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Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do [1]

The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.

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BookShelf [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [13]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [18]
Policy [19]
Pollution [20]
Science [21]
Waste [22]
Wildlife [23]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility: 
Public [25]
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March 20, 2018 to March 22, 2018

World Bio Markets [26]

The 13th annual World Bio Markets event, taking place in Amsterdam, offers the latest updates on biobased supply chain players. The agenda includes three streams of content: bio-based chemicals, sustainable products and bio-fuels.

Other Events [27]
Visibility: 
Public [25]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Region: 
Europe [29]

"Fighting Climate Change, One Laundry Load at a Time" [30]

"A Danish biotechnology company is trying to fight climate change — one laundry load at a time. Its secret weapon: mushrooms like those in a dormant forest outside Copenhagen."

Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Technology [31]
Public [25]
International [32]
Source: NY Times [33], 01/02/2018
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Investigations May Bring News in 2018 [34]

Almost a dozen investigations are underway at the U.S. EPA and the Interior Department, including of unusual travel, private sector connections and staff/advisory panel moves. This week's TipSheet runs down the probes in detail, and offers resources for coverage of developments in 2018.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [36]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Policy [19]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [24]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Central America & the Caribbean [40]
Visibility: 
Public [25]
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Trump CPSC Scuttles Rule To Save People From Dying of Carbon Monoxide [41]

"It took 16 years and more than 1,000 deaths for the Consumer Products Safety Commission to crack down on deadly portable generators. Trump’s appointees could undo that in a matter of months."

Consumer [9]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [25]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: ProPublica [42], 12/11/2017
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FERC Seeks Delay In Considering Trump Coal, Nuclear Bailout [43]

"The head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is seeking a 30-day extension in the agency’s timeline to consider a proposal to prop up coal and nuclear power plants."

Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Disasters [36]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Pollution [20]
Waste [22]
Public [25]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [45], 12/11/2017
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Energy Markets Offer Clues on Environment’s Future [46]

How the U.S. economy uses energy has huge impacts on the environment. So this week's TipSheet helps journalists understand the economy-energy-environment nexus, detailing nine top trends to watch on fossil fuels and alternative energy in 2018. Plus, a list of helpful sources for tracking energy markets.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Planning & Growth [47]
Pollution [20]
Technology [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility: 
Public [25]
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"All That Glitter? It’s Not Good, Critics Say" [48]

"An alarming news item began to make the rounds in November, just in time to ruin the holidays: Glitter is not good for the environment, and some people are trying to ban it."

Consumer [9]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [25]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NY Times [49], 12/01/2017
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"The Big Washington Food Fight" [50]

"The food lobby is splintering as companies disagree about how to respond to changing consumer tastes."

Agriculture [4]
Consumer [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Food [51]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [25]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Politico [52], 11/28/2017
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Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free [53]

Turkeys are a favorite American food, but also a multi-billion-dollar industry with myriad environment and food safety issues, not to mention confusing consumer labelling. With Thanksgiving approaching, this week's TipSheet helps reporters carve out a bird beat, serving up story ideas, resources and more.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Consumer [9]
Food [51]
Health [54]
Journalism & Media [15]
Pollution [20]
Waste [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [24]
Visibility: 
Public [25]
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