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"Trump Team Compiles Infrastructure Priority List" [1]

"President Donald Trump’s team has compiled a list of about 50 infrastructure projects nationwide, totaling at least $137.5 billion, as the new White House tries to determine its investment priorities, according to documents obtained by McClatchy’s Kansas City Star and The News Tribune."

Economy & Business [2]
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Source: Kansas City Star [5], 01/26/2017

Rogue Twitter Accounts Spring Up To Fight Trump On Climate Change [6]

"What started as a gritty protest by a former Badlands National Park Service employee who wanted to give President Trump a piece of his mind snowballed overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday into a Twitter movement in support of climate change."

Activism [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
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Public [3]
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Source: Washington Post [10], 01/26/2017

EPA: "Staff Told To 'Stand Down' On Axing Climate Page" [11]

"Trump administration officials appear to have walked back plans to scrub climate change references from U.S. EPA's website."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [8]
Science [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Greenwire [14], 01/26/2017

EPA Science May Face 'Case By Case' Review By Trump Team, Official Says [15]

"Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency who want to publish or present their scientific findings likely will need to have their work reviewed on a 'case by case basis' before it can be disseminated, according to a spokesman for the agency's transition team."

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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NPR [16], 01/26/2017

Trump EPA Team Vetting ‘Controversial’ Public Meetings and Presentations [17]

"On Tuesday, the new administration’s efforts to take hold of the EPA continued, this time with a memo from EPA headquarters requiring all regional offices to submit a list of “all external meetings or presentations by employees planned through February 17.” The memo demanded the offices provide a short description of each event and a note explaining “whether it is controversial and why.”"

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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: ProPublica [18], 01/26/2017

SEJ Objects to Trump EPA Gag Order, Threat of Data Removal [19]

January 25, 2017 — On behalf of the Society of Environmental Journalists, president Bobby Magill has issued a letter [20] to President Trump and the journalism community objecting to the silencing of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff. Currently, EPA staff and public affairs people can not talk to journalists. SEJ also urges the Trump EPA to maintain online access to climate and other vital environmental information.

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Fact Check: Trump’s Claim He Has ‘Received Awards On The Environment’ [21]

President Trump's claim to have "received awards on the environment" flunks the fact check.

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Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [22], 01/25/2017

Trump Tries To Boost Development By Speeding Environmental Reviews [23]

"President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to fulfill his goal of “expediting environmental reviews and approvals” to fast track an effort to “fix our country, our roadways and bridges.”"

Environmental Politics [8]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [24], 01/25/2017

For A Few Hours, Badlands National Park Was Bad In Defiance Of Trump [25]

"Badlands National Park tugged on Superman’s cape Tuesday. It spit into the wind. It pulled the mask off the old Lone Ranger, and it messed around with President Trump."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Science [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [26], 01/25/2017

Trump Administration Tells EPA To Cut Climate Page From Website: Sources [27]

"U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website, two agency employees told Reuters, the latest move by the newly minted leadership to erase ex-President Barack Obama's climate change initiatives."

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Environmental Politics [8]
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Source: Reuters [28], 01/25/2017

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