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Investigations May Bring News in 2018 [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [11]
Science [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Central America & the Caribbean [17]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

Trump CPSC Scuttles Rule To Save People From Dying of Carbon Monoxide [19]

"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 [4]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: ProPublica [21], 12/11/2017

FERC Seeks Delay In Considering Trump Coal, Nuclear Bailout [22]

"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 [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [24]
Pollution [25]
Waste [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [27], 12/11/2017

Energy Markets Offer Clues on Environment’s Future [28]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [24]
Planning & Growth [30]
Pollution [25]
Technology [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

"All That Glitter? It’s Not Good, Critics Say" [32]

"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 [4]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NY Times [33], 12/01/2017

"The Big Washington Food Fight" [34]

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

Agriculture [35]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [8]
Food [36]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Politico [37], 11/28/2017

Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free [38]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [35]
Consumer [4]
Food [36]
Health [39]
Journalism & Media [29]
Pollution [25]
Waste [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

"Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats” [40]

A new book on "Big Chicken" dissects how common practices of the U.S. poultry industry are harming our air, water and health — and why Europe does it better. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [35]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [6]
Food [36]
Waste [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Europe [42]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [43]

An EPA program that helps pay for municipal water infrastructure is facing Congressional appropriations scrutiny. But with the program looking like it may escape big cuts, it remains a reservoir of reportable local projects. Find out more in the latest TipSheet, plus get state-by-state resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [4]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [15]
California [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [46]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [47]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Visibility: 
Public [18]

Courts Reverse Johnson’s Baby Powder Judgments for Nearly $500 Million [52]

"In back-to-back victories for Johnson & Johnson, the courts have reversed two judgments against the consumer products giant totaling nearly $500 million. The money had been awarded to women who said that they developed ovarian cancer after using the company’s talcum powder for decades."

Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NY Times [53], 10/24/2017

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