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USGS Hails An Early Spring — And Ties It To Climate Change [1]

"As the nation basks in some of the warmest February weather it has seen in decades, the U.S. Geological Survey has been quick to point out that the early spring conditions are another symptom of climate change."

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Source: Washington Post [5], 02/28/2017
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Climate Change Already Reducing Flows In The Colorado River: Scientists [6]

A newly published study suggests that future global warming could cause the Coloroado River’s flow to decline by as much as 35 percent by the end of the century.

Climate Change [2]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [8], 02/28/2017
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"EPA Removes Mentions of 'Climate Change' in Water Utilities Program" [9]

"Agency changed ‘Climate Ready’ to ‘Resilient’ from the title and webpage before Trump took office, in possible anticipation of coming chill from the administration."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: InsideClimate News [12], 02/28/2017
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"Trump Eyeing 24% Cut To EPA Budget — Source" [13]

"The Trump administration is pushing for a 24 percent overall cut to U.S. EPA's budget, according to a source informed about the administration's plans."

Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: E&E News PM [15], 02/28/2017
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"Trump To Direct Rollback Of Obama-Era Water Rule Tuesday" [16]

"President Trump on Tuesday will instruct the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to “review and reconsider” a 2015 rule known as the Waters of the United States rule, according to a senior official, a move that could ultimately make it easier for agricultural and development interests to drain wetlands and small streams."

Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [17], 02/28/2017
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Forests Are Now Moving Away From Americans [18]

"Over several decades in the past century, city populations swelled as Americans moved away from rural forests. Now the forests are moving farther away from Americans."

Forests [19]
Planning & Growth [20]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [21], 02/27/2017
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"Anti-EPA Lawmaker Hounded At Town Halls" [22]

"A Republican who has proposed to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was hounded by constituents recently at a pair of town hall events."

Environmental Politics [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: The Hill [23], 02/27/2017
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Newest Trump Executive Order Pushes His Anti-Regulatory Agenda Further [24]

"Every federal agency will set up a task force dedicated to quickly finding regulations to eliminate, as mandated by an executive order signed Friday by President Donald Trump. It is one of a series of moves the White House believes will free U.S. businesses from the bonds of health, safety, consumer and environmental protections."

Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: InsideClimate News [26], 02/27/2017
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Okla. AG's Office Confirms Pruitt Used Private Email For State Business [27]

"The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office confirms former Attorney General Scott Pruitt used a private email for state business. The information comes a week after FOX 25 first revealed the emails that appeared to be sent from Pruitt’s private email account."

Climate Change [2]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: KOKH [28], 02/27/2017
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"Firefighters and Cancer: Is A Risky Job Even Riskier?" [29]

"Sitting before the D.C. Council in a crisp blue dress shirt, Lt. Preston L. Williams Jr. recounted the day he was first diagnosed with the cancer that was slowly killing him."

Environmental Health [25]
People & Population [30]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [31], 02/27/2017
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/usgs-hails-early-spring-%E2%80%94-and-ties-it-climate-change [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [3] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [5] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/24/the-u-s-geological-survey-hails-an-early-spring-and-ties-it-to-climate-change/?utm_term=.f58fb29edcbd [6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-change-already-reducing-flows-colorado-river-scientists [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [8] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/27/climate-change-is-already-reducing-flows-in-the-colorado-river-scientists-report/?utm_term=.7f4450494a48 [9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-removes-mentions-climate-change-water-utilities-program [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [12] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27022017/epa-climate-change-donald-trump [13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-eyeing-24-cut-epa-budget-%E2%80%94-source [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [15] http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/stories/1060050627 [16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-direct-rollback-obama-era-water-rule-tuesday [17] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/27/trump-to-direct-rollback-of-obama-era-water-rule-tuesday/?postshare=6811488283627037&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.781d654b9f2a [18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/forests-are-now-moving-away-americans [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns [21] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/02/22/americans-once-moved-away-from-forests-now-forests-are-moving-away-from-americans/?utm_term=.cacb1277ae19 [22] https://www.sej.org/headlines/anti-epa-lawmaker-hounded-town-halls [23] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/320983-anti-epa-lawmaker-hounded-at-town-halls [24] https://www.sej.org/headlines/newest-trump-executive-order-pushes-his-anti-regulatory-agenda-further [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [26] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24022017/donald-trump-executive-order-regulations-climate-change [27] https://www.sej.org/headlines/okla-ags-office-confirms-pruitt-used-private-email-state-business [28] http://okcfox.com/news/fox-25-investigates/ags-office-confirms-pruitt-used-private-email-for-state-business [29] https://www.sej.org/headlines/firefighters-and-cancer-risky-job-even-riskier [30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [31] https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/firefighters-and-cancer-is-a-risky-job-even-riskier/2017/02/24/801c3228-f440-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?utm_term=.fadf8f23a1b3 [32] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1538 [33] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1535 [34] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1536 [35] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1537 [36] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1540 [37] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1541 [38] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1542 [39] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=1543 [40] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national?page=2725