"EPA Orders Houston Lab Staff To Relocate To Okla."
"EPA plans to move staff from a Houston regional laboratory to another facility 400 miles away."
Source: Greenwire, 06/21/2019
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Database Helps Track PFAS Drinking Water Contamination
Millions of people across the United States are believed to be drinking PFAS-contaminated water. And a growing database could prove an invaluable resource for environmental journalists trying to get a handle on that public health risk. Our latest biweekly Reporter’s Toolbox, recently refocused on data journalism tools and techniques, explains how to tap the expanding PFAS data.
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"USDA Relocates 2 Research Agencies"
"Two key research agencies in the Department of Agriculture will move to the Kansas City area, Secretary Sonny Perdue announced today. The plan will move hundreds of jobs at USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) out of Washington, despite objections from employees and some members of Congress."
Source: Greenwire, 06/14/2019
"Former Obama EPA Head Tells Trump's EPA: 'Just Do Your Jobs'"
"An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator under former President Obama told lawmakers Tuesday the agency under the Trump administration is ignoring its mission."
Source: The Hill, 06/12/2019
Closure of Civilian Conservation Centers Ignites Controversy
A decades-old environmental jobs program that provided work for thousands of disadvantaged young people across more than a dozen states has been hit with one of the largest federal downsizings in a decade. Find out how the closing of some Civilian Conservation Centers may be a story near you, from the latest TipSheet.
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Trump Appoints Social Security Watchdog To Also Oversee Interior
"President Trump has quietly appointed his Social Security Administration (SSA) inspector general to also oversee a much different agency: the Interior Department."
Source: The Hill, 06/11/2019
FED Tool Tracks Pollution on Federal Lands
A revamped Reporter’s Toolbox begins today with a new focus on data resources for environmental journalists. The now biweekly column starts with a look at a massive database designed for federal land managers that reporters can use to scan dozens of pollution data sets about air quality and more in parks, forests and other federal lands.
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"Russia, Eyeing Arctic Future, Launches Nuclear Icebreaker"
"Russia launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker on Saturday, part of an ambitious program to renew and expand its fleet of the vessels in order to improve its ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial potential."
Source: Reuters, 05/27/2019
National Park Service Plans To Pay Full-Time Staff Via Entrance Fees
"The National Park Service (NPS) plans to pay the salaries of full-time staff from the money it collects from entrance fees, a move that is likely to enrage Democratic lawmakers who chastised the agency for dipping into the coffers to keep parks open during this year's partial government shutdown."
Source: The Hill, 05/23/2019
Interior Can Treat Lawmakers, Officials To Free Concert Tickets: Rule
"The Department of the Interior will be able to treat members of Congress and the executive branch to free concert tickets under new rules released Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 05/22/2019
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