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"Trump’s Climate Contrarian: Myron Ebell Takes On the E.P.A." [1]

"The mug-shot posters, pasted on walls and lampposts around Paris by an activist group during the United Nations climate talks last year, were hardly flattering. They depicted Myron Ebell, a climate contrarian, as one of seven 'climate criminals' wanted for 'destroying our future.'"

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [6], 11/14/2016
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"Can Donald Trump Dismantle the EPA? It’s Been Tried Before." [7]

"In Trump’s potential cabinet picks, echoes of a Reagan-era wave of environmental deregulation."

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Undark [9], 11/14/2016
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"Meet Trump's Cabinet-In-Waiting" [10]

"President-elect Donald Trump does not have the traditional cadre of Washington insiders and donors to build out his Cabinet, but his transition team has spent the past several months quietly building a short list of industry titans and conservative activists who could comprise one of the more eclectic and controversial presidential Cabinets in modern history."

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Politico [11], 11/10/2016
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Will a New Broom Sweep Enviro-Energy Policy Clean? Tracking the Trump To-Do List [12]

In the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential upset, U.S. environmental and energy policy may undergo dramatic change. SEJournal Online has prepared a reporter’s watchlist of 12 stories with local angles and broad impact, ranging from fossil fuels to renewables, clean air to clean water, and infrastructure to public lands. Read on. [12]

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TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [14]
Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [19]
Policy [20]
Pollution [21]
Science [22]
Transportation [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [4]
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What Trump EPA Will Look Like With Climate Skeptic Ebell at the Helm [26]

"When the pope wrote in an encyclical last year that the Earth is “among the most abandoned and maltreated of the poor,” Myron Ebell immediately saw that as an opportunity to attack."

Activism [27]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Newsweek [28], 11/09/2016
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Beyond Fracking — Covering Injection Wells in Your State [29]

 When dangerous liquid wastes are pumped into deep wells, it's the Safe Drinking Water Act's Underground Injection Control program that aims to keep the practice safe. But does it work? Our weekly TipSheet looks beyond fracking to other kinds of injection wells, and shows how you can track stories on the practice in your state.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [30]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [25]
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Public [4]
  • Read more about Beyond Fracking — Covering Injection Wells in Your State [29]

Dakota Pipeline Protesters Set For 'Last Stand' On Banks Of Missouri R [31]

"Native American protesters are preparing to take a 'last stand' against the Dakota Access pipeline after police raided their camps and arrested hundreds, paving the way for construction of the final stretch of the controversial oil project."

Activism [27]
Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Military [33]
People & Population [34]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [23]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Guardian [35], 11/01/2016
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Environment Is on the Ballot in Election 2016 [36]

While issues like climate change have gained little traction in the presidential race, environmental topics are playing a clearer role in some congressional contests, as well in statehouse and local elections. At the same time, a number of controversial ballot initiatives are tackling environmental topics ranging from plastic bag bans to solar energy. Get info and resources in our Election 2016 Issue Backgrounder. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [37]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [15]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [19]
Policy [20]
Waste [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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Following UN Morocco Climate Meeting from Home [39]

The Paris Agreement took effect Nov 4, followed by the start of the United Nations meeting on climate change this week in Marrakesh. Can't go in person, but still want to track the critical issues at stake? TipSheet offers a guide on how to report Marrakesh from home. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [40]
Policy [20]
Region: 
International [41]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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"U.S. Prosecutors Regroup For Second Trial In Oregon Occupation" [42]

"U.S. prosecutors on Friday regrouped to strategize for their next trial of armed militants who occupied a wildlife center in Oregon the day after seven others at a related trial were surprisingly acquitted of all charges."

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [43], 10/31/2016
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