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Native Reservations Struggle With Power Shortages In Pandemic [1]

"Within hours of posting a video to Facebook and Twitter in which she offered to donate iPads to K-12 Native students, Amanda Cheromiah was inundated with increasingly desperate requests."

Energy & Fuel [2]
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Source: Guardian [7], 08/14/2020
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The Trip That Changed Everything For EPA Environmental Justice Pioneer [8]

"EPA's first environmental justice chief was left gasping for breath when she visited an industrial town in Louisiana to tout her office's work in 1997."

Chemicals [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [3]
Pollution [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [12], 08/14/2020
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"Pandemic: Solar Is Surprising Itself With A Rebound" [13]

"After staring into the abyss during the coronavirus lockdowns earlier this year, the solar industry is a bit startled to find itself thriving again."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [16], 08/14/2020
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"Trump Exiting Paris Accord Will Harm US Economy – LSE Research" [17]

"Withdrawing from the Paris agreement does not make economic sense for the US, a group of economists has argued, as the cost of clean energy has fallen since the agreement was signed in 2015, while the risks of climate catastrophe have increased."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Environmental Politics [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [19], 08/14/2020
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100s Evacuated After Wildfires Destroy 90,000+ Acres Across 3 States [20]

"Firefighters across three Western states are battling wildfires that have destroyed more than 90,000 acres."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [21]
Forests [22]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: CNN [23], 08/14/2020
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Trump Admin Scraps Limits On Methane Leaks At Oil And Gas Sites [24]

"The Trump administration is scrapping limits on methane leaks, allowing oil and gas companies to decide how much of the potent greenhouse gas can escape into the atmosphere from wells, pipelines and storage tanks."

Air [25]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [27], 08/14/2020
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"Let It Flow: Trump Administration Eases Showerhead Rules" [28]

"The Trump Administration wants to change the definition of a showerhead to let more water flow, addressing a pet peeve of the president who complains he isn’t getting wet enough."

Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [30], 08/13/2020
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"6 Former EPA Bosses Call For Agency Reset After Election" [31]

"Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs called Wednesday for a “reset” at the agency after President Donald Trump’s regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers that ranges from renouncing political influence in regulation to boosting climate-friendly electric vehicles."

Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [32], 08/13/2020
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Harris Will Make Racial Justice a Key Part of Biden Climate Agenda [33]

"Kamala Harris made history on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to be the vice presidential pick on a major party ticket. But she makes history in other ways, too. Her addition to Team Biden will focus a new spotlight on an issue Harris has championed in the Senate: addressing the racism of environmental pollution."

Climate Change [14]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Mother Jones [34], 08/13/2020
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SEJ's 29th Annual Conference Coverage Stories [35]

See all the coverage stories inspired by or informed by our conference in Fort Collins, Colorado, Oct. 9-13, 2019.

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