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Electric Vehicles Will Be Burning Rubber in 2024 [1]

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 [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [11]
Pollution [12]
Science [13]
Technology [14]
Transportation [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Asia [18]
Europe [19]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

Prying Open the Statehouse Doors [21]

Reporting on environmental stories often leads to the state legislature, where key material can be frustratingly hard to access. Whether that’s because the state is deliberately hiding information, has poor systems for sharing it or isn’t even tracking it, there are ways to get what you need. Four seasoned environment reporters offer tips, tricks and commiseration.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [23]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Government [7]
Infrastructure [25]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [11]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
California [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

"800,000 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From Pennsylvania Drilling Goes 'Missing'" [31]

"Waste from the oil and gas industry contains toxic and radioactive substances. Disposal of this waste is supposed to be carefully tracked, but 800,000 tons of oil and gas waste from Pennsylvania oil and gas wells is unaccounted for, according to a recent study."

Chemicals [32]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [33]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
Waste [35]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Source: EHN [37], 10/13/2023

"A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health" [38]

"The coming surge in photovoltaic panel waste is tiny compared to other categories, and most health concerns about solar equipment are unfounded."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [33]
Technology [14]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 10/13/2023
October 18, 2023

Webinar: Chemical Recycling — It’s Not What You Think It Is [40]

Join Ocean Conservancy policy expert Dr. Anja Brandon and colleagues from GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) and Eureka Recycling to discuss the science, policy landscape and industry push around chemical recycling. Audience Q&A to follow. 2:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [41]
Visibility: 
Public [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [32]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [33]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Government [7]
Policy [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]

"ExxonMobil Boosts Fossil Fuel Commitment With Pioneer Buyout" [43]

"ExxonMobil has sealed a $59.5 billion (€56 billion) deal to acquire shale oil giant Pioneer Natural Resources, the companies announced on Wednesday, marking the oil giant's biggest acquisition since the late 1990s buyout of Mobil by Exxon. ... It also demonstrates ExxonMobil's commitment to fossil fuels even as climate concerns become ever more pressing."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: DW [44], 10/12/2023
October 23, 2023

Artificial Intelligence for Energy: AI & Energy Technology Discovery [45]

Join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University for discussions on how the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the energy sector can advance the discovery of new technologies, aid in the prediction of successful energy-related systems, and optimize operations. 12:00-1:00 pm ET.

Other Events [41]
Visibility: 
Public [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [5]
Technology [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]

Major CO2 Pipeline Project On Hold While Company Reevaluates In 5 States [46]

"OMAHA, Neb. — Navigator CO2 Ventures announced Tuesday that it is putting on hold one of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest so it can reassess the project.

The company withdrew its application for a key permit in Illinois and said it it was putting all its permit applications on hold. The decision comes after South Dakota regulators last month denied a permit.

Chemicals [32]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [47], 10/11/2023

Pennsylvania Community Sues to Stop Disposal Well for Toxic Fracking Waste [48]

"Attorneys representing Plum Borough and an environmental group opposed to fracking said in arguments on Tuesday before Commonwealth Court in Pittsburgh that a proposed second “injection” well for disposing of toxic fracking wastewater would violate the borough’s zoning code."

Activism [49]
Chemicals [32]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [33]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 10/11/2023

SEJ's 2024 Journalists' Guide to Environment and Energy [51]

Watch the video recording [52] of the 12th annual edition of the Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy on November 16, where leading environmental journalists from major news outlets predicted the top stories of the year ahead, David Byrne joined as our special guest, and the winner of the $10,000 Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Environmental Reporting was announced and presented live.

Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [5]
Journalism & Media [8]
Other or All [53]
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Public [20]

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