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US Puts Climate Denier in Highest Office, Climate Action in Limbo [1]

"His anti-regulatory stances, support of unfettered fossil fuel production, and his threat to pull the U.S. out of the Paris agreement, send ripple effects worldwide."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [7], 11/10/2016
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Will a New Broom Sweep Enviro-Energy Policy Clean? Tracking the Trump To-Do List [8]

In the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential upset, U.S. environmental and energy policy may undergo dramatic change. SEJournal Online has prepared a reporter’s watchlist of 12 stories with local angles and broad impact, ranging from fossil fuels to renewables, clean air to clean water, and infrastructure to public lands. Read on. [8]

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Air [10]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [12]
Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Policy [16]
Pollution [17]
Science [18]
Transportation [19]
Waste [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
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"Paris Climate Deal Thrown Into Uncertainty By US Election Result" [22]

"Just days after the historic Paris agreement officially came into force, climate denier Donald Trump’s victory has thrown the global deal into uncertainty and raised fears that the US will reverse the ambitious environmental course charted under Barack Obama."

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International [23]
Source: Guardian [24], 11/09/2016
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Washington Voters Reject Initiative To Impose Carbon Tax On Fossil Fuels [25]

"The nation’s first state ballot measure to impose a carbon tax on fossil fuels failed Tuesday on a crowded slate of statewide initiatives in Washington."

Climate Change [2]
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Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [26]
Source: Seattle Times [27], 11/09/2016
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Yale, Pulitzer Partner on Climate Reporting Initiative [28]

Yale and Pulitzer Center plan a new program of fellowships, conferences and content sharing that hopes to improve journalism's reporting on climate change. SEJournal Online spoke with Yale Climate Connections Editor Bud Ward about the initiative and its aims.

 

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Battle Over Washington State’s Proposed Carbon Tax Gets Even Weirder [30]

"A carbon tax proposal in Washington state, scheduled for the ballot on Tuesday, has been drawing national attention for weeks as a result of the unexpected controversy it’s inspired among environmental groups, many of whom have outright opposed the initiative."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [26]
Source: Wash Post [32], 11/08/2016
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"Climate Summit's Urgent Goal: Cut More Emissions, Faster" [33]

"A year after the landmark Paris climate agreement, negotiators gathering in Morocco for the next round agrees its pledges do not go far enough."

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Source: InsideClimate News [34], 11/08/2016
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Climate Change: "The Most Important Issue This Election Forgot" [35]

"A hurricane floods two battleground states mere weeks before a Presidential election; its fury stoked by ocean waters warmed in part by climate change. Seems like a recipe for a question or two about the greatest environmental challenge faced by the U.S., an issue that starkly divides the candidates and their parties, no? Not in 2016, even when Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc in North Carolina, Florida and other places in the South less than 48 hours before a televised debate."

Climate Change [2]
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Journalism & Media [36]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: PBS NewsHour [37], 11/08/2016
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"Florida Supreme Court Won't Take Solar Amendment 1 Off Ballot" [38]

"The Florida Supreme Court has rejected a request from solar industry advocates to remove a utility-backed solar amendment from the Nov. 8 ballot due to its language, the AP reports."

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Laws & Regulations [14]
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Source: Utility Dive [40], 11/07/2016
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"Morocco Sees 'No Turning Back' For Climate Pact, Despite Trump" [41]

"There is 'no turning back' from a global accord to combat climate change, Morocco's foreign minister said on the eve of U.N. talks in Marrakesh amid fears that Donald Trump will try to pull out if he wins the U.S. presidency."

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International [23]
Source: Reuters [42], 11/07/2016
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