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"Senate Advances Nomination Of Biden EPA Pick Regan" [1]

"Senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee voted on Tuesday to advance the nomination of Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The committee voted 14-6 to move Regan's nomination to the full Senate."

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Source: The Hill [7], 02/10/2021
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"Biden Faces Calls To Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline" [8]

"President Biden is facing calls to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline after a court ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when allowing for the pipeline’s construction."

Activism [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [11], 02/10/2021
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EPA Alleges Political Interference By Trump Officials On Toxic Chemical [12]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday asserted that political appointees from the Trump administration interfered with a safety assessment for a chemical linked to health issues. The agency said in a statement that it was removing from its website a toxicity assessment for a compound known as PFBS due to the alleged interference."

Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [2]
Science [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [16], 02/10/2021
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"JoAnn Chase To Head Indian Environmental Office" [17]

"Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that JoAnn Chase, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Indian Nation, was appointed to be director of the American Indian Environmental Office, Office of International and Tribal Affairs."

Environmental Justice [18]
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Government [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Indian Country Today [19], 02/09/2021
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Black Community Fights Project On Coast Land Fouled By Arsenic, Lead [20]

"One last time, residents of North Gulfport have mustered to fight development of Mississippi State Port Authority property contaminated with lead and arsenic."

Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [21]
Waste [22]
Public [5]
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Source: Biloxi Sun Herald [24], 02/09/2021
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"Biden's Promise For Justice Tested In Tribal Coal Fields" [25]

"When three 775-foot-tall smoke stacks at the Navajo Generating Station came tumbling down in December, sending plumes of dust into the sky and thundering reverberations off the mesas of the Arizona high desert, it marked the end of an era."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [27], 02/09/2021
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Biden’s EPA, Science Agencies, Face Test of News Media Openness [28]

Testimony from the incoming EPA administrator, along with a little-noticed memo on scientific integrity to Biden’s agency heads, suggest promising changes in government openness. But WatchDog contends the proof is yet to come and offers some advice to the administration. Plus, a letter from SEJ [29] listing some of the things Biden can do to improve relations with the news media.

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House Panel Renews Probe Into Trump Interference With Covid-19 Response [33]

"The head of a House oversight panel on Monday renewed its investigation into political interference in the nation’s coronavirus response, releasing new allegations of meddling in scientists’ work."

Disasters [34]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [3]
Health [35]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Science [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [36], 02/09/2021
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Seeding Climate Stories in the Backyard Garden [37]

Spring may be weeks away, but gardeners are already browsing the seed catalogs, and that makes it a good time for environmental journalists to apprise them of how climate change will affect their backyard patches. Reporter’s Toolbox talks “hardiness zones” and explains why one of the usual repositories of government information may fall short. That plus, story sources to, well, cultivate.

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Agriculture [39]
Climate Change [26]
Consumer [40]
Environmental Politics [2]
Food [41]
Journalism & Media [31]
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Public [5]
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"No Offense, Norway" [42]

"General Motors is kicking off its big push for electric vehicles with a goofy, star-studded Super Bowl advertisement released ahead of Sunday’s championship game."

Climate Change [26]
Consumer [40]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Transportation [44]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 02/08/2021
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