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"In Graphic Detail: Cigarette Butt Research Is Lighting Up" [1]

"Today, spent filters—cigarette butts stuffed with microplastics—are some of the most abundant litter on the beach, which is just one stop on their toxic marine journey that often begins in storm drains."

Consumer [2]
Pollution [3]
Waste [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Source: Hakai [9], 10/27/2023
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"Living With Rural Water Scarcity In Southwest Colorado" [10]

"Nestled in the San Juan Mountains, Pagosa Springs is located right at the source. Water flows through an elaborate network of streams, rivers, lakes, treatment plants, and pipelines. It can be accessed through the simple turn of a tap. But living at the headwaters of a major Western river system does not equal water security for all."

Agriculture [11]
Consumer [2]
Infrastructure [12]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Source: Aspen Public Radio [14], 10/26/2023
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Louisianans Near Gulf Struggle As Drinking Water Crisis Persists [15]

"New Orleans has avoided losing drinking water due to a saltwater ‘wedge’ traveling up the Mississippi River – but in Plaquemines parish, it has already happened".

Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [16]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Source: Guardian [18], 10/23/2023
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Do Home Buyers Have a Right to Flood Risk Disclosure? [19]

In the second of a two-parter for our 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy [20], the latest TipSheet considers how local environmental journalists can make news out of the state-by-state patchwork of flood risk disclosure laws amid rising climate extremes. A dozen-and-a-half story ideas and reporting resources on the topic. Plus, see part one [21] on climate and insurance.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [23]
Consumer [2]
Disasters [24]
Government [25]
Infrastructure [12]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Policy [29]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says [30]

"Construction and gas trade groups have filed a lawsuit to block a law passed by New York officials that would ban furnaces and gas stoves in newly constructed buildings."

Climate Change [23]
Consumer [2]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [3]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Source: Earther [33], 10/20/2023
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"How Gas Utilities Used Tobacco Tactics To Avoid Gas Stove Regulations" [34]

"In the late 1960s, natural gas utilities launched "Operation Attack," a bold marketing campaign to bring lots more gas stoves into people's kitchens."

Climate Change [23]
Consumer [2]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [35]
Journalism & Media [26]
Pollution [3]
Technology [36]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NPR [37], 10/18/2023
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"Why You Should Be Lazy And Leave Your Leaves In The Yard" [38]

"As leaves begin to blanket yards across the country this fall, many might be tempted to clear away the crunchy foliage. Not so fast, experts say." "Fallen leaves can provide critical wildlife habitat and benefit soil health".

Agriculture [11]
Biodiversity [39]
Consumer [2]
Forests [40]
Natural Resources [41]
Wildlife [42]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [43], 10/16/2023
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Refrigerants Are A Nightmare For The Climate. Alternatives Must Spread Fast [44]

"When Jennifer Byrne, owner and technician at Comfy Heating and Cooling, gets a call to come and fix a relatively new air conditioning system, one of the first questions she asks is if the house has just been remodeled."

Air [45]
Chemicals [46]
Climate Change [23]
Consumer [2]
Pollution [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Source: AP [47], 10/16/2023
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Electric Vehicles Will Be Burning Rubber in 2024 [48]

As global sales of electric vehicles surge, the positive impact on climate change emissions could be a critical benefit. But as our Backgrounder points out, it’s not as simple as that. There are challenges with politics, tax laws, mineral access, related pollution regulations and union jobs. Get an overview of the issue, in this latest entry in our expanding 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [49]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [23]
Consumer [2]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [35]
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [41]
Policy [29]
Pollution [3]
Science [50]
Technology [36]
Transportation [51]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Asia [52]
Europe [53]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"How Climate Change Is Threatening Your Beer" [54]

"Climate change is making it harder to grow hops, a key ingredient in beer".

Agriculture [11]
Climate Change [23]
Consumer [2]
Food [55]
Public [6]
International [8]
Source: Washington Post [56], 10/12/2023
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