Agriculture

Disasters [5]

Planning & Growth [10]

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California [13]

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Small Market Beat Reporter Delves Where ‘Few Have Looked’ [15]

A local beat reporter with an unusual background seeks hidden corners of local environmental policy and is rewarded with top honors for her work. An interview with Texas Observer reporter Naveena Sadasivam about her learning curve, her award-winning reporting and what she thinks the profession must do to build its future. The latest “Inside Story.”

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Inside Story [16]

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Energy & Fuel [18]

Government [20]

Pollution [22]

Waste [23]

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]

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Public [14]

Read more about Small Market Beat Reporter Delves Where ‘Few Have Looked’ [15]

Often Misunderstood Estuaries Underpin Environment’s Health [25]

The estuaries that proliferate across the United States can be hard to define — and protect. But their role in a healthy environment makes them a crucial focus of good reporting. The latest Issue Backgrounder explores their importance, the many challenges they face, and how to track the agencies and programs meant to protect them.

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Backgrounders [26]

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Biodiversity [27]

Government [20]

People & Population [28]

Planning & Growth [10]

Policy [29]

Pollution [22]

Wildlife [30]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [31]

California [13]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]

Northwest (OR WA) [35]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]

International [37]

Mexico [38]

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Public [14]

Read more about Often Misunderstood Estuaries Underpin Environment’s Health [25]

Tracking Troubled Waters with ‘Endangered Rivers’ List [39]

A running list of endangered rivers becomes an annual starting point for strong local coverage of critical water issues. This week’s TipSheet spotlights the latest additions to an inventory of trouble spots around the United States, plus key angles and issues for coverage, and a selection of top resources.

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TipSheet [2]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [40]

Chemicals [41]

Consumer [42]

Energy & Fuel [18]

Government [20]

Pollution [22]

Wildlife [30]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [31]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [43]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [44]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]

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Public [14]

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Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [45]

The Great Lakes are not only the largest fresh water system in the world, supplying drinking water to tens of millions. They also face a range of environmental woes that make them ready fodder for reporters. This week’s TipSheet runs down some ongoing developments, plus key resources to cover them.

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TipSheet [2]

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Biodiversity [27]

Chemicals [41]

Consumer [42]

Energy & Fuel [18]

Health [46]

People & Population [28]

Planning & Growth [10]

Pollution [22]

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International [37]

Canada [47]

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Public [14]

Read more about Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [45]

Hotting Up: How Climate Change Could Swallow Louisiana's Tabasco Island [48]

"Avery Island, a dome of salt fringed by marshes where Tabasco sauce has been made for the past 150 years, has been an outpost of stubborn consistency near the Louisiana coast. But the state is losing land to the seas at such a gallop that even its seemingly impregnable landmarks are now threatened."

Public [14]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]

Source: Guardian [49], 03/28/2018

Read more about Hotting Up: How Climate Change Could Swallow Louisiana's Tabasco Island [48]

"Anacostia Rising: What’s Next For Washington’s 'Forgotten’ River" [50]

"Our nation’s founders decided to build their new capital city on a square of land at the confluence of two rivers — the Potomac and the Anacostia. In the years since, the Potomac has been acclaimed as “the Nation’s River.” The Anacostia, however, has been known by less illustrious nicknames: “the forgotten river,” or simply “one of the most polluted rivers in the United States.”"

Pollution [22]

Waste [23]

Public [14]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]

Source: WAMU [51], 03/26/2018

Read more about "Anacostia Rising: What’s Next For Washington’s 'Forgotten’ River" [50]

"Pesticides: Trump EPA Illegally Delayed Applicator Rule — Judge" [52]

"U.S. EPA acted illegally when it delayed new regulations on the certification and training of pesticide applicators, a federal judge ruled yesterday."

Chemicals [41]

Public [14]

Source: E&E News PM [53], 03/23/2018

Read more about "Pesticides: Trump EPA Illegally Delayed Applicator Rule — Judge" [52]

"Kasich Administration Declares Lake Erie Open Waters As Impaired" [54]

"The Kasich administration — after years of resistance on behalf of agriculture — announced Thursday it will declare the open waters of western Lake Erie as impaired, marking a reversal on what has arguably been northwest Ohio’s most contentious water-policy issue."

Pollution [22]

Public [14]

Source: Toledo Blade [55], 03/23/2018

Read more about "Kasich Administration Declares Lake Erie Open Waters As Impaired" [54]

"On the Menu for McDonald’s: Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions" [56]

"McDonald’s said Tuesday it’s taking steps to cut the greenhouse gases it emits, including tweaking the way the beef in its Big Macs and Quarter Pounders is produced."

Consumer [42]

Food [57]

Public [14]