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Senate-Passed Public Lands Bill “An Old-School Green Deal” [1]

A rare bipartisan package of public lands measures now moving through Congress is big national news and will yield numerous regional and local stories. The bill permanently authorizes a major conservation fund, expands parks, designates wilderness areas, bars some mining, protects bird species and more. This week’s TipSheet explores why the lands bill matters so much, tracks the legislation’s likely passage and helps you prep your coverage with story ideas and more than half a dozen reporting resources.

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"Becoming Greta: ‘Invisible Girl’ to Global Climate Activist" [11]

"Small, shy, survivor of crippling depression, Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish girl skipping school to shame the world into addressing climate change, drew a parade of fans one Friday in February on a frozen square in Stockholm."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
People & Population [13]
Public [10]
International [14]
Source: NY Times [15], 02/19/2019
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Amy Klobuchar Calls Climate Change A ‘Day One’ Priority In Town Hall [16]

"Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) declared Monday that if elected president in 2020 she would immediately move to reinstate federal protections for the environment and work to tackle climate change in her first 100 days."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: HuffPost [17], 02/19/2019
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"FEMA Flood Panel Can't Meet Under Trump; 16 Of 20 Seats Empty" [18]

"A federal advisory panel that's supposed to provide scientific information to the National Flood Insurance Program is entering a five-month work stoppage, even as property losses mount against the backdrop of severe inundation related to climate change."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: ClimateWire [20], 02/19/2019
  • Read more about "FEMA Flood Panel Can't Meet Under Trump; 16 Of 20 Seats Empty" [18]

"Lyft Backs Legal Challenge To Trump Rollback Of Fuel Standards" [21]

"Lyft is backing a legal challenge against a key part of the Trump administration’s plan to weaken fuel emissions standards for the auto industry."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [25], 02/18/2019
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"Security: FERC Chairman Reconsiders Cyber Rules For Pipelines" [26]

"Neil Chatterjee, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, yesterday rebuffed calls for mandatory cybersecurity standards for natural gas pipelines, citing improvement in the industry's effort to strengthen its defenses."

Disasters [19]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Military [27]
Technology [28]
Transportation [29]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: EnergyWire [30], 02/18/2019
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"McConnell’s Opposition To Green New Deal Comes As He Backs Coal" [31]

"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to put Democratic presidential candidates in an uncomfortable position by forcing them to vote on the controversial Green New Deal being pitched by rising Democratic star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But he also wants to promote his own long-held support for not-so-green measures."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: McClatchy [32], 02/18/2019
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Illinois Governor Orders Closing of Sterigenics Plant Over Toxic Gas [33]

"Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Friday banned Sterigenics from using ethylene oxide at its Willowbrook sterilization plant, responding to an intense public outcry about toxic air pollution that left surrounding neighborhoods with some of the highest cancer risks in the nation."

Chemicals [34]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [36]
Public [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Source: Chicago Tribune [38], 02/18/2019
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"Schumer On 'Green New Deal' Vote: 'Bring It On'" [39]

"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) took to the floor this [Thursday]  morning to challenge his Republican counterpart to admit the realities of climate change in the latest rhetorical shot in the chamber's 'Green New Deal' fight."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Greenwire [40], 02/15/2019
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"EPA: Congress Bucks White House On Environmental Spending" [41]

"Congressional appropriators dismissed President Trump's drive to slash EPA's budget, opting instead for the status quo."

Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Greenwire [42], 02/15/2019
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