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Source: NY Times [7], 11/06/2018

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"Tribe Challenges Corps Findings On Dakota Access Pipeline" [8]

"The Standing Rock Sioux is challenging new government conclusions that the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline poses no significant environmental threats to American Indian tribes in the Dakotas."

Energy & Fuel [9]

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Source: ABC News [13], 11/06/2018

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"Supreme Court Lets Youths’ Case Demanding Climate Action Proceed" [14]

"The Supreme Court on Friday refused to halt the trial in a lawsuit brought by 21 young people seeking to force the federal government to take action to address climate change."

Climate Change [15]

Public [5]

Source: NY Times [16], 11/05/2018

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Wetlands Mitigation — Why Draining the Swamp Is a Local Story [17]

As the Trump administration challenges wetlands preservation policy under the Clean Water Act, an important related practice has come into question. Mitigation banking — the creation or preservation of one wetland to offset the loss of another — has become a billion-dollar industry. But as this week’s TipSheet reports, the legal and regulatory tangle aside, wetlands permitting and mitigation continues, likely near you. Tracking the local story.

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"Outdoor Afro Encourages Black People To Connect, Lead In Nature" [28]

"A Charlotte group focused on getting black people into the outdoors is coming to Hanging Rock State Park on Saturday. Outdoor Afro has a mission to create and inspire black people to connect with nature."

Activism [29]

Forests [30]

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Source: Winston-Salem Journal [31], 10/31/2018

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"Hawaiian Supreme Court Approves Giant Telescope on Mauna Kea" [32]

"After years of hearings and litigation, the Supreme Court of Hawaii on Tuesday approved a building permit for a giant telescope on the ancient, contested site of the volcano Mauna Kea."

Science [33]

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Alaska and Hawaii [34]

Source: NY Times [35], 10/31/2018

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Will Hackers Crash U.S. Energy, Environment Infrastructure? [36]

The vulnerability of critical U.S. infrastructure to cyberattacks has been a growing worry for years, as electric utilities, drinking water systems, chemical plants, nuclear plants, pipelines and more are the target of a burgeoning cadre of hackers. But for environmental and other journalists focused on the story, another problem has emerged: The secrecy that has long been part of the U.S. cybersecurity policy. In this comprehensive Backgrounder, SEJournal takes a look at the risk, the response and the resources to let reporters go deep on cyber warfare as an energy and environment story.

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"The Unseen Driver Behind The Migrant Caravan: Climate Change" [44]

"While violence and poverty have been cited as the reasons for the exodus, experts say the big picture is that changing climate is forcing farmers off their land – and it’s likely to get worse".

Climate Change [15]

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Source: Guardian [47], 10/30/2018

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Trump Declares His 1st Natl. Monument, Honoring African American Troops [48]

"In the first such use of his executive powers, President Trump on Friday designated a national monument, establishing a 380-acre site in Kentucky to honor African Americans’ role as soldiers during the Civil War."

Environmental Politics [10]

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Source: Washington Post [49], 10/29/2018

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What Migrants Displaced By Dust Bowl And Climate Events Can Teach Us [50]

"The World Bank predicts climate change could create as many as 143 million 'climate migrants' by 2050. The result would be a mass migration twice as large as the number of refugees in the world today."

Climate Change [15]