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EPA Refuses To Examine Toxicity Of ‘Inactive’ Pesticide Chemicals [1]

"EPA says too many pesticide formulas exist to check all for the safety of ingredients that could harm humans, plants and wildlife".

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Food [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [11], 10/10/2023

"What Will It Take To Make Traditional Foods Thrive Again?" [12]

"Skeena River sockeye have declined 75% since 1913. Woodland caribou have declined by more than half in the past century. But with the right resources, First Nations are bringing ancestral foods back from the brink".

Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Justice [13]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [6]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [16]
Wildlife [17]
Public [9]
Canada [18]
Source: The Narwhal [19], 10/09/2023

"Greenland's Inuit Falling Through Thin Ice Of Climate Change" [20]

"The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse."

Environmental Health [5]
Food [6]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [16]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [9]
International [22]
Antarctica & Arctic [23]
Source: AFP [24], 10/05/2023

"Cholera Cases Doubled Worldwide In 2022" [25]

"A new World Health Organization analysis suggests cholera is surging worldwide, with the number of cholera cases doubling from 2021 to 2022."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [13]
Food [6]
Infrastructure [26]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [9]
International [22]
Source: Washington Post [27], 10/03/2023

"The Food Industry Pays ‘Influencer’ Dietitians To Shape Your Eating Habits" [28]

"Registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok".

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [29]
Consumer [30]
Environmental Health [5]
Food [6]
Journalism & Media [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [32], 09/14/2023
September 28, 2023

Online Workshop: Achieving Safe and Sustainable Food Packaging — Where Are We Now? [33]

This annual gathering, hosted by Switzerland-based Food Packaging Forum, brings together a diverse group of international stakeholders from government, industry, food service, retail, academia, civil society, and beyond. Journalists can participate for free, either in Zurich, Switzerland or online.

Workshops and Fellowships [34]
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Chemicals [29]
Consumer [30]
Food [6]
Health [35]
Science [36]
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International [22]
Europe [37]

"Dynamite Use Sends Shockwaves Through Fishing Industries" [38]

"Using explosives is illegal, wasteful and devastating to marine life and people’s livelihoods. Yet in Sri Lanka and around the world it’s thriving as a quick and easy route to a lucrative haul".

Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [9]
International [22]
Source: Guardian [39], 09/08/2023

"How To Get Into The Hottest Clubs In L.A. County — Community Gardens" [40]

"They are some of the most exclusive clubs in town. Some people wait up to two years to become dues-paying members. And no, it’s not the swanky Jonathan Club or hip SoHo House — it’s your local community garden."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Food [6]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [16]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [41]
Source: LA Times [42], 08/28/2023

Data on Pesticide Incidents Openly Available for First Time [43]

A decade’s worth of government pesticide data — only available before through FOIA — has been made newly available. And, explains the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, it can lead to revealing environmental, public health and environmental justice stories. More on how the data came to be compiled and advice on using it smartly, along with some caveats.

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Reporters Toolbox [44]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [29]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [13]
Food [6]
Health [35]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

Missouri, Florida Journalism Professors Join Classes on Multistate Fertilizer Investigation [45]

What brought together two teams of student reporters, half a dozen states and 1,000 miles apart? For one, the high environmental cost of chemical fertilizer. For another, a pair of dedicated journalism teachers. Cynthia Barnett and Sara Shipley Hiles share how they took the project from daydream to reality, brought students into the field and got pickup from numerous news outlets, in the latest EJ Academy.

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ Academy [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [29]
Economy & Business [47]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Studies [48]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [6]
Journalism & Media [31]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [21]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [50]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [51]
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