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"Temperatures at a Florida-Size Glacier in Antarctica Alarm Scientists" [1]

"Scientists in Antarctica have recorded, for the first time, unusually warm water beneath a glacier the size of Florida that is already melting and contributing to a rise in sea levels."

Climate Change [2]
Science [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: NY Times [7], 01/31/2020
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Critics Question Data Used In Rule Replacing Obama Water Protections [8]

"Critics say the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) water policy unveiled Thursday is one of the biggest rollbacks to water policy in decades, but it’s tough to know the extent of its impact because of challenges that come with mapping America’s waterways."

Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Science [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [12], 01/28/2020
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"Trump Administration Exploited Wildfire Science To Promote Logging" [13]

"Revealed: emails show Trump and appointees tried to craft a narrative that forest protection efforts are responsible for wildfires".

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [15]
Journalism & Media [16]
Science [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [17], 01/27/2020
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"Science Ranks Grow Thin In Trump Administration" [18]

"KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dozens of government computers sit in a nondescript building here, able to connect to a data model that could help farmers manage the impact of a changing climate on their crops. But no one in this federal agency would know how to access the model, or, if they did, what to do with the data."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [20]
Science [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [21], 01/24/2020
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Docs: Trump Mileage Standards Won't Make Cars Cheaper And Safer [22]

"President Trump has said his plan to weaken federal mileage standards would make cars cheaper and “substantially safer.” But the administration’s own analysis suggests that it would cost consumers more than it would save them in the long run, and would do little to make the nation’s roads safer."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Science [3]
Transportation [24]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [25], 01/24/2020
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"EPA Advisers Try to Soften Tone of ‘Secret Science’ Report" [26]

"The EPA’s science advisers on Tuesday debated toning down the language of a draft report to agency chief Andrew Wheeler that finds flaws in the EPA’s proposed “secret science” rule."

Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Science [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [28], 01/23/2020
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Environment, Energy Issues Will Make Headlines in 2020 [29]

As part of our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [30]” to help reporters track the stories coming their way this year, SEJournal Online looks ahead to major developments on the beat — from Washington, D.C. to the Arctic, from public lands to fossil fuels. We also explore pending news on transportation, agriculture, nukes, federal funding, freedom of information and even algae. Also under our gaze, key facets of the climate story. Read our overview analysis and then dive deep into the full offering of special Backgrounders, TipSheets and WatchDogs.

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Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [32]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Food [35]
Forests [15]
Government [20]
Health [36]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [37]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]
Policy [39]
Pollution [10]
Science [3]
Transportation [24]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
International [6]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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New Resources Help Improve Climate Coverage [40]

As public concern about climate change grows, journalists face tough challenges in telling the story well, argues one climate communications expert. But as the climate beat takes on increased urgency, new means are becoming available to better report it, including localized content, explainers and workshops. Tap into these expanding climate resources. Plus, tips on climate “talk.”

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Reporters Toolbox [41]
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Climate Change [2]
Journalism & Media [16]
Science [3]
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National (U.S.) [11]
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Public [5]
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EPA Resists Squeeze, But for How Long? [42]

Despite warnings that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would be dismantled under the Trump administration, it remains very much alive, thanks to the realities of politics and litigation. Yet its staffing, enforcement and science advisory roles remain under the gun. In the latest of our Backgrounders for the “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment,” we read the tea leaves on the future of the EPA.

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Backgrounders [43]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [20]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [39]
Pollution [10]
Science [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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"How Trump’s ‘Secret Science’ Rule Would Put Patients’ Privacy at Risk" [44]

"When patients participate in health studies, their medical and genetic details are typically kept anonymous to protect them. A controversial Trump administration plan to limit the scientific studies used in policymaking could put that anonymity in jeopardy, a new study warns."

Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [45]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Science [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: InsideClimate News [46], 01/20/2020
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