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The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [1]

Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.

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Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Chemicals [6]
Disasters [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Food [11]
Government [12]
Health [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]
People & Population [18]
Policy [19]
Transportation [20]
Waste [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [23]
California [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]
International [26]
Africa [27]
Asia [28]
Visibility: 
Public [29]
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"How Can New York City Prepare for the Next Ida? Here’s a To-Do List." [30]

"The recipe sounds simple: Improve drainage. Use plants, tanks and barriers to slow water. But it takes money and cooperation."

Climate Change [31]
Disasters [7]
Infrastructure [14]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [29]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Source: NYTimes [33], 09/20/2021
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"‘About Damn Time’: First Nation Gets Clean Water After 24-Year Wait" [34]

"Residents of a First Nations community in Canada, who were deprived of clean drinking water for nearly a quarter of a century, can now drink from their taps after a water treatment facility became fully operational earlier this week."

Environmental Justice [35]
Infrastructure [14]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [29]
Canada [36]
Source: Guardian [37], 09/17/2021
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Illinois Gov. Signs Far-Reaching Energy Bill That Ends Coal, Aids Nuclear [38]

"Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed wide-ranging legislation overhauling Illinois’ energy sector on Wednesday, calling the bill a “giant leap forward” for the state as it works to address the effects of climate change and establish “aggressive” clean energy standards."

Climate Change [31]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [17]
Public [29]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [41], 09/16/2021
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"Democrats Advance Climate Bill As Advocates Gird For A Fight" [42]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a historic suite of climate and environmental policies in a marathon two-day markup, kicking off a pressure campaign as Democrats look to move quickly on their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package."

Climate Change [31]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [29]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: E&E News [43], 09/16/2021
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"Permit For Oil Refinery Near National Park Still Active" [44]

"The developer of an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park will keep its construction permit active, even after it has faced delays and received two extensions."

Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [45]
Pollution [46]
Public [29]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: AP [47], 09/15/2021
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The House’s Reconciliation Bill Would Be A Bonanza For Clean Energy [48]

"Tax credits and direct pay for clean energy, storage and transmission. Funding for EVs and electrification. A program to get utilities on board. But will the Senate go along?"

Climate Change [31]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [29]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Canary Media [49], 09/15/2021
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"California’s Disappearing Salmon" [50]

"The drought, along with man-made impediments, has placed the state’s wild Chinook population at grave risk."

Biodiversity [51]
Climate Change [31]
Disasters [7]
Fish & Fisheries [52]
Infrastructure [14]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [29]
California [24]
Source: Washington Post [53], 09/14/2021
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"Committee OKs Methane Fee, Launches Debate On Climate Plan" [54]

"The Energy and Commerce Committee advanced parts of its sprawling budget reconciliation bill in a marathon markup yesterday but punted until later today a fight over Democrats’ marquee climate policy."

Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [31]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Transportation [20]
Public [29]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: E&E News [55], 09/14/2021
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Tracking the Big Climate Bills — An Infrastructure/Reconciliation Breakdown [56]

During the next two weeks, expect a rush of Congressional activity as both chambers attempt to set details that will constitute what some see as possibly the most important climate legislation in years. TipSheet helps you keep track of the action, first setting the stage on two massive measures, and then providing resources to track more than half-a-dozen House committees.

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Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [31]
Economy & Business [8]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Policy [19]
Science [58]
Transportation [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [23]
Visibility: 
Public [29]
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