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"U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Doubled In Last Decade: Report" [1]

"The number of billion-dollar climate- and weather-related disasters in the United States more than doubled in the last decade, with costs soaring above $800 billion, according to a U.S. government report released on Wednesday."

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Source: Reuters [6], 01/09/2020
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"Politics: Trump's NEPA Ambitions Hinge On His Reelection" [7]

"President Trump is trying to curtail environmental reviews, but he'll need to win reelection first."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: ClimateWire [11], 01/09/2020
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"EPA Employees Push 'Bill Of Rights' To Protect Scientific Integrity" [12]

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unionized employees have drafted a bill of rights, asking the agency to recognize the need for scientific integrity, research into climate science and the ability to enforce environmental laws without political interference."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [9]
Government [14]
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Science [15]
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National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [16], 01/08/2020
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"Trump Officials Voice Opposition To 'Forever Chemical' Bill" [17]

"The White House announced Tuesday that President Trump would likely veto legislation designed to manage a class of cancer-linked chemicals leaching into the water supply."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [8]
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Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
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Source: The Hill [21], 01/08/2020
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"Interior: Grijalva, Bernhardt Spat Intensifies Over BLM HQ Move" [22]

"House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) has rejected Interior Secretary David Bernhardt's offer to meet and discuss the lawmaker's concerns over the Bureau of Land Management's move out West."

Environmental Politics [8]
Government [14]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Greenwire [24], 01/08/2020
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Study Warns Of Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Oil And Gas By 2025 [25]

"Oil, natural gas and petrochemical companies could release about 30 percent more greenhouse gas pollution by 2025 than they did in 2018, according to a new report."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [27], 01/08/2020
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"Oil Companies Are Spending Billions on PR – But Are They Winning?" [28]

"America’s oil companies are trying to rebrand themselves as part of the solution to the climate crisis, launching a campaign to counter top Democrats’ proposals to rapidly cut pollution from the power plants and cars that run on the industry’s petroleum and natural gas."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [29]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Guardian [30], 01/08/2020
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"EPA’s Superfund Program, A Trump Priority, Is A Shambles" [31]

"It turns out it’s hard to clean up toxic waste without money."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Waste [32]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: HuffPost [33], 01/08/2020
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Climate, Environment Sure To Reverberate in 2020 Elections [34]

This election year, environmental issues like climate change may well break the pattern of past campaigns, where they seemed to recede as voting approached. Our latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [35]” explains how green politics may shape both national and state/local races in the months to come, and provides resources for reporters to track that rapidly changing landscape.

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Fostering SEJ’s New Era of Leadership [39]

As the Society of Environmental Journalists prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, the organization’s newly appointed president offers a rundown of the SEJ’s wide-ranging activities — from conferences and awards to grants, strategic plans and diversity efforts — and calls on members to join in the good work. Get a bird’s-eye view from Meera Subramanian in the latest SEJ President’s Report.

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