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"UN Report Paints Dire Picture Of The Gulf Of Mexico’s Future" [1]

"NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, leaving the entire city of New Orleans without power for days.

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Source: AP [7], 03/07/2022
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Natural Gas Giant Waging Sneaky War On A Minor Colorado Climate Policy [8]

"Leaked audio reveals that the nation’s biggest gas-only utility is behind a new astroturf group."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: HuffPost [12], 03/07/2022
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"EPA Science Advisers Unanimously Back Tighter Soot Limits" [13]

"It’s not a question of whether national soot standards will be tightened, but by how much — a decision with sizable implications for Americans’ health and industry regulations."

Air [14]
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Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [17]
Science [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [19], 03/07/2022
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Environmental Justice Beat Gets Boost From New Database [20]

The Biden administration, which has been making environmental justice a top goal, has released a new screening tool that complements existing environmental equity databases, but with especially strong attention to a range of categories like clean transit, clean water, housing issues, life expectancy and more (although, interestingly, not race). The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has a guide to the new screening tool.

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Diversity [22]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [10]
Health [24]
Journalism & Media [11]
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Policy [27]
Pollution [17]
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A Report Card on Transparency in the Biden Administration [28]

A coalition of open-government and journalism groups is pressing the Justice Department for a clear statement of federal policy favoring openness. The new WatchDog opinion column explains why such a move is needed, and now, not just to signal a change from the Trump-era approach, but also for smoother functioning of the all-important Freedom of Information Act.

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"This Map Shows Where Biodiversity Is Most at Risk in America" [31]

"Let your eyes wander to the areas of this map that deepen into red. They are the places in the lower 48 United States most likely to have plants and animals at high risk of global extinction."

Biodiversity [32]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [34], 03/04/2022
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"House Approves Bill To Help Veterans Exposed To Toxics" [35]

"The House passed legislation today [Thursday] to deliver comprehensive health care and benefits to veterans affected by toxic exposure, after President Biden pressed Congress during his State of the Union address to take action on the issue."

Chemicals [36]
Environmental Health [15]
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Military [37]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [38], 03/04/2022
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Docs Reveal Names of 3 EPA Officials Who Downplayed Chemical Hazards [39]

"All three officials have played a significant role in pressuring scientists to dismiss the risks posed by products the EPA is assessing, according to whistleblowers."

Agriculture [40]
Chemicals [36]
Economy & Business [41]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [16]
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Source: The Intercept [42], 03/04/2022
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"Lawmakers Push to Ban Russian Oil Imports, Amid White House Resistance" [43]

"Republicans and Democrats in Congress are pushing President Biden to ban Russian energy imports as they search for new ways to punish Moscow for its bloody invasion of Ukraine, even as the White House resists the idea, which it argues would drive up the price of gasoline and other energy costs for Americans."

Energy & Fuel [9]
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Source: NYTimes [44], 03/04/2022
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"A Historic Chance to Protect America’s Free-Flowing Rivers" [45]

"Ten bills in Congress would add conservation protections to 7,000 miles of river to safeguard drinking water, biodiversity and recreation."

Biodiversity [32]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [47]
Water & Oceans [4]
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Source: The Revelator [48], 03/03/2022
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