Environmental Politics

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Read more about ‘Cut Through Fog’ to Cover Trump’s Fast-Moving Environmental Policy Changes [1]

“Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” [12]

Writer David Owen's “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” tells the story of the Colorado, while exploring water issues ranging from drought and climate degradation to cross-state and cross-border legal complexities.

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BookShelf [13]

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Read more about “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” [12]

Battles Ahead Over Conservation Fund [22]

To report on federal land disputes near you, just take a look at the congressional Land and Water Conservation Fund, which this year faces conflict over funding levels, land acquisition and more. The latest TipSheet has the story, and how to cover it.

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Read more about Battles Ahead Over Conservation Fund [22]

EPA Buyouts: A Breakdown By Office [24]

"The pending buyouts for U.S. EPA employees could mean an exodus from the agency's scientific research shop."

Environmental Health [25]

Government [6]

Public [11]

Source: ClimateWire [26], 07/18/2017

Read more about EPA Buyouts: A Breakdown By Office [24]

"Greens Launch Ad Campaign To Defend EPA Budget" [27]

"An environmental group has launched a $1 million ad buy to pressure vulnerable Republicans on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget."

Activism [28]

Public [11]

Source: The Hill [29], 07/18/2017

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"Renewable Energy Not a Threat to Grid, Draft of U.S. Study Finds" [30]

"Wind and solar power don’t pose a significant threat to the reliability of the U.S. power grid, Energy Department staff members said in a draft report, contradicting statements by their leader Rick Perry."

Energy & Fuel [31]

Public [11]

Source: Bloomberg [32], 07/18/2017

Read more about "Renewable Energy Not a Threat to Grid, Draft of U.S. Study Finds" [30]

EPA To Keep Standards for Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution [33]

"After a five-year review, U.S. EPA has proposed leaving unchanged its two primary air quality standards for nitrogen oxides."

Air [34]

Environmental Health [25]

Pollution [35]

Public [11]

Source: Greenwire [36], 07/18/2017

Read more about EPA To Keep Standards for Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution [33]

"In the Grand Canyon, Uranium Mining Threatens A Tribe's Survival" [37]

"The Havasupai are attempting to fight back against the operation of a uranium mine that they say could contaminate their sole water source".

Environmental Health [25]

Natural Resources [16]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]

Pollution [35]

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Source: Guardian [39], 07/17/2017

Read more about "In the Grand Canyon, Uranium Mining Threatens A Tribe's Survival" [37]

"Natural Gas Building Boom Fuels Climate Worries, Enrages Landowners" [40]

"They landed, one after another, in 2015: plans for nearly a dozen interstate pipelines to move natural gas beneath rivers, mountains and people's yards. Like spokes on a wheel, they'd spread from Appalachia to markets in every direction."

Economy & Business [4]

Energy & Fuel [31]

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Source: NPR [41], 07/17/2017

Read more about "Natural Gas Building Boom Fuels Climate Worries, Enrages Landowners" [40]

Trump Plan Would 'Reduce or Eliminate' Important Data Access: Alert [42]

"A U.S. Geological Survey program coordinator has sent an alert to colleagues around the world, warning that the Trump administration's proposed 2018 budget cuts, if approved, will undermine important data-gathering programs and cooperative studies in areas including forests, volcanoes, flooding, wildfires, extreme precipitation and climate change."

Climate Change [43]

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