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Trump CPSC Scuttles Rule To Save People From Dying of Carbon Monoxide [1]

"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 [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: ProPublica [9], 12/11/2017

FERC Seeks Delay In Considering Trump Coal, Nuclear Bailout [10]

"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 [11]
Consumer [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [15]
Pollution [16]
Waste [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [18], 12/11/2017

Energy Markets Offer Clues on Environment’s Future [19]

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 [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [2]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [15]
Planning & Growth [23]
Pollution [16]
Technology [24]
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National (U.S.) [8]
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Public [7]

"All That Glitter? It’s Not Good, Critics Say" [25]

"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 [2]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NY Times [27], 12/01/2017

"The Big Washington Food Fight" [28]

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

Agriculture [29]
Consumer [2]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Food [30]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Politico [31], 11/28/2017

Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free [32]

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 [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [29]
Consumer [2]
Food [30]
Health [33]
Journalism & Media [22]
Pollution [16]
Waste [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

"Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats” [34]

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 [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [29]
Consumer [2]
Economy & Business [12]
Food [30]
Waste [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Europe [36]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [37]

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 [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [2]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
California [39]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [41]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
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Public [7]

Courts Reverse Johnson’s Baby Powder Judgments for Nearly $500 Million [48]

"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 [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NY Times [49], 10/24/2017

Homebuyers Not Told Houston's Reservoirs Would Flood Their Properties [50]

"When Jeremy Boutor moved to a master-planned community in Houston’s booming energy corridor, he saw it as idyllic. ... Then, Hurricane Harvey changed everything. As the downpours began and Boutor studied maps flashing on his TV screen, he realized that his home wasn’t at risk of flooding just because of record rainfall; it was also located inside one of two massive reservoirs that had been built west of Houston decades ago to protect the city."

Consumer [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [22]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Texas Tribune [51], 10/12/2017

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