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Open Data Is Still Important at the EPA — and Worth Updating [1]

Solid data can fuel great journalism. But the data must come from somewhere. For environmental reporters, one critical source is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Access to its data, however, is not always as free as journalists would like. So a new WatchDog takes an (admittedly geeky) look at the agency’s open data plan to clarify its efforts to promote access.

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Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Outfit Your News Kit With Disaster Resilience Resources [8]

Extreme weather and other natural disasters can bring a community to its knees. But journalists can be part of what gets it standing again — or even foresee the risk … if they’ve got the right resources. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox takes a close look at two federal products that could be a good starting point, along with several others worth a try.

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Reporters Toolbox [9]
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Disasters [10]
Government [4]
Infrastructure [11]
Journalism & Media [5]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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"Climate-Fueled Wildfires Worsen Danger for Struggling Fish" [12]

"Biologist Bryan Bakevich unscrewed the top of a plastic bucket and removed a Rio Grande cutthroat trout that squirmed from his grasp and plopped onto the grassy bank of Middle Ponil Creek."

Biodiversity [13]
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [10]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: AP [18], 09/23/2022
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"FERC Chair’s Renomination in Limbo, Raising Fears About Deadlock" [19]

"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick hasn’t yet secured Sen. Joe Manchin’s support to advance his nomination for another five-year term in Congress’ waning weeks, which risks pushing Glick’s confirmation into a post-election lame duck session."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [21], 09/23/2022
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"Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Progress on Clean Air" [22]

"Smoke from wildfires has worsened over the past decade, potentially reversing decades of improvements in Western air quality made under the Clean Air Act, according to research published Thursday from Stanford University."

Air [23]
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [24]
Forests [25]
Pollution [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [27], 09/23/2022
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"White House Launches ‘Generational’ $7 Billion Hydrogen Plan" [28]

"The Energy Department has opened up applications for $7 billion to establish up to 10 regional hydrogen hubs, part of a broader road map unveiled Thursday that officials described as essential to lowering emissions in industrial sectors such as energy, transportation, steel, and cement."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [29], 09/23/2022
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"Embattled World Bank Leader ‘Slow-Walking’ Climate Initiatives" [30]

"World Bank chief David Malpass tried desperately Thursday to convince global leaders that he knows climate change is caused by burning oil, gas and coal. But, by then, the bank itself was under scrutiny for propping up fossil fuel production."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [31]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [32]
Source: E&E News [33], 09/23/2022
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"New System Aims to Save Whales Near San Francisco From Ship Collisions" [34]

"Four whales have died near San Francisco this year after ships crashed into them, and scientists hope to drive that number to zero with new technology."

Biodiversity [13]
Technology [35]
Transportation [36]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [37]
Source: NYTimes [38], 09/22/2022
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How EPA Effort to Reduce Climate-Warming ‘Immortal’ Chemicals Stalled [39]

"When Sally Rand, a former EPA official, used to meet with industry executives to discuss an obscure, but incredibly potent and long-lived group of greenhouse gases, she knew how to get their attention."

Chemicals [40]
Climate Change [14]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 09/22/2022
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"Exclusive: U.S. EPA To Consider Tougher Emissions Rules For Heavy Trucks" [43]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will consider adopting more stringent greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy trucks after Congress passed new incentives to speed the adoption of zero-emission vehicles, the agency told Reuters."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Transportation [36]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [44], 09/22/2022
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