Harvey: ZIP Code & Race Determine Who Will Bear Climate Change Burden
"Concern continues to grow over the environmental impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Houston area, home to more than a dozen oil refineries."
Source: Democracy Now!, 01/15/2018
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Environmental Consortium Addressing Inequality Convenes In Houston Sat.
"Like four other communities along the Gulf Coast, the Pleasantville neighborhood on Houston's east side is receiving some expert support to help residents address longstanding environmental justice issues."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 01/15/2018
2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy
The 2018 elections may prove highly consequential for environment and energy policy, possibly slowing or even reversing the Trump-GOP deregulatory agenda. The latest Issue Backgrounder helps reporters frame the choices voters face, including environmental justice and offshore drilling.
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Court Cases with Trump Agencies Will Make News in 2018
The battle over environment and energy issues may ultimately come down to U.S. courts, where, unlike Congress and White House, the GOP doesn't hold sway ... yet. This week's TipSheet looks at a dozen major legal issues making news in 2018, like wetlands protection, and offers story ideas and resources to cover them.
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"Hurricane Harvey: A Closer Look At Houston's Biblical Floods"
As Hurricane Harvey dumped record rains on the Houston area, nature ruled and man reacte. Harvey was Houston's reckoning.
Source: Houston Chronicle, 01/08/2018
In West Texas Where Wind Power Means Jobs, Climate Is Beside the Point
"Wind turbines bring jobs, tax dollars for new schools, income security for farmers and energy independence. To these Texans, climate change has little to do with it."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/03/2018
Energy Remains Big Issue for Public Lands Management
Long-standing disputes over exploitation of public lands bubble over as the Trump administration advances campaign promises to ease restrictions on energy development. A special TipSheet, part of our 2018 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment, has resources for covering public lands-related issues as they play out in the coming year.
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Trump Appointee To Head Southwest Region Is a Climate Change Doubter
"When the Trump administration announced the appointment of Anne Idsal as the new regional EPA administrator, Adrian Shelley, the director of Public Citizen Texas, had just one thought: Who?"
Source: Texas Observer, 12/29/2017
"The Taking"
"The federal government’s boldest land grab in a generation produced the first border wall — and a trail of abuse, mistakes and unfairness."
Source: ProPublica/Texas Tribune, 12/18/2017
Investigations May Bring News in 2018
Almost a dozen investigations are underway at the U.S. EPA and the Interior Department, including of unusual travel, private sector connections and staff/advisory panel moves. This week's TipSheet runs down the probes in detail, and offers resources for coverage of developments in 2018.
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