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"EPA Orders Cleanup At St. Louis Nuclear Waste Site" [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered a long-awaited cleanup of a Superfund site northwest of St. Louis, saying residents living near the landfill contaminated with World War II-era nuclear waste deserve action after waiting 27 years for federal regulators to issue a decision."

Source: Washington Post [2], 02/02/2018

Trump DOI Tears Down Regulations To Speed Drilling On Public Land [3]

"The Trump administration is aggressively sweeping aside regulations protecting public land to clear a path for expanded oil and gas drilling."

Source: Washington Post [4], 02/02/2018

Agenda for SEJ's 28th Annual Conference [5]

Environmental Journalism 2018, hosted by the University of Michigan-Flint, ended Sunday at noon. Almost 700 attendees networked, went on tours and took in countless educational sessions. Coverage will be posted soon, as it comes in. View the agenda here [5] or read speaker bios [6]. Check out our sponsors [7], exhibitors, independent reception hosts and advertisers [8].

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, [9] SEJ's Web content manager.

DEADLINE: COMPASS Fellowships for Journalists @NACCB2020 [10]

COMPASS travel fellowships for journalists from the U.S. and Canada to attend the North American Congress for Conservation Biology in Denver, Colo., July 26-31, 2020, include travel costs, lodging and expenses stipend. The goal is to inform reporting about conservation science in a broad range of outlets and to provide opportunities for journalists to connect with conservation research. Apply by Mar 16.

Toxic Coal Ash Pits Leaching Into Illinois' Only National Scenic River [11]

"Seven years after Dynegy Inc. scrapped one of the last coal plants in downstate Illinois, environmental groups are accusing the company of failing to prevent toxic waste stored nearby from seeping into the state’s only National Scenic River."

Source: Chicago Tribune [12], 02/01/2018

"Environmental Groups Sue To Block Road Through Alaska Refuge" [13]

"Nine environmental groups sued the U.S. government Wednesday to block a land trade that could lead to construction of a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska that is habitat for migrating waterfowl."

Source: AP [14], 02/01/2018

Modern Land Run? Trump Move Opens Utah To Mining Claims Under 1872 Law [15]

"U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of Utah wilderness will reopen much of the iconic terrain to gold, silver, copper, and uranium land claims under a Wild West-era mining law, according to federal officials."

Source: Reuters [16], 02/01/2018

"Public Lands: Trump Admin Slashes Grazing Fee" [17]

"The Trump administration will once again cut the fee ranchers pay to graze livestock on millions of public acres, dropping the per-animal rate by nearly 25 percent for the coming year."

Source: Greenwire [18], 02/01/2018

"In Push To Cut Permits, U.S. Must Still Protect Water Quality: CEO" [19]

"The CEO of America’s largest water utility warned that a federal push to streamline permits for infrastructure projects could stymie stronger water quality standards."

Source: Reuters [20], 02/01/2018

FEMA Says It Will Keep Providing Water, Other Essentials In Puerto Rico [21]

"The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday it would continue providing water, meals and other essentials to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico despite earlier reports its humanitarian mission in the U.S. territory would end on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters [22], 02/01/2018

DEADLINE: COMPASS Fellowships for Journalists @NACCB2020 [10]

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