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"House Republicans Accelerate March Toward Big Energy Package" [1]

"House Republicans are taking action on numerous bills that will make for part of their sweeping energy and permitting reform package, which they hope to put on the floor for a vote by the end of March."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [8], 02/28/2023
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Hurricane Winds Will Hit New Places In Coming Decades. Check Your Zip [9]

"Hurricane winds fueled by climate change will reach further inland and put tens of millions more Americans’ lives and homes at risk in the next three decades, according to a detailed new analysis released Monday."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [10]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [11], 02/27/2023
  • Read more about Hurricane Winds Will Hit New Places In Coming Decades. Check Your Zip [9]

"As Oil Companies Stay Lean, Workers Move to Renewable Energy" [12]

"Solar, wind, geothermal, battery and other alternative-energy businesses are adding workers from fossil fuel companies, where employment has fallen."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [14], 02/27/2023
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Despite 1996 Law, EPA Still Hasn't Tested Pesticides For Hormone Impacts [15]

"New lawsuit aims to make the agency do what Congress ordered more than 25 years ago."

"In 1996, Congress ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to test all pesticides used on food for endocrine disruption by 1999. The EPA still doesn’t do this today.

Nor does it appear close to doing so, argue the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the agency in December for its ongoing failure to implement the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.

Agriculture [16]
Chemicals [17]
Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Food [20]
Science [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: EHN [22], 02/27/2023
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Bacteria Measurements Shows High Amounts Of Dog Feces On NY City Sidewalks [23]

"A pair of natural science researchers from Marymount Manhattan College has found that high levels of dog feces landing on sidewalks in New York city has resulted in high levels of bacteria in homes and businesses."

Biodiversity [24]
Environmental Health [19]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
Source: Phys.org [26], 02/27/2023
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"After Ohio Train Wreck, Biden Orders Door-To-Door Checks" [27]

"President Joe Biden on Friday directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailment that has morphed into a heated political controversy."

Chemicals [17]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [28]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Source: AP [30], 02/27/2023
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Federal Shield Law Could Go the Distance This Time [31]

A law that protects journalists from being compelled by courts or other federal entities to disclose protected information has long been on the wishlist for most journalism organizations and newsrooms. WatchDog Opinion examines why, even in these polarized political times, it’s actually possible that the U.S. Congress could, at long last, pass such a measure.

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Government [33]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [35]
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What’s in the Air in Kids’ Schools? Lessons on Addressing Indoor Pollution [36]

Now that kids are mostly back in school (and perhaps longing for snow days to send them back home), environmental reporters might want to start exploring some of the things that could make them sick. Not viruses, but potential pollutants. TipSheet explores the problem and why current law may do little to address it.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [38]
Chemicals [17]
Health [39]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [35]
Pollution [40]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [6]
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He Ran The NAACP. Now He’s Leading Sierra Club’s Fight On Climate [41]

"Leading one of America’s largest and most influential environmental advocacy groups has never been an easy task."

Activism [42]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [43]
Environmental Politics [4]
People & Population [44]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: LA Times [45], 02/24/2023
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Appeals Court Rules Nc’S Ag-Gag Law Is Unconstitutional [46]

"In a split decision the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that North Carolina’s “ag-gag law” is unconstitutional and infringes on free speech."

Agriculture [16]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: NC Policy Watch [48], 02/24/2023
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