Pollution

Pollution [5]

Public [7]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]

Source: Flint Journal [9], 02/18/2019

Read more about "13 Michigan Water Systems Flunk Federal Test For Excessive Lead" [1]

Illinois Governor Orders Closing of Sterigenics Plant Over Toxic Gas [10]

"Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Friday banned Sterigenics from using ethylene oxide at its Willowbrook sterilization plant, responding to an intense public outcry about toxic air pollution that left surrounding neighborhoods with some of the highest cancer risks in the nation."

Chemicals [2]

Pollution [5]

Public [7]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [8]

Source: Chicago Tribune [12], 02/18/2019

Read more about Illinois Governor Orders Closing of Sterigenics Plant Over Toxic Gas [10]

Ohio R Commission About Face: Votes to Keep Setting Water Standards [13]

"An Ohio River commission that represents eight states lining the waterway and its tributaries voted Thursday to keep its authority to set regional water pollution standards, rather than ceding that power to each individual state."

Pollution [5]

Public [7]

Source: InsideClimate News [15], 02/15/2019

Read more about Ohio R Commission About Face: Votes to Keep Setting Water Standards [13]

"Critics Say EPA Action Plan On Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Falls Short" [16]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced what officials called a historic effort to rein in a class of long-lasting chemicals that pose serious health risks to millions of Americans. But environmental groups and residents of contaminated communities said that the agency’s “action plan” is short on action, saying ample evidence exists to regulate the chemicals in the nation’s drinking water."

Chemicals [2]

Pollution [5]

Public [7]

Source: Washington Post [17], 02/15/2019

Read more about "Critics Say EPA Action Plan On Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Falls Short" [16]

Green New Deal Proposes Sweeping Economic Transformation [18]

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.

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Backgrounders [19]

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Activism [20]

Climate Change [21]

Economy & Business [22]

Energy & Fuel [23]

Government [24]

Health [25]

People & Population [26]

Policy [27]

Pollution [5]

Technology [28]

Transportation [29]

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International [30]

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Public [7]

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"Lawsuit Takes Aim At Interstate Air Pollution" [31]

"In a case with ramifications for the Chesapeake Bay, environmental groups have joined with several Northeastern states to challenge the lack of federal action to reduce interstate air pollution."

Air [32]

Pollution [5]

Public [7]

Source: Bay Journal [33], 02/12/2019

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A Flood of Story Grants: SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards $19,976 to Support Stories on U.S. Drinking Water and Stormwater [34]

SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded $19,976 for seven new story projects selected through the Winter 2018-2019 round of competition for stories about drinking water and stormwater in the United States. Pictured: Grantee Arizona Daily Star's Tony Davis.

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [21]

Journalism & Media [35]

Pollution [5]

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Public [7]

Read more about A Flood of Story Grants: SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards $19,976 to Support Stories on U.S. Drinking Water and Stormwater [34]

Award-Winner — ‘Trust Your Gut’ but Track the Data [36]

Small market environmental beat reporting can shine a light on serious issues that affect local residents, and Texas Observer’s Christopher Collins does that with a passion. That’s the word from judges for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual reporting awards, who recently honored Collins for his work, citing his mix of hard-hitting info and interesting characters. In the latest Inside Story, Collins shares how he gets his story ideas, overcomes challenges and focuses on how issues affect real individuals.

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Inside Story [37]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [38]

Air [32]

Chemicals [2]

Energy & Fuel [23]

Food [39]

Journalism & Media [35]

People & Population [26]

Pollution [5]

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]

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Public [7]

Read more about Award-Winner — ‘Trust Your Gut’ but Track the Data [36]

Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy [41]

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.

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TipSheet [42]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [32]

Consumer [43]

Energy & Fuel [23]

Government [24]

Health [25]

Pollution [5]

Region:

Alaska and Hawaii [44]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [45]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [46]

Northwest (OR WA) [47]

International [30]

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Public [7]

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Choked Up — Thanks to SEJ! [48]

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."

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Air [32]