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New Study Shows Global Warming Boosts Extreme Rainstorms Over N. America [1]

"The current warming trajectory could bring 100-year rainstorms as often as every 2.5 years by 2100, driving calls for improved infrastructure and planning."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [7], 06/03/2020
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"'Gutted' Interior Agency Moves Out West With Top Posts Unfilled" [8]

"The Interior Department is struggling to fill top positions at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) despite assurances from officials that the agency's relocation from Washington to Colorado is helping recruit top talent, according to an analysis by The Hill."

Agriculture [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [16], 06/03/2020
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"Campaign 2020: Public Lands Package May Not Save Daines, Gardner" [17]

"The Senate's upcoming debate on landmark parks and conservation legislation comes at an opportune time for two of the chamber's most at-risk Republicans."

Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E Daily [18], 06/03/2020
  • Read more about "Campaign 2020: Public Lands Package May Not Save Daines, Gardner" [17]

"House Democrats To Unveil Green Infrastructure Bill This Week" [19]

"House Democrats plan to release a massive green infrastructure package this week, an aide confirmed to E&E News, ending months of anticipation among transportation and infrastructure advocates."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E Daily [22], 06/03/2020
  • Read more about "House Democrats To Unveil Green Infrastructure Bill This Week" [19]

Big Oil Wanted Changes To Well Safety Rule. Top Trump Official ‘Agreed.’ [23]

"Newly released documents highlight the degree to which industry has shaped the rules that police it under the Trump administration."

Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: HuffPost [25], 06/03/2020
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Letter From DC: Journalists Standing Together [26]

Society of Environmental Journalists' Executive Director Meaghan Parker offers reassurance to members [26] on SEJ's stability in a time of turmoil, while stressing the importance of ongoing initiatives to support a free press, as well as journalists and communities of color. See also:

  • SEJ Denounces NY Police Attacks on Journalists [27], June 6, 2020.
  • SEJ Demands Minnesota Officials Stop Police Attacks on Journalists [28], June 2, 2020.
  • SEJ Speaks Out Against Police Assaults on Journalists [29], May 31, 2020.
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [30]
People & Population [31]
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Public [5]
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"EPA Opts Not To Delay Controversial Alaska Mine For Now" [32]

"A top official at the Environmental Protection Agency informed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Alaska late Thursday that the EPA would not formally object at this point to the proposed Pebble Mine, a massive gold and copper deposit where mining could damage the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery."

Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [33]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [35], 06/02/2020
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"States, Democrats Want Federal Help to Clean Up Old Oil Wells" [36]

"Fossil fuel companies going bankrupt in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are expected to leave behind thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells, and some congressional Democrats are calling for a federal program to ensure they’re cleaned up."

Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [38], 06/02/2020
  • Read more about "States, Democrats Want Federal Help to Clean Up Old Oil Wells" [36]

"EPA Finalizes Rule To Regulate Cancer-Linked Chemical" [39]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday finalized a rule to control leaks of a type of pollution from industrial equipment, though critics argued the agency did not go far enough."

Chemicals [40]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [41], 06/02/2020
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18 States Fight Conservative Think Tank Effort To Freeze Fuel Standards [42]

"A coalition of 18 states is pushing to intervene in a lawsuit from a conservative group challenging the Trump administration’s plans to drastically reduce fuel economy standards."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [21]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [43], 06/02/2020
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