"Trump Anti-Reg Push Likely To End Up In Court"
"An executive order signed by President Trump directing agencies to slash regulations in order to boost the economy is likely to lead to a number of court challenges."
Source: The Hill, 05/26/2020
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Administration Leaves Testing Responsibility To States: Report
A report to Congress "doubles down on the administration’s stance that individual states, not the federal government, should bear primary responsibility for carrying out diagnostic tests to help curb the pandemic."
Source: Washington Post, 05/26/2020
"Virus Crisis Exposes Cascading Weaknesses in U.S. Disaster Response"
"For decades, the backbone of the nation’s disaster response system — and a hallmark of American generosity — has been its army of volunteers who race toward danger to help shelter, feed and counsel victims of hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a critical weakness in this system."
Source: NYTimes, 05/26/2020
Disaster Preparedness Key Amid Pandemic
Unheeded warnings are the hallmark of many disasters. And with coronavirus still hobbling the nation, communities and journalists must now watch for all the ways COVID-19 could make even the most familiar hazards far worse. Prepare with this extensive Backgrounder, which touches on issues around evacuations and emergency readiness when facing storms, fires, toxic releases and more.
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Parks Post-Coronavirus Reopening a Political Football?
As the United States restarts fitfully following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, one source of controversy — and of numerous local or regional environmental stories — is what to do at the nation’s park system. The latest TipSheet explains why public access to these national treasures is so contentious, then provides numerous story ideas and reporting resources.
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"C.D.C. Warns of ‘Aggressive’ Rats Searching for Food During Shutdowns"
"As restaurants and other businesses have closed during the coronavirus pandemic, rats may become more aggressive as they hunt for new sources of food, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned."
Source: NYTimes, 05/25/2020
"Pandemic: EPA Starts 'Measured And Deliberate' Reopening"
"EPA has begun the slow process of reopening offices despite its employees' worries about potential exposure to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus."
Source: Greenwire, 05/25/2020
SEJ: Supporting Journalism, Journalists and the Organization During Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on….everything. Right when the public needs accurate information the most, journalism has been hit particularly hard. Yet environmental journalism remains essential, especially since the pandemic continues as we enter hurricane, cyclone and wildfire season, and an atmosphere of deregulation persists. Yet impacts on publications are translating to staffing cuts, furloughs and slashed freelance budgets. Here’s a brief update on all SEJ is doing to stay ahead of the impacts, from SEJ President Meera Subramanian.
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1000s of Run-Down US Dams Would Kill People If They Failed, Study Finds
"More than 15,000 dams in the US would likely kill people if they failed, and at least 2,300 of them are in poor or unsatisfactory condition, according to recent data from the federal government’s National Inventory of Dams."
Source: Guardian, 05/25/2020
"How the Pandemic Splintered the Appalachian Trail"
"The coronavirus scuttled plans and forced officials to ask people to get out of the woods. Of the thousands who hoped to hike the trail this year, only a few hundred remain."
Source: NYTimes, 05/22/2020
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