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Senate Votes To Give FDA Regulatory Power Over Tobacco [1]

"The tobacco-control movement celebrated another milestone yesterday as the U.S. Senate easily passed a bill giving the government unprecedented power over the making and marketing of tobacco products."

Health [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [5], 06/12/2009

How To Power Through Your EPA Power Plant Rule Coverage [6]

The new proposed limits on climate pollution from existing power plants will be a significant story for years to come, but one with many moving parts and numerous complications. The new Issue Backgrounder explores the larger context and history of the proposed rule, and provides six key developments to watch as you track its evolution.

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Backgrounders [7]
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Air [8]
Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Health [2]
Infrastructure [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Policy [16]
Pollution [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

CAFO SNAFU — Why Emissions Data Are So Hard To Find [18]

Sometimes the challenge for environmental reporters is a mess of data. But sometimes it’s just less data. That’s the case with confined animal feed operations, which have been the subject of a years-long political tug of war over tracking emissions harmful to humans and the environment. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explains, then offers alternate sources for CAFO data.

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Reporters Toolbox [19]
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Agriculture [20]
Air [8]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Food [23]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [17]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
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National (U.S.) [4]
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Public [3]
July 5, 2023

DEADLINE: Nova Institute for Health’s Media Fellowship [26]

This new Media Fellowship for US-based print, broadcast, and digital journalists aims to increase public understanding of the complex, intertwined connections between the health of people, places and the planet. All-inclusive stipend of $105,000 over 12 months. Deadline: Jul 5, 2023.

Workshops and Fellowships [27]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [14]
Science [28]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]

When Extreme Weather Amplifies Hazardous Waste Threats [29]

Toxic waste is bad enough when it’s in one spot. But it can be even more dangerous when it is made mobile by climate-induced natural disasters. The latest TipSheet looks at just a few of the problems that can arise — or have already arisen. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources to cover this issue in your locale.

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TipSheet [30]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [8]
Chemicals [31]
Climate Change [9]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Health [11]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [14]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [17]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

Tilling the Storytelling Fields on the Food, Ag and Environment Beat [36]

In his more than a decade at the helm of the Food & Environment Reporting Network, Samuel Fromartz was instrumental in shaping a new way of covering food, agriculture and environmental issues. As he prepares to turn over the top editor’s job to his successor, Fromartz talks about FERN’s innovative business model and the power of narrative.

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Features [37]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [38]
Climate Change [9]
Consumer [39]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [22]
Food [23]
Government [40]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [14]
Pollution [17]
Waste [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [4]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Many California Hospitals Are Near Wildfire Danger Zones, Study Says" [41]

"Wildfires regularly sweep through California, destroying forests and threatening homes. But a recent study shows an unexpected danger of the fires: They can shut down, or prevent access to, hospitals and other inpatient facilities."

Climate Change [9]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Health [11]
Forests [42]
Health [2]
Infrastructure [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
California [43]
Source: Washington Post [44], 05/02/2023

Why Journalists Should Investigate the Twin Mental Health and Climate Crises [45]

The complicated interplay between climate change and trauma, poorly understood and little covered, is holding back the response by individuals and communities to the realities of the climate crisis, argues the head of a network of mental health and other organizations. Here’s what he has found when it comes to how climate-generated anguish is blocking climate solutions and what can be done about it.

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Features [37]
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Activism [46]
Climate Change [9]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [22]
Health [2]
Policy [16]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [47]
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National (U.S.) [4]
California [43]
Northwest (OR WA) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
International [49]
Canada [50]
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Public [3]

"Why Millions Of Kids Aren't Getting Their Routine Vaccinations" [51]

"A new report released by UNICEF finds that 67 million children across the world missed out on either some or all routine vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, and 48 million children didn't receive a single dose during this time period."

Environmental Health [11]
Health [2]
People & Population [33]
Public [3]
International [49]
Source: NPR [52], 04/20/2023

Latest TRI Data Can Charge Up Local Stories, Including on PFAS [53]

When it comes to a core data set that just keeps giving for environmental journalists, Reporter’s Toolbox points you to the Toxics Release Inventory. A new year of data has just been released, with much insight to be extracted. And the TRI now also includes PFAS chemicals for the first time. Here’s how to use it for your local stories.

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Reporters Toolbox [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [31]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [40]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
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