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How Reporting Helped Reverse Collapse of Red Wolf Reintroduction Program [1]

If the government is already struggling to protect iconic creatures like the endangered red wolf from extinction in the wild, how will it manage with other threatened species? That concern is at the core of an Inside Story Q&A with journalist Jimmy Tobias, whose award-winning feature turned stacks of dry documents into the story of one wolf’s death and helped turn things around. Watch a brief video summary [2] from Tobias of what drove the collapse of the reintroduction program.

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Inside Story [3]
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Florida Defamation Bills Could Signal Threat to First Amendment [7]

For journalists of all stripes, the central pillar of libel law protecting them from damaging defamation suits is Times v. Sullivan. And while at least a couple of Supreme Court justices have indicated an openness to reevaluating the decades-old decision, WatchDog Opinion warns that the real risk to defamation protections may come in the form of legislation, such as from states like Florida.

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WatchDog [8]
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Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
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National (U.S.) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
International [11]
Asia [12]
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Bring Home Cyber Risks to Water Supply, in Wake of EPA Tightening [13]

With the federal government now requiring that states pay closer attention to cybersecurity risks in their regular audits of public drinking water systems, environmental journalists should be doing the same, suggests the latest TipSheet. Here’s how to gauge the cyber risk and to understand the current safe drinking water regulatory regime, plus story ideas and resources to bolster your local reporting.

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TipSheet [14]
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Chemicals [15]
Consumer [16]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Technology [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
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National (U.S.) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
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From Swine Waste, Student Journalist Extracts Prize-Winning Story [22]

Industrial hog farmers tout swine biogas as a clean, green energy source, but others point to its messy side. A young journalist who investigated the underreported stench of environmental racism associated with this technology learned valuable lessons along the way to producing a feature story that won her a Society of Environmental Journalists’ award for outstanding student reporting.

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EJ Academy [23]
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Agriculture [24]
Air [25]
Chemicals [15]
Diversity [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Food [32]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [33]
Science [34]
Technology [20]
Waste [35]
Water & Oceans [21]
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National (U.S.) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
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Diving Deeper on the Wetlands Beat Yields Groundbreaking Coverage [36]

Two journalists covering water policy used a wide range of reporting techniques, from FOIA appeals to on-the-ground reporting, to get at the heart of how problems with wetlands and waterways in the United States are tied to climate change concerns. Inside Story spoke with Hannah Northey and Kevin Bogardus of E&E News about their award-winning beat reporting.

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Inside Story [3]
Topics on the Beat:
Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [38]
Disasters [39]
Diversity [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [40]
Pollution [33]
Science [34]
Technology [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
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Winning Over Editors and Others with Award Winners’ Multimedia Nuggets [42]

If you’re looking to engage key constituencies for your journalism — whether editors, sources, students or people who have been marginalized — a new set of short videos from award-winning journalists (like KESQ's Angela Chen, at left) can serve as a helpful resource. Inside Story has a roadmap of how to make smart use of these video nuggets to, for instance, convince newsroom powerbrokers to give you more time and support for ambitious stories.

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Inside Story [3]
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Agriculture [24]
Air [25]
Biodiversity [37]
Chemicals [15]
Climate Change [38]
Diversity [26]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [9]
Natural Resources [43]
Policy [40]
Pollution [33]
Science [34]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [44]
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National (U.S.) [4]
California [45]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
International [11]
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Collaborative Journalism Project Reveals Inequities in Escaping Climate Change Hazards [47]

When U.S. communities become unlivable due to climate change impacts, can residents count on government relocation assistance — and are those most in need of help actually getting it? Those questions kickstarted a year-long investigation led by three high-powered journalism organizations. Now they’re sharing their reporting resources toolkit and inviting other journalists to widen the coverage with more local stories.

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Features [48]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [38]
Disasters [39]
Diversity [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [49]
Planning & Growth [50]
Policy [40]
Water & Oceans [21]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Alaska and Hawaii [51]
California [45]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
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Coal Ash — An Overlooked Toxic Story That Won’t Go Away [55]

Obama-era regulation of the toxic waste product coal ash, which was watered down in the face of resistance from coal and electric utilities and further weakened by the Trump administration, has meant many coal-fired power plants simply ignore disposal requirements. That’s per a new report that the latest TipSheet writes can offer journalists useful ways to report an overlooked environmental story in their area.

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TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [33]
Waste [35]
Water & Oceans [21]
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National (U.S.) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
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New Kolbert Volume Addresses Value of Human Efforts To Control Nature [56]

When engineers reversed the Chicago River, they also upended a hydrologic system that years later required electrification to repel an invasive species threatening a major fishery. This is but one example from the latest book by New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert of the unintended consequences of human actions to dominate nature that may solve one problem only to create another. BookShelf contributor Gary Wilson has a review.

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BookShelf [57]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [38]
Environmental Health [29]
Fish & Fisheries [58]
Infrastructure [19]
Natural Resources [43]
Planning & Growth [50]
Policy [40]
Science [34]
Technology [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [44]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
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Extreme Rainfall Offers Journalists a Deluge of Environment, Climate Stories [59]

The increased frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation presents environmental reporters with challenging coverage of flooding, property damage, insurance shortfalls and risk to human life, as well as about the climate change driving the downpours. The latest TipSheet offers context, story ideas and resources to cover such big storms in your area.

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TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat:
Climate Change [38]
Disasters [39]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [49]
Planning & Growth [50]
Water & Oceans [21]
Region:
National (U.S.) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]
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