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Senate-Passed Public Lands Bill “An Old-School Green Deal”

A rare bipartisan package of public lands measures now moving through Congress is big national news and will yield numerous regional and local stories. The bill permanently authorizes a major conservation fund, expands parks, designates wilderness areas, bars some mining, protects bird species and more. This week’s TipSheet explores why the lands bill matters so much, tracks the legislation’s likely passage and helps you prep your coverage with story ideas and more than half a dozen reporting resources.

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"FEMA Flood Panel Can't Meet Under Trump; 16 Of 20 Seats Empty"

"A federal advisory panel that's supposed to provide scientific information to the National Flood Insurance Program is entering a five-month work stoppage, even as property losses mount against the backdrop of severe inundation related to climate change."

Source: ClimateWire, 02/19/2019

"Security: FERC Chairman Reconsiders Cyber Rules For Pipelines"

"Neil Chatterjee, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, yesterday rebuffed calls for mandatory cybersecurity standards for natural gas pipelines, citing improvement in the industry's effort to strengthen its defenses."

Source: EnergyWire, 02/18/2019

"McConnell’s Opposition To Green New Deal Comes As He Backs Coal"

"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to put Democratic presidential candidates in an uncomfortable position by forcing them to vote on the controversial Green New Deal being pitched by rising Democratic star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But he also wants to promote his own long-held support for not-so-green measures."

Source: McClatchy, 02/18/2019

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