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"Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not a Cleaver" [1]

"Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, is drawing up plans to move forward on the president’s campaign promise to 'get rid of' the agency he hopes to head. He has a blueprint to repeal climate change rules, cut staffing levels, close regional offices and permanently weaken the agency’s regulatory authority."

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [6], 02/08/2017
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Rogue Twitter Brings Government Leaks to Masses [7]

Dozens of renegade government Twitter accounts have sprung up, with claims they're run anonymously by employees of various agencies whose missions appear threatened by the Trump administration. TipSheet has the story, plus a list of more than 40 accounts of interest to environmental reporters. 

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TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [9]
Environmental Politics [2]
Forests [10]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
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National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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"Lawmakers Introduce Bill To End EPA" [14]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has come under constant fire from the Trump administration, enduring both a temporary gag order — which was later partially lifted  — and news that President Trump was looking to cut the agency's budget and staff. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced HR 861 Friday to get rid of the agency altogether."

Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [18], 02/07/2017
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Turbulent Prospects on Environment-Energy Beat Likely in Trump Era [19]

While it's too soon to tell what the new Trump administration and 115th Congress will do, our special report suggests we may see a groundswell of environmental deregulation and massive energy development. Backgrounder looks at the top 10 energy-environment issues to watch in the President Trump era. 

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Backgrounders [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [21]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [17]
Science [25]
Transportation [26]
Waste [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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Will 'Drill, Baby, Drill' Be Watchword in Trump Era? [28]

Conflict is brewing over the leasing of oil and gas drilling rights on millions of acres of federal land, now that the pro-oil-and-gas GOP controls Congress and the White House. And one especially big battle to come? The one over opening for drilling the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a dispute that raged for decades.

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TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [17]
Transportation [26]
Wildlife [29]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [30]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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The Battle Over Science Integrity, Funding Begins [31]

President Trump's characterization of climate change as a Chinese "hoax" and flirtations with the anti-vaccine movement have led many to conclude that he and his GOP allies are anti-science. A look at scientific integrity and funding in the new administration.

 

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [2]
Environmental Studies [32]
Government [3]
Health [33]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Science [25]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
International [34]
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Public [4]
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Omnibus Politics: Building an Infrastructure Program [35]

Democrats and Republications may agree on a vast federal program to build and repair the nation's crumbling infrastructure, but still uncertain is what will be built, how it will be paid for and who will vote for it. TipSheet looks at the politics of public works (what journalists used to call "pork").

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TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Planning & Growth [36]
Policy [13]
Transportation [26]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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Could Trump 'Cancel' Paris Climate Deal? [38]

President Trump said on the campaign trail that he would "cancel" the Paris climate agreement. But could he really wreck the treaty? Or are other nations — and our own — already too far down the road to fully undermine the international pact? TipSheet takes a closer look.

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TipSheet [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
International [34]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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"Social Media Blackout Hits Department Of Energy Renewables Team" [39]

"Employees working in a Department of Energy solar program were ordered this week not to share anything about their work on private or professional social media accounts, ThinkProgress has learned."

Energy & Fuel [24]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [11]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Think Progress [40], 01/27/2017
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"EPA: Ebell Proposes Slashing Staff To Nixon-Era Levels" [41]

"The leader of President Trump's U.S. EPA transition team wants to see the agency's 15,000-person staff axed to about 5,000 employees."

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Greenwire [42], 01/27/2017
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