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"White House Releases EJ Mapping Tool Amid Rising Scrutiny" [1]

"The White House Council on Environmental Quality will release a preliminary mapping tool this morning aimed at identifying communities across the country that would be eligible for federal investment under President Biden’s flagship environmental justice initiative."

Environmental Justice [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: E&E News [5], 02/21/2022

Climate Change Solutions [6]

SEJ offers an extensive Climate Change Resource Guide to reporters and editors, especially those newer to the climate change beat, in order to support their coverage of this all-important topic. On this page you'll find climate change solutions sorted by mitigation, adaptation and individual actions.

Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
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Public [3]

"Biden Admin Halts New Drilling in Legal Fight Over Climate Costs" [9]

"The Biden administration is indefinitely freezing decisions about new federal oil and gas drilling as part of a legal brawl with Republican-led states that could significantly impact President Biden’s plans to tackle climate change."

Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [12], 02/21/2022

Climate Crisis May Quickly Confront U.S., World With National Security Threats [13]

The climate-security nexus has drawn attention from the Biden administration, but less so elsewhere, even as security experts worry about climate change as a threat multiplier that can exacerbate other causes of conflict. Our new Backgrounder explores these concerns, with a look at how the issue has played out in recent U.S. politics. Plus, seven global regions where climate change may worsen ongoing conflict.

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Backgrounders [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Food [18]
Government [19]
Military [20]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [22]
Policy [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
International [25]
Mexico [26]
Africa [27]
Antarctica & Arctic [28]
Asia [29]
Central America & the Caribbean [30]
Middle East [31]
South America [32]
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Making A Hard Rain Less Hard To Cover [33]

As extreme precipitation, intensified by climate change, becomes a more frequent story for environmental journalists, recent coverage points to important holes in the rain data bucket. But the latest Reporter’s Toolbox identifies some useful government and commercial data resources that track and predict rainfall and offers suggestions on using the data they provide.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [34]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [15]
Infrastructure [35]
Journalism & Media [8]
Water & Oceans [24]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [3]

"Will EPA Get An Environmental Justice Boss?" [36]

"The Biden administration could soon deliver on its promise to create a Senate-confirmed position to coordinate environmental justice initiatives across EPA."

Environmental Justice [2]
Government [19]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: E&E News [37], 02/18/2022

"New Gas Pipelines Draw Fresh Scrutiny by Energy Regulators" [38]

"Gas pipeline reviews will take into account a proposed project’s effect on climate change, look at a wider set of impacts on landowners and environmental justice communities, and scrutinize the economic need for a project beyond its contracts with shippers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced Thursday."

Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [39], 02/18/2022

"Plant Vogtle Hits New Delays; Costs Surge Near $30B" [40]

"Southern Co. yesterday announced another delay for its long-troubled nuclear construction project in Georgia, edging its costs closer to the $30 billion mark."

Economy & Business [41]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [42]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: E&E News [43], 02/18/2022

Weather Disasters Affected 1 In 10 Homes In The Country Last Year: Report [44]

"Extreme weather affected more than 14.5 million homes in the United States last year, causing an estimated $56.92 billion in property damage, according to a report released this morning by CoreLogic, a property information and analytics provider."

Climate Change [7]
Disasters [15]
Economy & Business [41]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [45], 02/18/2022

Biden Touts $1 Billion In Funding For Great Lakes Cleanup In Ohio Trip [46]

"President Biden visited Ohio on Thursday to tout $1 billion in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed last year that will be used to clean and restore environmentally degraded sites around the Great Lakes, a major source of drinking water in the region."

Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Fish & Fisheries [47]
Pollution [48]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Source: Washington Post [50], 02/18/2022

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