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OSHA Drops Fatality Data, Science Suppression Tracker and More [1]

OSHA stops publishing on its website a list of U.S. workers who died on the job, a new "Silencing Science Tracker" tool and a journalists' guide to working with whistleblowers are released, plus a powerful politician pressures a scientist on environmental health policy. All in the latest WatchDog TipSheet.

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Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Science [11]
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Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [14]

This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. [15] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [16].

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Air [18]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [19]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [22]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Science [11]
Water & Oceans [26]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [27]
California [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Northwest (OR WA) [32]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Central America & the Caribbean [35]
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Interior To Swap Land With Alaskan Village For Road Through Refuge [36]

"The Interior Department has approved a land swap deal that will allow a remote Alaskan village to construct a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, according to local officials. The action effectively overrules wilderness protections that have kept the area off limits to vehicles for decades."

Environmental Politics [6]
Health [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [27]
Source: Washington Post [37], 01/08/2018

EPA Offers No-Bid Media Contract; Zinke Reprimands Official on Climate Tweet, CDC Bans Phrases and More [38]

The CDC has apparently banned seven politically incorrect words and phrases, including “science-based," from budget documents. And a no-bid media contract for the EPA may include opposition research on agency employees. That, plus a climate tweet reprimand and more, in the latest edition of WatchDog.

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Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Policy [24]
Science [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Potential Conflicts Spotlight Concerns Over Trump Appointments [39]

As President Trump continues to fill environment and energy leadership positions in 2018, one source of stories will be potential conflicts of interest for appointed regulators and agency leaders. This week's TipSheet runs down more than 20 key appointments to watch at EPA, Interior, Ag, Energy and more.

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TipSheet [40]
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Agriculture [41]
Air [18]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [43]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Science [11]
Technology [44]
Water & Oceans [26]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [13]

Battle Builds Over Science Integrity in Environmental Policy [45]

Purges of EPA science panels by Administrator Scott Pruitt are just one among many moves in an ongoing dispute over the integrity of the environmental sciences in government policymaking. The latest Issue Backgrounder takes a deep dive with a briefing on five likely battles ahead for the coming year.

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Backgrounders [17]
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Agriculture [41]
Air [18]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [46]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Science [11]
Technology [44]
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For Pruitt EPA, There Is No Bad News on Ozone Pollution [47]

Trying to figure out the air quality in your coverage area? The EPA may not be much help. But this week's TipSheet suggests some effective work-arounds for your reporting. Get the backstory on ozone standards, tips on how to track ozone "nonattainment" for your area and learn why smog matters so much to public health.

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TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [18]
Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
California [28]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [48]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
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Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free [49]

Turkeys are a favorite American food, but also a multi-billion-dollar industry with myriad environment and food safety issues, not to mention confusing consumer labelling. With Thanksgiving approaching, this week's TipSheet helps reporters carve out a bird beat, serving up story ideas, resources and more.

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TipSheet [40]
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Agriculture [41]
Consumer [50]
Food [51]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Pollution [25]
Waste [52]
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"EPA: New Adviser Suggested Clean Air's 'Not Good For The Children'" [53]

"A newly appointed member to a top U.S. EPA advisory panel suggested in 2012 that children need exposure to contaminated air to help their lungs ward off pollutants, according to a profile by a leading scientific organization."

Air [18]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [6]
Health [8]
People & Population [54]
Pollution [25]
Science [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire [55], 11/06/2017

Amid the Fog of Policy, Reporting on Pesticide Regulation [56]

Pesticides are a big environmental story. And under Trump, they are much in the news. But pesticide regulation, and its political, environmental and public health fallout, is an older and more complex tale. The Backgrounder explains how the rules work (and don't), and provides leads and resources for your reporting.

 
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Agriculture [41]
Chemicals [3]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [51]
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Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [48]
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