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Source: AP [7], 09/21/2021

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Dakota Access Pipeline Asks Supreme Court To Scrap Environmental Study [8]

"Dakota Access on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit whether the largest pipeline out of the North Dakota oil basin requires additional environmental review."

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Source: Reuters [11], 09/21/2021

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U.N. Chief, UK PM Increase Pressure On Leaders For Climate Change Funds [12]

"UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged leaders of the world's major economies including the United States to deliver on their commitments toward a $100 billion per year climate fund with less than six weeks to go before a U.N. climate summit."

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Source: Reuters [17], 09/21/2021

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"Canadians Have Re-Elected A Liberal Minority Government" [18]

"Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has won enough seats in this 44th general election to form another minority government — with voters signalling Monday they trust the incumbent to lead Canada through the next phase of the pandemic fight by handing him a third mandate with a strong plurality."

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Source: CBC News [21], 09/21/2021

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"Biden Confronts Extreme Heat, A Silent Climate Killer" [22]

"President Biden launched a government-wide strategy Monday to combat extreme heat, including the development of new federal labor standards aimed at protecting workers from the impact of rising temperatures linked to climate change."

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Source: Washington Post [24], 09/21/2021

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The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [25]

Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.

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Early Toxics Release Inventory Data Can Yield Scoops [44]

In a few weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will officially release the latest year’s Toxics Release Inventory. But as Reporter’s Toolbox explains, you can get ahead of the data — and possibly generate some scoops. That’s because EPA quietly releases incomplete preliminary data months earlier. Top tips on making sense of the early data, along with nine smart story leads.

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Getting a Fix on Dictation, Transcription Tools, Techniques [48]

Once it was mainly radio reporters who showed up with audio recording devices. But with smartphones now in virtually every pocket, many print journalists also record audio for increased accuracy and accountability. But there’s a problem — dreaded hours of transcribing. That doesn’t deter writer Steven B. Krivit, who has tips to make transcribing a breeze, in the latest Freelance Files.

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September 28, 2021

Planet on the Brink: Documenting the Climate Crisis and Global Environmental Change [50]

This virtual course (eight Tuesdays beginning Sep 28), offered via the Social Documentary Network, is for photographers who are passionate about documenting our changing planet during these unprecedented times and want to use photography as a tool to drive social change. Instructor is Michael O. Snyder, recipient of Decade of Change Award, British Journal of Photography.

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All National Zoo’s Lions And Tigers Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus [52]

"The lions and tigers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a Friday announcement from the zoo. Initial results from fecal samples have come back positive, but the zoo is waiting on final results to be confirmed with a national lab."

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