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EPA Resists Squeeze, But for How Long? [1]

Despite warnings that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would be dismantled under the Trump administration, it remains very much alive, thanks to the realities of politics and litigation. Yet its staffing, enforcement and science advisory roles remain under the gun. In the latest of our Backgrounders for the “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment,” we read the tea leaves on the future of the EPA.

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Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [6]
Pollution [7]
Science [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
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National (U.S.) [10]
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Public [11]

As Remote Work Rises At US Companies, Trump Restricts Federal Employees [12]

"About a quarter of workers at U.S. companies now dial into meetings, consult with clients and do a multitude of other tasks from their laptops at home, as employers seek to cut real estate costs and keep their staffs content in a red-hot job market. The federal government, though, is calling its employees back to the office."

Government [4]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [13], 01/15/2020

The Journalism Student Who Went Down a Rabbit Hole and Came Up a Mine Shaft [14]

A young journalist looking for a quick report found himself instead on a five-month odyssey to cover the hidden dangers of abandoned mining sites in the Southwest — then picked up a Society of Environmental Journalists’ student award in the aftermath. How this student’s persistence paid off, in the latest EJ Academy. 

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EJ Academy [15]
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Energy & Fuel [16]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
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Public [11]

"EPA Employees Push 'Bill Of Rights' To Protect Scientific Integrity" [19]

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unionized employees have drafted a bill of rights, asking the agency to recognize the need for scientific integrity, research into climate science and the ability to enforce environmental laws without political interference."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [22]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [8]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [23], 01/08/2020

"Interior: Grijalva, Bernhardt Spat Intensifies Over BLM HQ Move" [24]

"House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) has rejected Interior Secretary David Bernhardt's offer to meet and discuss the lawmaker's concerns over the Bureau of Land Management's move out West."

Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [25]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Greenwire [26], 01/08/2020

Climate, Environment Sure To Reverberate in 2020 Elections [27]

This election year, environmental issues like climate change may well break the pattern of past campaigns, where they seemed to recede as voting approached. Our latest entry in our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [28]” explains how green politics may shape both national and state/local races in the months to come, and provides resources for reporters to track that rapidly changing landscape.

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TipSheet [29]
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Activism [30]
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [17]
Policy [6]
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National (U.S.) [10]
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Public [11]

"EPA Watchdog Says Agency Underprepared For National Emergency" [31]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not adequately managing the equipment needed to respond to emergencies, its watchdog concluded in a Friday report."

Chemicals [32]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [21]
Government [4]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [34], 01/06/2020

"Interior: Bernhardt Signs Order Keeping Pendley As Acting BLM Chief" [35]

"William Perry Pendley will continue his stint as acting chief of the Bureau of Land Management through April 3. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today signed an amended secretarial order that allows Pendley to continue "Exercising Authority of the Director" for another 90 days."

Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [25]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Greenwire [36], 01/03/2020

"Austrian Conservatives And Greens Strike New Year's Coalition Deal" [37]

"Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz struck a coalition deal on Wednesday with the Greens to ensure his return to power and bring the left-wing party into government for the first time, three months after Kurz won a parliamentary election."

Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Public [11]
Europe [38]
Source: Reuters [39], 01/02/2020

Interior Cut ‘Sexual Orientation’ From Anti-Discrimination Guideline [40]

"President Donald Trump’s Interior Department removed “sexual orientation” from a statement in the agency’s ethics guide regarding workplace discrimination."

Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [41]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: HuffPost [42], 12/30/2019

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