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New Army Climate Strategy Provokes Questions, Stories on Local and Regional Impact [1]

Military bases typically have big impacts on surrounding communities, including on resource use and the environment. Now, a new U.S. Army climate strategy makes clear the military understands climate change will affect the bases themselves, with numerous ripple effects. The latest TipSheet outlines how reporters can find local stories on these new realities at bases around the country, including near you.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Military [8]
Planning & Growth [9]
Policy [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
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Public [12]

Va. Senate Democrats Put Wheeler’s Bid For Youngkin’s Cabinet In Limbo [13]

"Democrats who control the [Virginia] state Senate thwarted a Republican effort on Tuesday to revive the Cabinet bid of former Trump administration official Andrew Wheeler, leaving Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) embattled appointee in limbo."

Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Source: Washington Post [17], 02/09/2022

Biden’s Top Science Adviser, Eric Lander, Resigns Amid Reports Of Bullying [18]

"President Joe Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigned on Monday evening following reports of his bullying and mistreatment of subordinates."

Government [6]
People & Population [19]
Science [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Politico [21], 02/08/2022

EPA's Unfinished Agenda [22]

Transparency and scientific integrity are good for public health and the environment, not to mention PR and politics. Yet WatchDog Opinion argues they’ve not been fully embraced by the Biden EPA. There are reasons for hope, however, in the form of a cataloging of violations and in an EPA-specific policy. Why it all matters for how environmental journalists do their jobs.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Policy [10]
Science [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [12]

EPA TSCA Database Back on the Street [24]

A key federal database on toxic chemicals, kneecapped under the Trump administration, is now back. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week resurfaced the ChemView service, and explains the background law that fuels its data, while offering tips on how to make smart use of the database as it expands in coming years.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [25]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [26]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [27]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Pollution [29]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
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Public [12]

"Fed Nominee Hits Back At GOP Climate Attacks. Will It Work?" [30]

"President Biden’s nominee to be the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator came out swinging yesterday against Republican assertions that she’s on a mission to combat climate change by diverting dollars away from the oil and gas sector."

Chemicals [26]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [33], 02/07/2022

EPA Warns USPS To Halt $11.3 Billion Gas Truck Contract, Cites Climate [34]

"The Environmental Protection Agency warns Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to halt his plan to replace the aging delivery fleet with thousands of gas-powered vehicles."

"The Biden administration launched a last-minute push Wednesday to derail the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to spend billions of dollars on a new fleet of gasoline-powered delivery trucks, citing the damage the polluting vehicles could inflict on the climate and Americans’ health.

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Transportation [36]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [37], 02/03/2022

"Biden Officials Head To EPA Regional Offices" [38]

"EPA has sent a number of political officials to its regional offices, including a former top aide to Administrator Michael Regan."

Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [39], 02/02/2022

"NPS Employees Face A Worsening Housing Crunch As Prices Soar" [40]

"Park superintendents across the country these days find themselves keeping close tabs on the real estate market."

Government [6]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [41], 02/02/2022

"Manchin Sits on Foundation Board With Lobbyists" [42]

"As he chairs the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Manchin's board mates seek to influence him on energy policy for their coal industry clients."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Sludge [43], 01/31/2022

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