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"Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Rejects Vancouver Oil Terminal" [1]

"Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has rejected a permit to build the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver."

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Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [4]
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting [5], 01/30/2018

"U.S. Pacific Northwest Under-Prepared For Tsunamis, Experts Say" [6]

"The U.S. region most vulnerable to tsunamis - the massive waves of water unleashed by undersea earthquakes - is dangerously under-prepared, experts and officials in Oregon and Washington state said after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake this week."

Disasters [7]
Government [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [3]
California [10]
Northwest (OR WA) [4]
Source: Reuters [11], 01/26/2018

"Washington Could Ban Cancer-Causing Chemicals Used To Fight Fires" [12]

"OLYMPIA – Local fire departments could be banned from using a group of fire-fighting chemicals that are contaminating some wells in Airway Heights and other water sources near military bases."

Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [4]
Source: Spokane Spokesman-Review [16], 01/24/2018

Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [17]

This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. [18] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [19].

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2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [40]

The 2018 elections may prove highly consequential for environment and energy policy, possibly slowing or even reversing the Trump-GOP deregulatory agenda. The latest Issue Backgrounder helps reporters frame the choices voters face, including environmental justice and offshore drilling.

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As Cracks Widen In Washington State, Government Prepares For Landslide [43]

"Nearly 70 people live on a sliver of land wedged between Interstate 82 and Rattlesnake Ridge in central Washington state. A massive chunk of the ridge is moving, and cracking, and geologists say it will likely cause a landslide."

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Northwest (OR WA) [4]
Source: NPR [44], 01/09/2018

Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018 [45]

The battle over environment and energy issues may ultimately come down to U.S. courts, where, unlike Congress and White House, the GOP doesn't hold sway ... yet. This week's TipSheet looks at a dozen major legal issues making news in 2018, like wetlands protection, and offers story ideas and resources to cover them.

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"Coal Company Sues Washington State Over Coal-Export Terminal" [51]

"Developers of a massive coal-export terminal proposed on the Columbia River have sued Washington state over the project."

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Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [4]
Source: AP [52], 01/04/2018

Climate Preview? Pacific Ocean ‘Blob’ Seems To Take Toll On Alaska Cod [53]

"Gulf of Alaska cod populations appear to have nose-dived, a collapse fishery scientists believe is linked to warm water temperatures known as 'the blob' that peaked in 2015."

Climate Change [22]
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Water & Oceans [9]
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Source: Seattle Times [55], 11/08/2017

State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [56]

An EPA program that helps pay for municipal water infrastructure is facing Congressional appropriations scrutiny. But with the program looking like it may escape big cuts, it remains a reservoir of reportable local projects. Find out more in the latest TipSheet, plus get state-by-state resources.

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