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Will Animal-To-Human Disease Transmission Bring the Next Big Pandemic? [1]

The COVID-19 outbreak has left little unchanged — including how environment reporters do their jobs, given that many experts believe the disruption of the human-wild interface could be the source of the next deadly virus. The new Backgrounder makes the case in this analysis, looking at how societies — and journalists — handled this pandemic and must prepare for possible future outbreaks.

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Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Forests [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
People & Population [11]
Science [12]
Wildlife [13]
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EPA Data Moves Toward Openness — Again [18]

Public data around environmental issues has been a thing at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for decades, ... except when it hasn’t. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks at how data transparency is back in fashion under the Biden EPA, and the many ways that environmental journalists can build on available datasets for their coverage.

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Environmental Politics [20]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [10]
Policy [21]
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"The Divestment Movement’s Big Month" [22]

"Investors, foundations, universities and governments pulled their assets from fossil fuel companies in record numbers in October."

Activism [23]
Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [15]
Source: The Revelator [26], 11/01/2021

"Biden Admin To Require New Climate Analysis Before Oil Leasing" [27]

"The Biden administration today [Friday] said it will consider the contribution to greenhouse gas emissions made by oil and gas produced on public lands before selling federal drilling rights."

Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [31], 11/01/2021

"Supreme Court to Hear Case on EPA’s Power to Limit Carbon Emissions" [32]

"The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear appeals from Republican-led states and coal companies asking it to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act."

Air [33]
Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [35], 11/01/2021

"What a $2B Texas Project Says About U.S. Quest For CO2-Free Grid" [36]

"After a dozen years, multiple energy crises, regulatory delays and political turnover, construction of a novel 400-mile power line connecting Texas to the Southeast is finally within sight."

Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Technology [37]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [38], 10/29/2021

"EPA Unveils Strategy For Reducing Lead Exposure" [39]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced a revised strategy for reducing lead exposure, with a focus on communities that have had a disproportionate amount.

The draft plan would focus on identifying communities with especially high levels of both lead exposure and blood lead levels. The agency would next develop national standards and guidance to address those exposures and enforce existing regulations.

Chemicals [40]
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Environmental Justice [41]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [42], 10/29/2021

Enviros Petition EPA To Rescind Factory Farms’ “Free Pass To Pollute” [43]

"A coalition of environmental and animal rights groups petitioned the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday to abandon a "sweetheart" deal with factory farm owners—and start enforcing air pollution regulations."

Agriculture [3]
Air [33]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [41]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: EHN [44], 10/29/2021

"Forced Relocation Left Native Americans More Exposed to Climate Threats" [45]

"Centuries of land loss and forced relocation have left Native Americans significantly more exposed to the effects of climate change, new data show, adding to the debate over how to address climate change and racial inequity in the United States."

Climate Change [24]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [41]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [46], 10/29/2021

"Dems, Oil Execs Clash At Hearing: ‘They Are Obviously Lying’" [47]

"Minutes into the questioning of oil company executives at a hearing on climate disinformation this morning, House Oversight and Reform Chair Carolyn Maloney suggested the head of Exxon Mobil Corp. had perjured himself."

Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [10]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [48], 10/29/2021

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