"Megadroughts Could Return To Southwestern U.S."
"Severe droughts parched western North America hundreds of years ago. They may return, thanks to climate change."
Source: National Geographic, 07/26/2019
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"'It's Just Economics.' Wind Blows Past Coal In Texas"
"To witness the transformation of America's power sector, go to Texas. Earlier this month, the state's grid operator reported wind had generated more electricity than coal through the first six months of the year."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/23/2019
TCEQ Report Could Pave Way for Plants to Emit More Hazardous Pollutants
"A new assessment from the agency downplays the risks of ethylene oxide, a known carcinogen."
Source: Texas Observer, 07/19/2019
As Plant Faces Closure, New Mexico City Weighs Bet on Clean Coal Tech
"With the state committed to decarbonizing its electricity supply by 2045, Farmington’s coal-fired power plant and mine are set to shut down. Faced with the loss of their largest employer, city leaders are considering whether to get behind an uncertain carbon-capture technology, or turn to renewables and the tourist economy."
Source: & The West, 07/05/2019
9th U.S. Circuit Holds Fate Of Organ Pipe Cactus Natl Monument Setting
"How the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules on the Trump administration's bid to build a towering wall across the southern border of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona could wash out the Milky Way for visitors, block wildlife movements, and turn the borderline into something of an industrial construction zone, according to the local Sierra Club representative."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 07/03/2019
Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told
While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.
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Primer Helps To Prep for Reporting on PFAS
It’s a category of more than 4,000 industrial chemicals that affect our lives nearly every day — and many of which are toxic. So what do journalists need to know to report on the emerging contaminants known as PFAS? Our most recent Issue Backgrounder offers a detailed primer on what PFAS are, where they come from, what their health effects are and how they might be cleaned up.
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Companies Leave Some Residents In The Dark After Chemical Emergencies
"Mary Gonzalez wanted to know why there wasn’t an alarm when a tank holding toxic chemicals caught fire in Deer Park in March."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 06/05/2019
US Officials To Put Off Oil Leases Near Sacred Tribal Land
"U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that Native Americans consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico."
Source: AP, 05/30/2019
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