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Plans for I-55 Expansion in Chicago Raise Concerns Over Community Health [1]

"Environmental advocates and community groups already exposed to high levels of air pollution fear that additional lanes will exacerbate health risks in Southwest Side neighborhoods."

Air [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [9]
Public [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [12], 05/24/2023

How To Power Through Your EPA Power Plant Rule Coverage [13]

The new proposed limits on climate pollution from existing power plants will be a significant story for years to come, but one with many moving parts and numerous complications. The new Issue Backgrounder explores the larger context and history of the proposed rule, and provides six key developments to watch as you track its evolution.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Health [17]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Policy [19]
Pollution [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [10]

CAFO SNAFU — Why Emissions Data Are So Hard To Find [21]

Sometimes the challenge for environmental reporters is a mess of data. But sometimes it’s just less data. That’s the case with confined animal feed operations, which have been the subject of a years-long political tug of war over tracking emissions harmful to humans and the environment. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explains, then offers alternate sources for CAFO data.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [23]
Air [2]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Food [25]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Waste [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [10]

Canada Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Colorado, Montana [28]

"Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts."

Air [2]
Climate Change [15]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [4]
Forests [30]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [20]
Canada [31]
Source: AP [32], 05/22/2023

When Extreme Weather Amplifies Hazardous Waste Threats [33]

Toxic waste is bad enough when it’s in one spot. But it can be even more dangerous when it is made mobile by climate-induced natural disasters. The latest TipSheet looks at just a few of the problems that can arise — or have already arisen. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources to cover this issue in your locale.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Chemicals [35]
Climate Change [15]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
People & Population [36]
Pollution [8]
Waste [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Visibility: 
Public [10]

"Getting A Silent Killer Out Of The Kitchen" [39]

"In Sierra Leone, 99 percent of the population still uses polluting cooking methods."

Air [2]
Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
International [41]
Source: Washington Post [42], 05/15/2023

"Air Pollution Monitoring Bill Blocked By Louisiana Senate Committee" [43]

"The latest effort to create a public warning system for spikes in air pollution was snuffed out by a Senate committee."

Air [2]
Chemicals [35]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [44], 05/11/2023

"Shell Refinery Unit Had History of Malfunctions Before Fire" [45]

"The units at a Houston-area Shell refinery that caught fire this weekend repeatedly malfunctioned in recent years without recourse from Texas regulators."

Air [2]
Chemicals [35]
Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 05/10/2023

"Circuit Panel’s Halt of EPA Ozone Rule Threatens National Limits" [47]

"A divided Fifth Circuit panel ruling to halt an EPA decision to disapprove key ozone plans in Texas and Louisiana foreshadows similar decisions across regional circuit courts that threaten to upend established precedent."

Air [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [48], 05/08/2023

"Federal Pipeline Agency Rolls Out Methane Proposal" [49]

"Federal pipeline regulators Friday formally proposed their first regulations to crack down on natural gas leaks from pipelines to reduce pollution and the effects of climate change."

Air [2]
Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [50], 05/08/2023

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