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As Climate Struggle Gets Real, Cities Stand on Front Line

When it comes to facing the risks of coming climate change, cities and states are leading the way for the United States. That means planning for future emissions reductions, as well as preparing for probable impacts. This week’s TipSheet has the story, with details on which local governments are acting and resources to find more, plus ten key questions to ask.

SEJ's 28th Annual Conference Coverage

#SEJ2018 in Flint, Michigan, hosted by the University of Michigan-Flint, took place Oct 3-7, 2018. Find multimedia coverage here, peruse the agenda or read speaker bios.

If you attended the conference, please complete the survey to help us make next year's conference even better.

It's critically important to SEJ to gather evidence on the impact of our work. Please help us to keep SEJ strong and share links, photos, copies of reporting generated or informed by this conference. Send your story links to Cindy MacDonald, SEJ's Web content manager. Moderators, speakers, tour leaders: we also welcome resources, tipsheets, etc., from sessions or tours that you wish to share on our coverage page.

Image: Environmental Justice panel "Flint to the World: Water Is a Human Right". Courtesy of Dale Willman.

Fund for Environmental Journalism

November 15, 2018 is the deadline for the next round of SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism. Grants up to $5,000 will be provided for journalism projects covering U.S. drinking water or stormwater issues.

SEJ Joins 29 Groups Urging Saudi Arabia To Investigate Khashoggi's Disappearance

The groups, representing thousands of journalists and their supporters, joined the United States government and others in urging a full investigation into the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Read the text of the October 11 letter here.

SEJ Publication Highlights

SEJ Weighs in on Khashoggi, Parks Canada; Plus, Zinke Calendar & Data Resources

10/17/2018 – The Society of Environmental Journalists has joined several dozen other journalism groups calling for the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and separately, urged Parks Canada to stop imposing reporting barriers for journalists. That, plus black holes in the calendar for Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke, and new data resources for reporters. All in the latest WatchDog Tipsheet.

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From News to Nest, Veteran Reporter Follows Seabirds' 'Improbable Quest'

10/10/2018 – Pulitzer Prize finalist Derrick Jackson had written about everything from sports to politics. But then as his interest in the environment began to grow, he had a close encounter with some threatened puffin chicks that became a defining long-term project. Our latest “Between the Lines” author Q&A explores how this newsman and columnist came to co-author and photograph “Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock.”

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Incinerators Offer Local Journalists Some Burning Issues

10/10/2018 – Incinerators — there may be fewer of them these days, but it’s likely there’s still one near you and it’s probably polluting the air. How a cheap method to make garbage go away now has become a problem of its own, one that often sparks debates over environmental justice. This week’s Tipsheet has a quick rundown on incinerator regulation, outlines key problem areas and offers resources for reporting your own local incinerator story.

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"Journalism can never be silent: that is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must speak, and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of triumph and the signs of horror are still in the air. "

— Henry Anatole Grunwald

Headlines

Trump Praises Republican Lawmaker Who Body-Slammed a Reporter

NY Times, 10/19/2018
"Interior: Controversial IG Candidate Now Out Of Picture"

E&E News PM, 10/19/2018
Zinke’s Approach To Wife’s Travels Raised Red Flags, Report Finds

Washington Post, 10/19/2018
"Energy Policy: FERC Chairman Expected To Step Down — Sources"

Greenwire, 10/19/2018
Air Pollution: US Chamber's Pick Landed Gavel Of Key EPA Advisory Panel

Greenwire, 10/19/2018
"Endangered Species: FWS Recommends Shielding Some Records From Public"

Greenwire, 10/19/2018
AMS: Trump Claim About Climate Scientists ‘Misleading And Very Damaging’

Washington Post, 10/19/2018
Iowa Regulators Ask If Dakota Access Pipeline Has Enough Insurance

Des Moines Register, 10/19/2018
"Canada's Ban On Asbestos To Take Effect But Mining Residues Are Exempt"

Canadian Press, 10/19/2018
47,000 Ticks on a Moose, and That’s Just Average. Blame Climate Change.

NY Times, 10/19/2018

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