Aid Bill Nears Passage with Key Environment, Energy Elements [9]

An historic multi-trillion-dollar COVID-19 aid bill is approaching passage in the U.S. Congress, and while details are currently sketchy, it appears to include some key environment and energy asks related to oil reserves, emergency transit funding, cuts in airline carbon emissions, clean energy tax credits, and relief for oil, gas and coal industries. Read on, find out more about the many environment and energy reporting angles to the COVID-19 outbreak [10] and stay tuned to SEJournal online for further developments.

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Air [2]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [12]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Policy [20]
Pollution [5]
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National (U.S.) [21]
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Public [6]
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"Oil Industry Cites Virus In Seeking Broad Pollution Waivers" [22]

"The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it’s reviewing a request from the oil and gas industry to ease enforcement of hazardous air and water pollution and other regulatory issues during the coronavirus pandemic. The proposal is drawing objections from public health and environmental advocates."

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Climate Change [4]
Disasters [13]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [24], 03/25/2020
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"Minnesota Court of Appeals Sends PolyMet Permit Back to MPCA" [25]

"The Minnesota Court of Appeals sent an air-emissions permit for the PolyMet copper-nickel mine back to state regulators for further review on Monday, giving another victory to environmental groups who oppose the project."

Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Source: AP [29], 03/24/2020
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Florida Plant Emits Vast Quantities of a Potent Greenhouse Gas N2O [30]

"Ten miles north of Pensacola, Florida, on the west bank of the Escambia River,  an aging chemical plant, its tanks, smokestacks and stainless steel pipes sprawling across hundreds of acres, is a climate killer hiding in plain sight."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: InsideClimate News [31], 03/24/2020
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Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Many Stories on Environment Beat [10]

The momentous COVID-19 outbreak has many, many reporting angles — environment and energy stories certainly among them. Our latest Issue Backgrounder has an extensive rundown on possible ways in for environment and energy reporters, including everything from respiratory disease and air pollution to science denial and climate change, and more. Plus, pending passage of a massive congressional aid package [9]. And an earlier TipSheet on how journalists can prepare [32] for public health emergencies.

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Agriculture [35]
Air [2]
Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [12]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [16]
Environmental Studies [37]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [39]
Policy [20]
Pollution [5]
Science [40]
Transportation [41]
Wildlife [42]
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National (U.S.) [21]
International [7]
Asia [43]
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"Coronavirus Shutdowns Lower Greenhouse Emissions; They’ll Roar Back [44]

"The global struggle to slow the spread of the coronavirus has brought with it canceled flights, closed businesses and a quickly escalating economic slowdown that could be devastating to millions. It is also certain to shrink greenhouse gas emissions this year, according to climate scientists."

Air [2]
Climate Change [4]
Health [18]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: LA Times [45], 03/20/2020
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Dems Want Travel Industry To Reduce Emissions In Exchange For Bailout [46]

A group of eight Democratic senators have written the House and Senate leaders asking that the third Covid-19 aid package require that aviation, cruise, and other industries reduce polluting emissions in exchange for bailouts.

Air [2]
Climate Change [4]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Grist [47], 03/20/2020
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"The Global Victory Over Ozone-Killing Chemicals Is Coming Undone" [48]

"Mysterious emissions have been slowing the atmosphere’s healing. Scientists think they’ve finally discovered the source."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: Bloomberg [49], 03/19/2020
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"'A Test Of Governments.' Oil Industry Faces Worst Glut Ever" [50]

"The oil industry could be facing the worst supply glut in history and start running out of storage space for excess oil because of the coronavirus pandemic, analysts warned yesterday."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: EnergyWire [51], 03/19/2020
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