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A Nuclear Waste Site Where Biggest Fear Isn’t Radiation, but COVID-19 [1]

"Workers at ‘most toxic place in America’ are terrified to return to a site where there has been very little protection from the outbreak".

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Guardian [9], 05/05/2020
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"Coronavirus Crisis Hits Solar And Wind Energy Industry" [10]

"Trump promised oil and gas companies economic relief. But renewables are getting less focus in Washington."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [13], 05/05/2020
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Amid Pandemic, US Renewable Power Sources Have Topped Coal For 40 Days [14]

"Electricity generated by renewable sources like solar, wind and hydro has exceeded coal-fired power in the United States for a record 40 straight days, according to a report based on U.S. government data released on Monday."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [15], 05/05/2020
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"Texas Oil Quotas ‘Dead,’ Says Regulator Who Touted Them" [16]

"A lame-duck Texas regulator who proposed mandatory oil-output cuts said the effort is “dead” a day before the biggest U.S. crude-producing state was set to vote on the measure."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [18], 05/05/2020
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"Exxon Reports Historic Loss, Closes 75% Of Permian Rigs" [19]

"The biggest U.S. oil producers reported historic losses last week and predicted that it could take months to recover as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep through the world's economy."

Disasters [2]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Energywire [21], 05/05/2020
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SEJ Mourns the Loss of John Freemuth [22]

Conservation Champion and Head of the Andrus Center Was Also a Staunch Advocate for SEJ. The Society of Environmental Journalists is saddened to learn of John Freemuth's passing. John was a stalwart supporter of SEJ and it was his vision that brought SEJ's 2020 conference to Boise State University. As the inaugural chair of the university's Andrus Center for Public Policy, he upheld the legacy of its namesake by leading a national dialogue on public lands policy.

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Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [23]
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Early Warning System For Coronavirus Could Be Found In Your Toilet [26]

"David Hirschberg has a simple explanation for why a growing number of scientists are looking to sewage to help track the spread of the novel coronavirus in communities around the world."

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [5]
Pollution [27]
Science [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [30]
Source: Washington Post [31], 05/04/2020
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States Sue Trump Admin Over Rollback Of Obama-Era Water Protections [32]

"A coalition of 17 Democratic-leaning states sued the Trump administration on Friday for rolling back Obama-era protections for waterways, arguing the move ignores science on the interconnectivity of water."

Agriculture [33]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [34]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [36]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [37], 05/04/2020
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Group: Funds Meant For Prairie Chicken Conservation Misused [38]

"Environmentalists are questioning spending by wildlife managers who oversee a conservation effort for the lesser prairie chicken after money was used on a building and salaries rather than on projects to help the bird."

Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Politics [34]
Government [40]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Wildlife [41]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [42], 05/04/2020
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"EPA Grants First Permit to Test Genetically Modified Mosquitoes" [43]

"The EPA on Friday granted permission for genetically engineered mosquitoes to be released into the Florida Keys and around Houston to see if they can help limit the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses."

Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [44], 05/04/2020
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