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"Trump’s Water Jurisdiction Rule: What’s All the Fighting About?"

"The Trump administration’s long-anticipated water jurisdiction rule has already drawn a half-dozen legal challenges since its April release, with more on the way."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/20/2020

EPA Staff Warned Mileage Rollbacks Had Flaws. Trumpites Ignored Them.

"In its rush to roll back the most significant climate policy enacted by Barack Obama — mileage standards designed to reduce pollution from cars — the Trump administration ignored warnings that its new rule has serious flaws, according to documents shared with The Washington Post."

Source: Washington Post, 05/20/2020

Half Million Evacuated As India, Bangladesh Brace For Super Cyclone

"India and Bangladesh evacuated around half a million people out of the way of the most powerful storm in a decade ahead of its landfall on Wednesday amid fears of heavy damage to houses and crops and disruption of road, rail and power links."

Source: Reuters, 05/20/2020

Michigan Evacuates 10,000+ As Flood Breaches Dams Near Dow Superfund Site

"Urging residents to evacuate and saying downtown Midland could be under 9 feet of water by Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer late Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Midland County after the Edenville and Sanford dams breached."

Source: Detroit Free Press, 05/20/2020
May 21, 2020

Webinar: SPJ Google Tools Training for Freelancers

Author/journalist/technologist Andy Boyle presents a free, interactive program geared to freelance journalists. The focus will be on Google tools new and old that will help you get the best information, most accurate and up-to-date information more efficiently. 1:00 p.m. ET.

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May 27, 2020

SEJ Webinar: Complex Emergencies and Climate Change in the Era of COVID-19

How should reporters cover the connections between climate change and natural disasters, or assess government response in the midst of a global pandemic? Join us on May 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET, for the second #SEJ2020 webinar for tips on understanding and covering complex emergencies, in the United States and the rest of the world.

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"Thinking of Buying a Bike? Get Ready for a Very Long Wait"

"Some bicycle shops in Brooklyn are selling twice as many bikes as usual and drawing blocklong lines of customers. A chain of shops in Phoenix is selling three times the number of bikes it typically does. A retailer in Washington, D.C., sold all its entry-level bikes by the end of April and has fielded more preorders than ever in its 50-year history."

Source: NYTimes, 05/19/2020

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