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"Russia, Eyeing Arctic Future, Launches Nuclear Icebreaker" [1]

"Russia launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker on Saturday, part of an ambitious program to renew and expand its fleet of the vessels in order to improve its ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial potential."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Government [4]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
Antarctica & Arctic [7]
Source: Reuters [8], 05/27/2019
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"As Infrastructure Talks Collapse, Focus Turns To Highway Bill" [9]

"After a White House meeting on infrastructure fell apart yesterday, lawmakers were left picking up the pieces, with the odds of Congress passing a broad package looking slimmer than ever. Instead, it seems likely Congress will pursue a narrower surface transportation bill."

Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E Daily [13], 05/24/2019
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"Democrats Suggest EPA Chief Misled On Vehicle Emissions Rollback" [14]

"Democrats are asking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Andrew Wheeler to turn over documents tied to the agency’s proposal to roll back emissions standards for vehicles, suggesting he made misleading statements on the topic."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [17], 05/24/2019
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Middle America’s Low-Hanging Carbon: Grid, Agriculture, Transportation [18]

"The American Midwest is at a turning point as it confronts the global climate crisis. It's a landscape of opportunity, where investment is starting to pour into renewable energy, farmers are turning to climate-friendly practices, and automakers are introducing new electric vehicles. But its path forward is still cluttered with obstacles."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: InsideClimate News [20], 05/21/2019
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"IMO Agrees On Stricter Efficiency Targets For Some Ships" [21]

"The International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday agreed stricter energy efficiency targets for certain types of ships in an effort to speed up action to cut the sector’s emissions."

Air [22]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
International [23]
Source: Reuters [24], 05/20/2019
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From Colorado Contrasts to SEJ Shifts [25]

The Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference in Colorado this fall will bring attendees to a state rich in contrasts and storytelling fodder. At the same time, SEJ itself is readying for seismic shifts. SEJ President Bobby Magill shares firsthand knowledge of the Square State, plus a look into changes for the organization, in his latest quarterly report.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ Presidents Report [26]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [10]
Forests [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [30]
People & Population [31]
Planning & Growth [32]
Transportation [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"Today's Floods Occur Along 'A Very Different' Mississippi" [34]

"The swollen, churning, unrelenting river that's flooding towns from Minnesota to Louisiana this month is not Mark Twain's Mississippi River."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [35]
Transportation [5]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: ClimateWire [37], 05/13/2019
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Uber And Lyft Caused Major Traffic Uptick In San Francisco, Study Says [38]

"Do ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft make a city's traffic worse or better? In San Francisco at least, the answer is decidedly worse, according to a newly published study in the journal Science Advances."

Energy & Fuel [15]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
California [39]
Source: NPR [40], 05/13/2019
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Already Imperiled Over Cost [41]

"A $2 trillion infrastructure deal outlined this week by President Trump and top Democrats is already losing momentum, as the president’s own chief of staff is telling people inside and outside the administration that the effort is too expensive and unlikely to succeed."

Environmental Politics [10]
Transportation [5]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [42], 05/06/2019
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"Republicans Coax Trump to Scrap U.S. Ship Waiver Plan for Gas" [43]

"President Donald Trump pledged he wouldn’t waive requirements that American vessels be used to transport natural gas among U.S. ports, Republicans defending the mandates said after a White House meeting on the issue Wednesday."

Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [5]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg [44], 05/02/2019
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