Consumer

Transportation [4]

Public [5]

Source: NPR [7], 02/14/2019

Read more about "Harley-Davidson Embraces A New Sound As It Enters The Electric Era" [1]

Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy [8]

If a wood stove seems like a good solution to the winter’s bitter cold, you may want to think again. The unhealthful particulate pollution many such stoves generate has prompted new federal emission standards. But some states are pushing back, and the EPA is now considering a two-year delay in the new regulations. This week’s TipSheet has the latest news and why it matters, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

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TipSheet [9]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [10]

Consumer [2]

Government [11]

Health [12]

Pollution [14]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [15]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]

Northwest (OR WA) [18]

International [19]

Visibility:

Public [5]

Read more about Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy [8]

Rollback on Auto Emission Standards Faces Rocky Road [20]

Expect the fight to worsen over the Trump Administration’s attempted rollback of auto mileage standards. Not only is California resisting a loss of its waiver to set tighter rules, joining at least 16 other states in a preemptive lawsuit. But carmakers themselves are deviating from the Trump line, worried over a fracturing of the nationwide auto market or seeking an edge in the field for more efficient vehicles. This special edition TipSheet looks at prospects for conflict in the year ahead.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [9]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [10]

Consumer [2]

Government [11]

Policy [24]

Pollution [14]

Transportation [4]

Region:

California [25]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [26]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]

International [19]

Middle East [28]

Visibility:

Public [5]

Read more about Rollback on Auto Emission Standards Faces Rocky Road [20]

"Government Shutdown Curtails F.D.A. Food Inspections" [29]

"The Food and Drug Administration has stopped routine food safety inspections of seafood, fruits, vegetables and many other foods at high risk of contamination because of the federal government’s shutdown, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the agency’s commissioner, said on Wednesday."

Consumer [2]

Fish & Fisheries [31]

Food [32]

Government [11]

Public [5]

Source: NY Times [33], 01/10/2019

Read more about "Government Shutdown Curtails F.D.A. Food Inspections" [29]

EPA Moves To Ban Toxic Paint-Stripper For Some — But Not All — Uses [34]

"Big-box retailers such as Lowe’s and Home Depot have already dropped it amid a public outcry over fatalities".

Chemicals [35]

Consumer [2]

Public [5]

Source: Washington Post [36], 01/10/2019

Read more about EPA Moves To Ban Toxic Paint-Stripper For Some — But Not All — Uses [34]

"EPA Denies Petition For Expanded TSCA Asbestos Reporting" [37]

"The US EPA has denied an NGO petition to require increased reporting of asbestos under the TSCA chemical data reporting (CDR) rule."

Chemicals [35]

Consumer [2]

Journalism & Media [38]

Public [5]

Source: ChemicalWatch [39], 01/04/2019

Read more about "EPA Denies Petition For Expanded TSCA Asbestos Reporting" [37]

Up In Smoke: Home Insurance Getting Hard To Find In Wildfire Country [40]

"BOULDER, Colo. — A few months after Chris Cook and his family moved from California into a four-bedroom house nestled among ponderosa pines in the foothills here, they got a letter saying their home insurance policy had been canceled."

Consumer [2]

Disasters [41]

Forests [42]

Public [5]

Source: Stateline [43], 01/04/2019

Read more about Up In Smoke: Home Insurance Getting Hard To Find In Wildfire Country [40]

The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [44]

SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. Stay tuned as we continue to add elements to the report up through and beyond its formal launch Jan. 25 at an annual roundtable [45], organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

SEJ Publication Types:

SEJ News [46]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [47]

Air [10]

Chemicals [35]

Consumer [2]

Disasters [41]

Environmental Studies [48]

Fish & Fisheries [31]

Forests [42]

Government [11]

Health [12]

Journalism & Media [38]

Natural Resources [49]

People & Population [50]

Policy [24]

Pollution [14]

Science [51]

Technology [52]

Transportation [4]

Water & Oceans [53]

Wildlife [54]

Region:

International [19]

Visibility:

Public [5]

Read more about The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [44]

EPA Promises To Ban Deadly Paint Strippers -- But Does Nothing [55]

"About a dozen retailers have pledged to stop selling paint removal products that can kill their customers, but formal restrictions promised by a federal agency have yet to materialize."

Chemicals [35]

Consumer [2]

Public [5]

Source: Mother Jones [56], 12/19/2018

Read more about EPA Promises To Ban Deadly Paint Strippers -- But Does Nothing [55]

The Renewables Revolution — A Renewable Source of News for Year Ahead [57]

The upward trends for renewable energy sources like wind and solar are a sure source of news for 2019, even if challenging political, economic and technical obstacles remain. This week’s TipSheet explains why, plus suggests stories to look for, notes the points of possible contention and offers a range of reporting resources to turn to.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [9]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [47]

Consumer [2]

Government [11]

Journalism & Media [38]