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"Interior: Democrats Vow To Block BLM Move" [1]

"Interior Secretary David Bernhardt can expect lots of questions and pushback from congressional Democrats regarding his plan to relocate hundreds of senior positions within the Bureau of Land Management from its Washington, D.C., headquarters to various Western states, several members of both parties said yesterday on Capitol Hill."

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Source: E&E Daily [8], 07/18/2019

SEJ Signs on to RCFP/News Media Coalition Letter to US EPA [9]

SEJ joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 37 other news media organizations in signing a July 9, 2019, letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency arguing against its proposed changes to Freedom of Information Act regulations. The coalition's letter contends that EPA should allow comments and revisions to its updated FOIA policy, and followed SEJ's own letter to the EPA on June 26. Read details and see ongoing coverage of this issue here [9].

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"Scientists Flee USDA As Research Agencies Move To Kansas City Area" [11]

"A Trump administration decision to move researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the Kansas City area is threatening to spark the flight of more than half of the staff selected to move, gutting the agency of its top scientific voices."

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Source: The Hill [16], 07/16/2019

"EPA: Meet The Woman Replacing Wehrum" [17]

"A former regional administrator will temporarily lead EPA's high-profile Office of Air and Radiation, following the exit of air chief Bill Wehrum."

Air [18]
Climate Change [19]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [21], 06/27/2019

EPA's Wehrum Steps Down Amid Scrutiny Over Possible Ethics Violations [22]

"Bill Wehrum, a top Environmental Protection Agency official who helped reverse Obama-era rules aimed at cutting emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants, is stepping down amid scrutiny over possible violations of federal ethics rules."

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Source: Washington Post [23], 06/27/2019

Air Needs Freshening in Most U.S. National Park Units [24]

The nation’s parks are generally thought to be pristine natural havens. But a recent study finds the overwhelming majority suffer from air pollution problems like smog and ozone. That makes for important local and regional news stories, per the latest biweekly TipSheet. Get background, story ideas, resources and more.

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Air [18]
Chemicals [26]
Consumer [27]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [2]
Environmental Studies [28]
Forests [29]
Government [3]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [31]
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Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told [32]

While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.

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Features [33]
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Agriculture [12]
Air [18]
Chemicals [26]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Policy [35]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [36]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [37]
California [38]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [40]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [42]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
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"EPA Orders Houston Lab Staff To Relocate To Okla." [46]

"EPA plans to move staff from a Houston regional laboratory to another facility 400 miles away."

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Source: Greenwire [47], 06/21/2019

Database Helps Track PFAS Drinking Water Contamination [48]

Millions of people across the United States are believed to be drinking PFAS-contaminated water. And a growing database could prove an invaluable resource for environmental journalists trying to get a handle on that public health risk. Our latest biweekly Reporter’s Toolbox, recently refocused on data journalism tools and techniques, explains how to tap the expanding PFAS data.

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Reporters Toolbox [49]
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Chemicals [26]
Consumer [27]
Government [3]
Health [30]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [36]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
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"USDA Relocates 2 Research Agencies" [50]

"Two key research agencies in the Department of Agriculture will move to the Kansas City area, Secretary Sonny Perdue announced today. The plan will move hundreds of jobs at USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) out of Washington, despite objections from employees and some members of Congress."

Agriculture [12]
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Source: Greenwire [51], 06/14/2019

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