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Trump Energy Dept. Exempts New Nuclear Reactors From Environmental Review [1]

"The Trump Administration has created an exclusion for new experimental reactors being built at sites around the U.S. from a major environmental law. The law would have required them to disclose how their construction and operation might harm the environment, and it also typically required a written, public assessment of the possible consequences of a nuclear accident."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [9]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [11]
Technology [12]
Waste [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NPR [16], 02/03/2026
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What South Carolina’s Soaring Measles Outbreak Means For Rest Of US [17]

"South Carolina is battling the country’s largest measles outbreak since the disease was eliminated from the United States more than a quarter-century ago, with more than 840 cases overwhelmingly in unvaccinated children and adults."

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [10]
Science [18]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Source: Washington Post [20], 02/02/2026
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"RFK Jr. Picks Promoters Of Debunked Vaccine-Autism Claims For Key Panel" [21]

"Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his controversial views, including promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism and advocating for unproven treatments."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [10]
Science [18]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [22], 01/30/2026
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April 10, 2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Kovler Prize for Trust in Life Science Journalism [23]

This award recognizes reporters who make complex science-related topics digestible for the public. This work is crucial in building trust to support informed healthcare decision-making. Journalists who work in print, video, digital, or broadcast media are eligible. Entries will be accepted through Friday, April 10, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET.

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Health [6]
Journalism & Media [25]
Science [18]
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National (U.S.) [15]

After One Scientist Questions New Microplastics Findings, Others Fire Back [26]

"A prominent scientist criticized microplastics research methods. Others are defending the work."

Chemicals [27]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Food [28]
Health [6]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [11]
Science [18]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [30]
Source: NYTimes [31], 01/20/2026
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"No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds" [32]

"A scientific review of 43 studies on acetaminophen use during pregnancy concluded that there was no evidence that the painkiller increased the risk of autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders."

Chemicals [27]
Consumer [33]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [6]
Science [18]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [34], 01/20/2026
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Solutions Stories a Compass for Readers [35]

Get more Voices of Environmental Justice in 2026, as we increase column frequency to bimonthly. And for her first contribution of the year, writer Yessenia Funes calls on climate reporters to offer audiences a sense of hope by leaning into solutions narratives, hard-hitting and data-driven stories that hold the powerful accountable. Expert advice on how to make solutions journalism work.

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Climate Change [37]
Disasters [2]
Economy & Business [38]
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Spring Is Coming. How Silent Will It Be? [41]

Bird populations remain in steep decline, mostly due to human activity. But as the latest TipSheet reports, reporting on the disappearance of our avian residents can lead journalists to some bread-and-butter environmental stories: whether about local ecosystems, climate change, chemicals, land disturbance and more. Read on for more, including nearly a dozen-and-a-half story ideas and reporting resources.

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TipSheet [42]
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Biodiversity [43]
Chemicals [27]
Climate Change [37]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [39]
Health [6]
Wildlife [44]
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National (U.S.) [15]
International [30]
Canada [45]
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Public [14]
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"EPA to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution" [46]

"In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show."

Chemicals [27]
Climate Change [37]
Consumer [33]
Economy & Business [38]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [47]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [39]
Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [11]
Science [18]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [48], 01/13/2026
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Between the Lines — Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability [49]

Writers with disabilities and chronic illnesses explore perspectives on nature and environment in a unique anthology, “Moving Mountains.” Editor Louise Kenward discusses the recent volume with contributor William Allen in a new BookShelf “Between the Lines” Q&A — the connection between climate change and disability, the benefits of learning to rest, the value of engaging with different perspectives and more. 

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Climate Change [37]
Disasters [2]
Diversity [51]
Environmental Justice [47]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [25]
People & Population [10]
Policy [52]
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International [30]
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