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With Valentine's Day this Thursday, here's a question for you. What do you love about our world? The woods, the sky, the wind, the snow? Every day, the members of the Society of Environmental Journalists report about the world, so that the things you love will always be here. This Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating our 29th birthday. Will you be our Valentine? Will you be an ally to the journalists who tell the world’s stories? Like us. Support us. Join us. Spread the word about us. We’d simply love it.

A Flood of Story Grants: SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards $19,976 to Support Stories on U.S. Drinking Water and Stormwater

SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded $19,976 for seven new story projects selected through the Winter 2018-2019 round of competition for stories about drinking water and stormwater in the United States. Pictured: Grantee Arizona Daily Star's Tony Davis.

Climate Helps Cause Hurricanes To Strengthen Faster In The Atlantic

"A group of top hurricane experts, including several federal researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, published striking new research Thursday suggesting that hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean have grown considerably worse, and climate change is part of the reason why."

Source: Washington Post, 02/08/2019

"Grand Canyon Superintendent Lehnertz Cleared Of All Allegations"

"Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Christine Lehnertz, who was removed from her job last fall after undisclosed allegations were made against her, has been cleared of any wrongdoing and is returning to the park."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 02/08/2019

"House Panel Passes Bill Targeting OPEC Oil Supply Cuts

"The House Judiciary Committee passed the bipartisan bill, known as the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act, or NOPEC, on a voice vote."

Source: Reuters, 02/08/2019

"Court To Reconsider Ordering EPA To Ban Pesticide"

"A federal appeals court is reconsidering its ruling last year that ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban a particular pesticide."

Source: The Hill, 02/08/2019

"Pittsburgh Water Agency To Spend $50M To Replace Lead Pipes"

"Pittsburgh’s beleaguered water authority will spend $50 million to replace lead service lines, give filters to low-income residents and take other steps to address the city’s lead crisis under a settlement approved Thursday by state utility regulators."

Source: AP, 02/08/2019

"GOP-Led Michigan House Rejects Whitmer’s Environmental Order"

"The Republican-led Michigan House voted Wednesday to reject Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s environmental order that would reshape the state environmental agency, saying the Democrat overstepped in seeking to eliminate new business-backed panels that were given a regulatory role under 2018 laws."

Source: AP, 02/08/2019

"National Parks: Facing Probe, NPS Reverses Spending Decision"

"The National Park Service has reversed course on its decision to use revenues from its visitor and recreation fees to pay for basic operations during the 35-day partial government shutdown."

Source: E&E Daily, 02/08/2019

"Arctic: No New Seismic Studies This Winter In ANWR"

"No new seismic studies will be conducted this winter in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge due to questions raised about the impacts of testing on local polar bear populations and tundra conditions, the Bureau of Land Management said this week."

Source: Greenwire, 02/08/2019

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