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"Forecasts Call for a Normal Hurricane Season, but ‘It Only Takes One’" [1]

"This year’s Atlantic hurricane season should be “near normal,” government forecasters announced on Thursday, with the likelihood of nine to 15 named storms, and two to four major Category 3 hurricanes with winds of 111 miles per hour or greater."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [7], 05/24/2019
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"Democrats Suggest EPA Chief Misled On Vehicle Emissions Rollback" [8]

"Democrats are asking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Andrew Wheeler to turn over documents tied to the agency’s proposal to roll back emissions standards for vehicles, suggesting he made misleading statements on the topic."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Transportation [13]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [14], 05/24/2019
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"US Says Trump Coal Moves Hasten But Don’t Increase Emissions" [15]

"The Trump administration’s decision to lift a moratorium on coal sales from public lands could hasten the release of more than 5 billion tons of greenhouse gases, but officials concluded Wednesday it would make little difference in overall U.S. climate emissions."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [16], 05/23/2019
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"An Even More Inconvenient Truth" [17]

"Why Carbon Credits For Forest Preservation May Be Worse Than Nothing"

Climate Change [2]
Forests [18]
Public [5]
South America [19]
Source: ProPublica [20], 05/23/2019
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SEJ in Press Freedom Case, Chem Secrecy Bill Fails and More [21]

SEJ joined with several dozen other journalism groups to support the right to film police activity in a public place, and bills to block information of importance to environmental reporters failed in Louisiana, California and Iowa, but a Colorado paper was blocked from covering a wild horse roundup. All that in this month’s WatchDog Tipsheet.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [23]
Agriculture [24]
Air [25]
Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Science [30]
Wildlife [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
California [32]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [34]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
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Public [5]
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"Miami, Other Coastal Cities May Drown in 80 Years, Study Says" [37]

"Today’s children could see Miami and the Earth’s other low-lying cities swallowed by the rising ocean within 80 years if the fossil fuel pollution causing climate change continues unabated."

Climate Change [2]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [38]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [39], 05/22/2019
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Dem Hopeful Bennet Unveils Climate Plan With Farm, Conservation Focus [40]

"U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a 2020 Democratic presidential contender, unveiled a plan on Monday to tackle climate change with a focus on slashing emissions from farming and ranching and conserving nearly a third of U.S. lands."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [41], 05/21/2019
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Middle America’s Low-Hanging Carbon: Grid, Agriculture, Transportation [42]

"The American Midwest is at a turning point as it confronts the global climate crisis. It's a landscape of opportunity, where investment is starting to pour into renewable energy, farmers are turning to climate-friendly practices, and automakers are introducing new electric vehicles. But its path forward is still cluttered with obstacles."

Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Transportation [13]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [43], 05/21/2019
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"Oil And Gas: Millions Of Abandoned Wells Spark Climate, Safety Fears" [44]

"A couple of years ago, Charlie Brethauer started to smell gas in the backyard of his home."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [45]
Pollution [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: EnergyWire [46], 05/21/2019
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"‘Earthworm Dilemma’ Has Climate Scientists Racing to Keep Up" [47]

"Worms are wriggling into Earth’s northernmost forests, creating major unknowns for climate-change models."

Biodiversity [48]
Climate Change [2]
Forests [18]
Science [30]
Public [5]
International [38]
Source: NY Times [49], 05/20/2019
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