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EPA Official Pressured Scientist on Congressional Testimony: Emails [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency’s chief of staff pressured the top scientist on the agency’s scientific review board to alter her congressional testimony and play down the dismissal of expert advisers, his emails show."

Environmental Politics [2]
Science [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [6], 06/27/2017
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"Trump and Modi Wrap Climate Change Differences in Shroud of Silence" [7]

"India sees its future in renewable energy and supports the Paris Agreement. Trump promotes fossil fuels. Neither leader mentioned climate in their public appearance."

Climate Change [8]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [9]
Public [4]
International [10]
Source: InsideClimate News [11], 06/27/2017
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Interior Appropriations — Dead on Arrival and Live at Five [12]

Even though big proposed budget cuts may be DOA for the Interior Department, it doesn't mean there aren't a wide range of land and resource-related stories emerging from the debates. The latest TipSheet sets the scene and offers a half-dozen ways to localize the Interior Department funding story.

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Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [2]
Forests [15]
Government [16]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
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National (U.S.) [5]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
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"Tribal Nations Fight Removal Of Grizzly Protections" [24]

"Leaders worry delisting could invite energy exploration in historic areas."

Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [25]
Wildlife [26]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: High Country News [27], 06/21/2017
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Miami-Dade Backs Paris Climate Agreement That President Trump Rejected [28]

"Miami-Dade commissioners on Tuesday endorsed the Paris climate accord, giving the symbolic and explicit backing that the county’s mayor declined to provide after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the agreement three weeks ago."

Climate Change [8]
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Source: Miami Herald [29], 06/21/2017
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"EPA Plans To Buy Out More Than 1,200 Employees This Summer" [30]

"The Environmental Protection Agency plans on shedding more than 1,200 employees by early September through buyouts and early retirements, as part of a broader push by the Trump administration to shrink a government entity the president once promised to eliminate 'in almost every form.'"

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [31], 06/21/2017
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EPA Hands Pink Slips to Dozens Of Scientific Advisory Board Members [32]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has given notice to dozens of scientists that they will not be renewed in their roles in advising the agency, continuing a scientific shake-up that has already triggered resignations and charges from some researchers that the administration is politicizing the agency."

Environmental Politics [2]
Science [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [33], 06/21/2017
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"Zinke, Perry Take Heat Over Trump Budget" [34]

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Energy Secretary Rick Perry went to opposite sides of Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend President Trump's proposals to slash their departments' budgets."

Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [35], 06/21/2017
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July 6, 2017

Trump and the Cascades: How Federal Environmental Policies May Impact the Northwest [36]

SEJ is hosting a public forum for journalists examining Trump environmental policies at the Seattle Aquarium, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (with reception to follow) on July 6, 2017. The evening comprises two moderated panels. The policy panel will seek to examine the impact of, and response to, specific federal actions whether they have already occurred or may occur in the future. The journalists’ panel will seek to identify stories and examine the reporter’s role in covering them. RSVP.

SEJ Regional Conferences [37]
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Environmental Politics [2]
Policy [38]
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Northwest (OR WA) [39]

Trump and the Cascades: How Federal Environmental Policies May Impact the Northwest [40]

SEJ hosted a free public forum for journalists examining Trump environmental policies at the Seattle Aquarium on July 6, 2017. The evening comprised two moderated panels. The policy panel examined the impact of, and response to, specific federal actions whether they have already occurred or may occur in the future. The journalists’ panel sought to identify stories and examine the reporter’s role in covering them. See some photos [41] and stay tuned for coverage to be posted.

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