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While No One Was Watching — Changing Enviro Regs Under Trump [1]

Regulations that sprang from cornerstone environmental laws in place for decades are now under attack by the Trump administration, per legal experts in a recent webinar co-sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists and Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Get key takeaways and resources from the event from SEJ’s Dale Willman. Plus, watch the full webinar video.

SEJ Publication Types:
SEJ News [2]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Transportation [17]
Waste [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
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Public [21]
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“Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution” [22]

To better grasp how COVID-19 is linked to the persistent problem of polluted air, our latest BookShelf review recommends going back to a prescient text, “Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution.” While the volume predates the pandemic, it makes painfully clear why, during this crisis, healthy air matters more than ever.

SEJ Publication Types:
BookShelf [23]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Disasters [24]
Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
International [26]
Asia [27]
Europe [28]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Ignoring COVID-19 Link, EPA Leaves Lax Soot Standard in Place [29]

As researchers are finding that soot and other forms of fine particulates in the air may actually make people more vulnerable to the coronavirus, the EPA decided earlier this month against tightening related standards under the Clean Air Act. The latest TipSheet explains why the decision matters, provides deeper context and offers story ideas and resources.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [31]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [25]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Transportation [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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When the Crisis Was Immense, SEJ Award-Winner Went Narrow [33]

How do you gain perspective on a widespread public health disaster? Award-winning reporter Apoorva Mandavilli shares valuable lessons on using a small lens to cover a big story — no, not COVID-19, but the deadly 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, India. And as she explains in this Inside Story Q&A, this decades-old story never really went away in the first place.

SEJ Publication Types:
Inside Story [34]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [8]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region:
International [26]
Asia [27]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Pacific Northwest Rides Adaptation Wave [35]

The final entry in our multi-week “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [36]” special report explores how the Pacific Northwest is adapting to climate change, whether it’s new approaches to working the land, changing critical infrastructure or rethinking our mindset. Read this last tipsheet, plus check out our earlier reports on climate mitigation [37] and on climate impacts [38], plus our stage-setting backgrounder [39] and a reporter’s resource toolkit [40].

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [42]
Air [4]
Biodiversity [43]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [31]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Food [47]
Forests [48]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [25]
Planning & Growth [49]
Policy [14]
Science [16]
Technology [50]
Transportation [17]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [51]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
International [26]
Canada [53]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Massive COVID-19 Aid Bill Nears Passage with Key Environment, Energy Elements [54]

An historic multi-trillion-dollar COVID-19 aid bill is approaching passage in the U.S. Congress, and while details are currently sketchy, it appears to include some key environment and energy asks related to oil reserves, emergency transit funding, cuts in airline carbon emissions, clean energy tax credits, and relief for oil, gas and coal industries. Read on, find out more about the many environment and energy reporting angles to the COVID-19 outbreak [55] and stay tuned to SEJournal online for further developments.

SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat:
Air [4]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [44]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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Coronavirus Pandemic Spawns Many Stories on Environment Beat [55]

The momentous COVID-19 outbreak has many, many reporting angles — environment and energy stories certainly among them. Our latest Issue Backgrounder has an extensive rundown on possible ways in for environment and energy reporters, including everything from respiratory disease and air pollution to science denial and climate change, and more. Plus, pending passage of a massive congressional aid package [54]. And an earlier TipSheet on how journalists can prepare [56] for public health emergencies.

SEJ Publication Types:
Backgrounders [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [42]
Air [4]
Biodiversity [43]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [44]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [31]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [25]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Transportation [17]
Wildlife [51]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
International [26]
Asia [27]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [58]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

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WatchDog [59]
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Activism [3]
Agriculture [42]
Air [4]
Biodiversity [43]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [44]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [31]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Food [47]
Forests [48]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Military [60]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [61]
Other or All [62]
People & Population [25]
Planning & Growth [49]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Science [16]
Technology [50]
Transportation [17]
Waste [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [51]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [63]
California [64]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [65]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [66]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [67]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [68]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [69]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [70]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [71]
International [26]
Canada [53]
Mexico [72]
Africa [73]
Antarctica & Arctic [74]
Asia [27]
Australia & Oceania [75]
Central America & the Caribbean [76]
Europe [28]
Middle East [77]
South America [78]
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Emerald Corridor Tries Flipping the Switch on C02 [37]

The latest entry in our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [36]” special report looks at what the Pacific Northwest is doing to mitigate climate change, including reducing carbon emissions, limiting sprawl and congestion, pushing energy efficiency and pursuing carbon sequestration. Read the new tipsheet, plus check out our earlier report on climate impacts [38] and our opening backgrounder. [39]

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [42]
Air [4]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [31]
Forests [48]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [61]
People & Population [25]
Planning & Growth [49]
Science [16]
Technology [50]
Transportation [17]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
International [26]
Canada [53]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [38]

In Part Two of our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [36]” special report, we take a look at the impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest region — and how best to cover them. Our A-to-Z Guide explores 26 neglected angles and stories, plus resource links to get you started. And check out our inaugural backgrounder [39] and watch in coming weeks for additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

SEJ Publication Types:
Special Reports [41]
Topics on the Beat:
Activism [3]
Agriculture [42]
Air [4]
Biodiversity [43]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [44]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Food [47]
Forests [48]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Military [60]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [25]
Planning & Growth [49]
Policy [14]
Science [16]
Technology [50]
Transportation [17]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region:
National (U.S.) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [52]
International [26]
Canada [53]
Visibility:
Public [21]
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