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Public [8]

Source: Washington Post [10], 06/27/2019

Read more about EPA's Wehrum Steps Down Amid Scrutiny Over Possible Ethics Violations [1]

"EPA Announces Reversal of Decades-Old Air Toxics Policy" [11]

"The EPA is reversing a 24-year-old air policy that would allow power plants, refineries and other industrial sources to avoid stringent controls for toxic air pollution, it announced June 25."

Air [2]

Chemicals [12]

Pollution [13]

Public [8]

Source: Bloomberg Environment [14], 06/26/2019

Read more about "EPA Announces Reversal of Decades-Old Air Toxics Policy" [11]

Air Needs Freshening in Most U.S. National Park Units [15]

The nation’s parks are generally thought to be pristine natural havens. But a recent study finds the overwhelming majority suffer from air pollution problems like smog and ozone. That makes for important local and regional news stories, per the latest biweekly TipSheet. Get background, story ideas, resources and more.

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TipSheet [16]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [2]

Chemicals [12]

Consumer [17]

Environmental Studies [18]

Forests [19]

Health [20]

Journalism & Media [21]

Natural Resources [22]

Pollution [13]

Science [23]

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Public [8]

Read more about Air Needs Freshening in Most U.S. National Park Units [15]

Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told [24]

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.

SEJ Publication Types:

Features [25]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [26]

Air [2]

Chemicals [12]

Health [20]

Journalism & Media [21]

Natural Resources [22]

Policy [28]

Pollution [13]

Water & Oceans [29]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [30]

California [31]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [32]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [34]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [35]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]

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Public [8]

Read more about Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told [24]

"Coal Miners' Union Urges Silica Regulation To Curb Black Lung" [39]

"The head of the national coal miners’ union on Thursday urged the Trump administration to impose regulation on silica dust in mines, which researchers believe is responsible for a resurgence of black lung disease in central Appalachia."

Air [2]

Pollution [13]

Public [8]

Source: Reuters [40], 06/07/2019

Read more about "Coal Miners' Union Urges Silica Regulation To Curb Black Lung" [39]

FED Tool Tracks Pollution on Federal Lands [41]

A revamped Reporter’s Toolbox begins today with a new focus on data resources for environmental journalists. The now biweekly column starts with a look at a massive database designed for federal land managers that reporters can use to scan dozens of pollution data sets about air quality and more in parks, forests and other federal lands.

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Reporters Toolbox [42]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [2]

Consumer [17]

Forests [19]

Health [20]

Journalism & Media [21]

People & Population [43]

Pollution [13]

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Visibility:

Public [8]

Read more about FED Tool Tracks Pollution on Federal Lands [41]

"Watchdog Group Requests Ethics Probe For Head Of EPA's Air Office" [44]

"A government watchdog group on Wednesday requested an investigation into the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) air office, arguing the Trump appointee violated an ethics pledge by meeting with former clients."

Air [2]

Pollution [13]

Public [8]

Source: The Hill [45], 05/30/2019

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"Trump EPA Backs Away From Smog Breaks For Foxconn, Indiana Steel Mills" [46]

"When the Trump administration exempted parts of the Chicago area last year from federal limits on lung-damaging smog, it delivered a huge financial break to steel mills, chemical plants and other industries that are some of the region’s biggest polluters."

Air [2]

Pollution [13]

Public [8]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [32]

Source: Chicago Tribune [47], 05/29/2019

Read more about "Trump EPA Backs Away From Smog Breaks For Foxconn, Indiana Steel Mills" [46]

"As North Dakota Oil Soars, So Does Waste Of Natural Gas" [48]

"North Dakota oil drillers are falling far short of the state’s goals to limit the burning of excess natural gas at well heads, five years after the state adopted the rules to reduce the wasteful and environmentally harmful practice."

Air [2]

Climate Change [3]

Pollution [13]

Public [8]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]

Source: AP [49], 05/29/2019

Read more about "As North Dakota Oil Soars, So Does Waste Of Natural Gas" [48]

"Emissions: EPA Chief Floats Change To Methane Oversight" [50]

"EPA is considering a change to how oil and gas industry methane emissions are counted that could push them below required reporting levels under the Clean Air Act."

Air [2]

Climate Change [3]

Pollution [13]

Public [8]