"Will EPA Get An Environmental Justice Boss?" [1]
"The Biden administration could soon deliver on its promise to create a Senate-confirmed position to coordinate environmental justice initiatives across EPA."

"The Biden administration could soon deliver on its promise to create a Senate-confirmed position to coordinate environmental justice initiatives across EPA."
"The world is spending at least $1.8tn (£1.3tn) every year on subsidies driving the annihilation of wildlife and a rise in global heating, according to a new study, prompting warnings that humanity is financing its own extinction."
"The department’s inspector general found Zinke had repeated contact with developers about a real estate deal and lied about it to an ethics official. The Justice Department declined to bring charges."
"A new initiative aims to reduce emissions from steel, cement, aluminum and other materials used in the industrial sector, which generates about a third of the nation’s greenhouse gases."
"WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday will set out a strategy for buying “clean,” lower-emissions steel, cement, aluminum and other industrial materials for federal agencies and projects, part of its effort to reduce carbon emissions from industrial manufacturing.

Military bases typically have big impacts on surrounding communities, including on resource use and the environment. Now, a new U.S. Army climate strategy makes clear the military understands climate change will affect the bases themselves, with numerous ripple effects. The latest TipSheet outlines how reporters can find local stories on these new realities at bases around the country, including near you.
"Democrats who control the [Virginia] state Senate thwarted a Republican effort on Tuesday to revive the Cabinet bid of former Trump administration official Andrew Wheeler, leaving Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) embattled appointee in limbo."
"President Joe Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigned on Monday evening following reports of his bullying and mistreatment of subordinates."

Transparency and scientific integrity are good for public health and the environment, not to mention PR and politics. Yet WatchDog Opinion argues they’ve not been fully embraced by the Biden EPA. There are reasons for hope, however, in the form of a cataloging of violations and in an EPA-specific policy. Why it all matters for how environmental journalists do their jobs.

A key federal database on toxic chemicals, kneecapped under the Trump administration, is now back. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week resurfaced the ChemView service, and explains the background law that fuels its data, while offering tips on how to make smart use of the database as it expands in coming years.
"President Biden’s nominee to be the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator came out swinging yesterday against Republican assertions that she’s on a mission to combat climate change by diverting dollars away from the oil and gas sector."
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[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[7] https://www.eenews.net/articles/will-epa-get-an-environmental-justice-boss/
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/world-spends-18tn-year-subsidies-harm-environment-study
[9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business
[12] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international
[13] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/17/world-spends-18tn-a-year-on-subsidies-that-harm-environment-study-finds-aoe
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/zinke-broke-ethics-rules-while-leading-trump-s-interior-dept-watchdog
[15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[16] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/02/16/zinke-inspector-general-report/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-administration-promises-buy-clean-industrial-materials
[18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation
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[21] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/new-army-climate-strategy-provokes-questions-stories-local-and-regional-impact
[22] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet
[23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/military
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns
[28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy
[29] https://www.sej.org/headlines/va-senate-democrats-put-wheeler-s-bid-youngkin-s-cabinet-limbo
[30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[31] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic
[32] https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/02/08/wheeler-virginia-senate-democrats/
[33] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-s-top-science-adviser-eric-lander-resigns-amid-reports-bullying
[34] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[35] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science
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[37] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog/epas-unfinished-agenda
[38] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/watchdog
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[40] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/reporter%E2%80%99s-toolbox
[41] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[42] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health
[43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[44] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fed-nominee-hits-back-gop-climate-attacks-will-it-work
[45] https://www.eenews.net/articles/fed-nominee-hits-back-at-gop-climate-attacks-will-it-work/
[46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government?page=74
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