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"Even as Wind Power Rises, It Falls Under a Political Cloud" [1]

"As utility operations increasingly avail themselves of wind, the administration looks at whether conventional sources have been placed at a disadvantage."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [6], 06/01/2017
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Exxon Shareholders Approve Climate Impact Report In Win For Activists [7]

"Exxon Mobil Corp shareholders on Wednesday approved a proposal calling for the company to disclose the impact of compliance with global climate change guidelines on its business, an issue central to probes by two state attorneys general."

Activism [8]
Climate Change [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [11], 06/01/2017
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"Trump Poised to Pull U.S. From Paris Climate Accord" [12]

"President Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, three officials with knowledge of the decision said, making good on a campaign pledge but severely weakening the landmark 2015 climate change accord that committed nearly every nation to take action to curb the warming of the planet."

Climate Change [9]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NY Times [13], 06/01/2017
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With Trump, A Full-Scale Assault on Protections for U.S. Public Lands [14]

"With a series of actions – including proposals to de-authorize recently created national monuments and open environmentally sensitive lands to fossil-fuel development – the Trump administration is moving to overturn long-standing U.S. policies on protecting the nation’s public lands."

Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: YaleE360 [17], 05/31/2017
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"Coal: Art, Activism Mix In Airborne Crusade Against Strip Mining" [18]

"RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. — Environmentalists have turned a hobbyist drone into a weapon in their long, bitter battle against strip mining."

Activism [8]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [19]
Natural Resources [16]
Pollution [20]
Public [4]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [21]
Source: Greenwire [22], 05/31/2017
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"U.S. Resists Plan To Link Climate Change, Ocean Health: UN Co-Chair" [23]

"The United States is resisting plans to highlight how climate change is disrupting life in the oceans at a U.N. conference of almost 200 nations next week, Sweden's deputy prime minister, who will co-chair the talks, said on Tuesday."

Climate Change [9]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [24]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [25], 05/31/2017
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"DOE: Agency Axes 'Clean Energy' From Tech Websites" [26]

"The Department of Energy has removed the words 'clean energy' from multiple technology webpages, suggesting a greater focus on fossil fuels."

Climate Change [9]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [19]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Greenwire [27], 05/31/2017
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"Meet Jane, a Climate Scientist Who Fled Trump’s Government" [28]

"Worries about science censorship drove her from her post at the Energy Department."

Climate Change [9]
Environmental Politics [3]
Science [24]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: High Country News [29], 05/30/2017
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"Trump’s Budget Jettisons ‘Irreplaceable’ Marine Mammals Agency" [30]

"The US Marine Mammal Commission, an organisation charged with restoring mammal populations in the world’s oceans, is set for the chop in president Donald Trump’s latest budget proposal."

Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [31]
Wildlife [32]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: New Scientist [33], 05/30/2017
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Feds Scrub Climate Info; plus Libel Suit, Spill Catcher, Surveillance & Water Data [34]

As some warned, federal environmental agencies have begun to purge web info on topics like climate change. WatchDog TipSheet has that story, plus items about an unusual libel lawsuit, a news outfit using satellite for groundtruthing, a new source of online water data, how journalists can protect against surveillance and more.

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Climate Change [9]
Disasters [36]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [37]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [31]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [4]
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