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Florida Plant Emits Vast Quantities of a Potent Greenhouse Gas N2O [1]

"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."

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Source: InsideClimate News [7], 03/24/2020
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Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Many Stories on Environment Beat [8]

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 [10] for public health emergencies.

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"Coronavirus Shutdowns Lower Greenhouse Emissions; They’ll Roar Back [34]

"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."

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Source: LA Times [35], 03/20/2020
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Dems Want Travel Industry To Reduce Emissions In Exchange For Bailout [36]

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.

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Source: Grist [38], 03/20/2020
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"The Global Victory Over Ozone-Killing Chemicals Is Coming Undone" [39]

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

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Source: Bloomberg [40], 03/19/2020
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"'A Test Of Governments.' Oil Industry Faces Worst Glut Ever" [41]

"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."

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Source: EnergyWire [42], 03/19/2020
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Chem Plant Cites Study It Funded to Ask Regulators to OK Higher Emissions [43]

"Denka Performance Elastomer, the owner of a LaPlace plant that is the only one in America to produce the presumed carcinogen chloroprene, is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to increase the level of that compound deemed safe for public health."

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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [44], 03/17/2020
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"EPA Lays Out New Plan for Phasing Out Climate Pollutants" [45]

"The EPA will issue a plan on Tuesday for the phase-out of ozone-depleting chemicals commonly used in refrigeration, portable fire extinguishers, and metal cleaners."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [46], 03/17/2020
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"Military Sees Surge In Sites With 'Forever Chemical' Contamination" [47]

"The military now has at least 651 sites that have been contaminated with cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” a more than 50 percent jump from its last tally."

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Source: The Hill [49], 03/17/2020
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SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [50]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

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