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New Coal Ash Data Help Pinpoint Local Pollution Stories [1]

Hundreds of coal ash ponds and landfills around the United States pollute drinking water supplies, and now a newly released report helps localize the problem for environmental reporters. This week’s TipSheet explores the new data source, provides the back story on coal ash regulation (or lack thereof) and the potential health risks, while offering numerous questions to ask and resources to track down.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [11]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

In Memoriam: SEJ Mourns the Passing of Flint Resident Jassmine McBride Who Shared Her Story with Us [17]

Jassmine McBride, a speaker on the "Flint: Environmental Injustice in Context" tour during SEJ's 28th annual conference last October, passed away February 12, 2019, at the age of 30. Tour attendees visited her home, where she shared the story of her battle with Legionnaire's disease, contracted in 2014 during the Flint water crisis.

Topics on the Beat: 
Health [7]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [13]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

Climate Scientist Canned, SCOTUS To Rule on Chemical ‘Secrets’ and Army Corps Sued Over Permit Info [18]

A scientist contracted to report on climate impacts for the National Park Service was caught up in a fracas over attempted censorship of her findings. Now she’s been fired. That, plus a FOIA case before the Supreme Court and an enviro group sues the Army Corps of Engineers over info on a permit for a new plastics plant in Louisiana. Read the latest on freedom-of-information issues in this month’s WatchDog TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [20]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [22]
Government [23]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [11]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [26]

Our latest Issue Backgrounder looks at the potentially historic impact of the ambitious climate action agenda known as the Green New Deal — not just on this Congress or the next, or even on the race for the White House in 2020, but for the soul of the Democratic Party. An analysis of a public policy program in the making, the political maneuvering it’s engendering and its prospects to sow division or prompt a united front.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [27]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [20]
Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [23]
Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Policy [29]
Pollution [11]
Technology [30]
Transportation [31]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
International [32]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy [33]

If a wood stove seems like a good solution to the winter’s bitter cold, you may want to think again. The unhealthful particulate pollution many such stoves generate has prompted new federal emission standards. But some states are pushing back, and the EPA is now considering a two-year delay in the new regulations. This week’s TipSheet has the latest news and why it matters, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [34]
Consumer [35]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Government [23]
Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [36]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [37]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [38]
Northwest (OR WA) [39]
International [32]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

Choked Up — Thanks to SEJ! [40]

February 5, 2019 — I'm the grateful recipient of an SEJ Fund for Environmental Journalism travel grant. SEJ's generous support allowed me to go to India to report on air pollution. In addition to the stories it enabled me to write for the New York Times, the Guardian and Smithsonian at the time, that grant was the first step in my work on a book about air pollution — "Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution."

Topics on the Beat: 
Air [34]
Environmental Health [5]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Pollution [11]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [41]

With 2019 in full swing, the SEJournal offers an analysis of the year ahead in environment and energy news, with an overview of our full special report, the “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [42].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [43] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [44] to attend in-person or online.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [45]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [20]
Air [34]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [46]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [23]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [47]
People & Population [10]
Policy [29]
Pollution [11]
Science [24]
Transportation [31]
Waste [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

Urgency of Katowice Carries Over to SEJ Mission [48]

From under a blanket of dense smog that hung over the southern Polish town hosting a recent United Nations climate change conference, the president of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Bobby Magill, had a moment of clarity for the profession and the organization. His insights, and how they will affect the future of SEJ as it begins a new strategic planning process, in Magill’s latest SEJ President’s Report. Plus, a special honor for a “tireless” SEJ leader.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ Presidents Report [49]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [20]
Air [34]
Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Planning & Growth [50]
Policy [29]
Pollution [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
International [32]
Europe [51]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

"FDA To Restart More Food Safety Inspections Affected By Shutdown" [52]

"The FDA plans as soon as Tuesday to restart food safety inspections at facilities that handle riskier products like fresh-cut produce, as the partial government shutdown extends into its fourth week, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Monday."

Agriculture [53]
Environmental Health [5]
Food [54]
Government [23]
Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Politico [55], 01/15/2019

The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [42]

SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. Stay tuned as we continue to add elements to the report up through and beyond its formal launch Jan. 25 at an annual roundtable [43], organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [56]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [20]
Air [34]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [21]
Consumer [35]
Disasters [46]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [22]
Fish & Fisheries [57]
Forests [58]
Government [23]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [47]
People & Population [10]
Policy [29]
Pollution [11]
Science [24]
Technology [30]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [59]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
International [32]
Visibility: 
Public [16]

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