Laws & Regulations

Government [4]

Journalism & Media [5]

Policy [7]

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Public [9]

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Cascadia Bioregion Rife With Energy, Environment Troubles To Report in 2023 [10]

Iconic critters like salmon, orca and wolves. Climate controversies like natural gas greenwashing and carbon auctions. And wildfire fallout like “smoke-a-geddon.” These are just some of the wide array of stories worth covering as environmental journalists scan Cascadia, the huge area encompassing Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and stretching from Alaska to Utah. This special TipSheet, part of our 2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment, outlines top issues in the region, offering insights, resources and story angles.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [11]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [12]

Agriculture [13]

Air [14]

Biodiversity [15]

Climate Change [16]

Consumer [17]

Disasters [18]

Diversity [19]

Economy & Business [20]

Energy & Fuel [21]

Environmental Justice [23]

Environmental Studies [24]

Fish & Fisheries [25]

Food [26]

Forests [27]

Government [4]

Health [28]

Infrastructure [29]

Journalism & Media [5]

Planning & Growth [31]

Policy [7]

Pollution [32]

Transportation [33]

Waste [34]

Wildlife [36]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [37]

California [38]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]

Northwest (OR WA) [40]

International [41]

Canada [42]

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Public [9]

Read more about Cascadia Bioregion Rife With Energy, Environment Troubles To Report in 2023 [10]

"Nobody Is Happy With the Federal Grazing Program" [43]

"Not the environmentalists. Not the ranchers. Not the public employees. In some cases, not even the cows."

Agriculture [13]

Public [9]

Source: Earther [44], 01/30/2023

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"The Future of Organic Food Is Taking Shape at the USDA — and Beyond" [45]

"Over the past few years, as the U.S. organic market has surpassed $60 billion in sales, organic farmers, businesses, and advocates have been engaged in a heated debate about the strength and integrity of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Organic standards. Now, the agency has finally started taking action to address some of the loopholes long pointed to by advocates."

Agriculture [13]

Consumer [17]

Food [26]

Public [9]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [46]

Source: Civil Eats [47], 01/30/2023

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"Air and Climate Standards Top EPA’s 2023 Rulemaking To-Do List" [48]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to move ahead with a slate of major air and climate rules this year to make gains on the Biden administration’s long-promised climate goals.

The agency is due as early as the spring to propose and finalize closely watched emissions rules, including legal underpinnings for mercury regulations, ozone transport standards, and greenhouse gas regulations for existing coal-fired power plants.

Air [14]

Climate Change [16]

Energy & Fuel [21]

Environmental Justice [23]

Pollution [32]

Public [9]

Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 01/30/2023

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In Atlanta, a Deadly Forest Protest Sparks Debate Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ [50]

"Manuel Esteban Paez Teran seemed to be everyone’s favorite social justice activist. ... Now the 26-year-old activist is dead."

Activism [12]

Forests [27]

Public [9]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]

Source: Washington Post [52], 01/27/2023

Read more about In Atlanta, a Deadly Forest Protest Sparks Debate Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ [50]

"Lax Oversight Allows U.S. Refineries To Pollute Waterways - Report" [53]

"Weak U.S. water protection rules and federal oversight has allowed dozens of U.S. oil refineries to dump toxic chemicals and metals into the nation’s waterways, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) said in a report released on Thursday."

Chemicals [54]

Energy & Fuel [21]

Environmental Justice [23]

Fish & Fisheries [25]

Pollution [32]

Public [9]

Source: Reuters [55], 01/27/2023

Read more about "Lax Oversight Allows U.S. Refineries To Pollute Waterways - Report" [53]

"Town Where Child Cancer Rose Blasts Deal Over Polluted Site" [56]

"In hindsight, it’s clear that something was very wrong in this suburban town at the Jersey Shore, where many people worked at or lived near a chemical company that was flushing toxic waste into waterways and burying it in the ground."

Chemicals [54]

Disasters [18]

People & Population [57]

Pollution [32]

Waste [34]

Public [9]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [58]

Source: AP [59], 01/27/2023

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"Biden Administration Sets a Mining Ban in Boundary Waters Wilderness" [60]

"The Biden administration on Thursday said it will establish a 20-year moratorium on mining upstream from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a vast preserve of lakes and woods that has been at the center of a fierce dispute over a proposed copper and nickel mine."

Biodiversity [15]

Climate Change [16]

Fish & Fisheries [25]

Forests [27]

Wildlife [36]

Public [9]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [61]

Canada [42]

Source: NYTimes [62], 01/27/2023

Read more about "Biden Administration Sets a Mining Ban in Boundary Waters Wilderness" [60]

"Agency Delays Protections For Imperiled Bat, Prairie Chicken" [63]

"The Biden administration is temporarily delaying stepped-up legal protections for two imperiled species following efforts by congressional Republicans to derail the actions."

Biodiversity [15]

Public [9]