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October 12, 2023

Uncovering Radioactive Waste in St. Louis [1]

Investigative Reporters & Editors, at the Missouri School of Journalism, presents this online event. Hear how the Missouri Independent teamed up with MuckRock to show how lingering radioactive waste from the federal government and private companies threatens the health of people in the St. Louis region. 1:30 p.m. ET.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Health [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [5]
Pollution [6]
Region: 
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [7]
October 5, 2023

Environmental Storytelling and the Future of Clean Water [8]

At 5:00 p.m. ET, SEJ board member Sara Shipley Hiles is leading the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture with filmmakers Duy Lin Tu and Sebastian Tuinder speaking about their project, “Poisoning the Chesapeake,” followed by Mizzou students on their “Price of Plenty” project.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]

"‘My Body Was Poisoned’: Biden’s Lead Pipe Removal Plan Faces Hurdles" [14]

"A string of unexpected impediments could delay the administration’s timeline on an issue that is central to its effort to address racial disparities."

Chemicals [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [17]
Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [20]
Source: NYTimes [21], 10/02/2023

Illinois: "5 Dead After Crash, Chemical Leak In Downstate Teutopolis" [22]

"Five people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash that included a tanker truck carrying a toxic chemical that spilled Friday night, triggering a large temporary evacuation near downstate Effingham. The truck was holding 7,500 gallons of anhydrous ammonia, of which about 4,000 gallons spilled, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency."

Agriculture [9]
Chemicals [15]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [16]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [24]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [20]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [25], 10/02/2023

"Inside The Rough-And-Tumble Race To Clean Up America’s Abandoned Oil Wells" [26]

"With a little art, a little science, and a lot of luck, the niche well-plugging industry is hoping to pick up steam."

Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Infrastructure [18]
Pollution [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Grist [29], 09/29/2023

"Toxic Labor" [30]

"A warming planet is creating a booming and loosely-regulated disaster restoration industry fueled by immigrant labor. Without protection, workers are exposed to lethal toxins making them sick long after the cleanup."

Climate Change [27]
Disasters [23]
Economy & Business [31]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [17]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Center for Public Integrity [32], 09/29/2023

"Inside The Complex Effort To Rid Maui Of Toxic Fire Debris And Rubble" [33]

"One of the most complicated wildfire cleanup missions in recent memory is now underway on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where fleets of workers and equipment are being shipped to the island while officials plot how to carefully but quickly remove hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic debris."

Chemicals [15]
Climate Change [27]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [16]
Pollution [6]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
Source: Washington Post [35], 09/29/2023

"Biden to Offer Smallest-Ever Offshore Oil Rights Sale Plan" [36]

"The Biden administration is charting plans to sell offshore oil-drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years, while trimming the program to its smallest level ever.

The oil leasing plan being released by the Interior Department on Friday will contain only a low number of sales, according to people familiar with the deliberations who declined to be named because the blueprint isn’t yet public. That’s far from the 11 sales the agency proposed last year, and it would be the lowest in history.

Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [37]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [38]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg [39], 09/29/2023

"PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Harming Wildlife The World Over: Study" [40]

"While the health impacts of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, or PFAS, are well known in humans, a new study reports how they affect a wide range of wildlife species."

Biodiversity [41]
Chemicals [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Pollution [6]
Wildlife [42]
Public [3]
International [43]
Source: Mongabay [44], 09/28/2023

"Houston OKs $5M To Relocate Residents Near Polluted Union Pacific Yard [45]

"Houston officials on Wednesday approved $5 million for a fund to help relocate residents from neighborhoods located near a rail yard polluted by a cancer-linked wood preservative that has been blamed for an increase in cancer cases."

Chemicals [15]
Environmental Justice [17]
Environmental Politics [37]
People & Population [46]
Pollution [6]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: AP [48], 09/28/2023

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