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Road Salt Spreading a Slippery Slope to Water Pollution [1]

With wintry conditions still present in much of the country, there’s an important local story for environmental reporters to chase. No, not climate change this time. It’s salt. Road salt can end up in bodies of water, damaging the environment and risking human health. TipSheet offers a dash of background and a good dose of questions to ask, plus story ideas and resources to flavor your reporting with.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
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Epic Struggles Ahead in 2023 on Energy Transition, Pollution [13]

In our annual analysis of what’s ahead on the environment beat in 2023, there are some things to count on: worsening climate disasters and continued politicking over energy transitions, but also regulatory action on greenhouse gas emissions (not to mention on “forever chemicals”). Other things are less clear: environmental rulings by a conservative U.S. Supreme Court, energy impacts of war in Europe and the effectiveness of COP28 and treaty talks on plastic pollution. Read the full overview and get more in our “2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [14]” special report.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Special Reports [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [16]
Agriculture [17]
Air [18]
Biodiversity [19]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [20]
Disasters [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Government [27]
Health [5]
Infrastructure [28]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Military [29]
Natural Resources [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Policy [32]
Pollution [8]
Science [33]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
International [35]
Europe [36]
Middle East [37]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
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50-Car Hazmat Train Derailment Causes Big Fire, Evacuations In Ohio [38]

"A freight train derailment in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line left a mangled and charred mass of boxcars and flames Saturday as authorities launched a federal investigation and monitored air quality from the various hazardous chemicals in the train."

Chemicals [3]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Health [4]
Infrastructure [28]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [9]
Public [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Source: AP [40], 02/06/2023
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"Gas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny With New US Limits Proposed" [41]

"Gas stoves are coming under fresh scrutiny as a second federal agency has now stepped into the political firestorm with a proposal for new regulations for the appliances."

Climate Change [20]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Technology [43]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Bloomberg [44], 02/03/2023
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"Manchin, Westerman Plot New Push For Permitting Reform" [45]

"Capitol Hill’s permitting reform effort got new life Wednesday as two top Senate and House lawmakers held an initial summit on reviving the overhaul bid. This time, the House could take the lead."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [46], 02/03/2023
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"That Dreamy Haze In Monet’s Impressionist Paintings? Air Pollution." [47]

"Claude Monet was “terrified.” He looked outside and saw a scene across the London landscape that worried him: no fog, clear skies.” ... "Then, he writes in translated letters shared by the Tate art museum, gradually fires were lit, and smoke and a haze of industrial pollution returned to the skies. His work continued."

Air [18]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [8]
Public [12]
Europe [36]
Source: Washington Post [48], 02/02/2023
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Gas Industry Is Under Fire. It’s Hiring Democratic Politicians To Help. [49]

"Gas companies have enlisted prominent Democrats to convince liberal voters that the fuel is climate-friendly, documents show".

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [8]
Science [33]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [50], 02/02/2023
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Dereliction of Doodie: Ontario’s Sewage Plans Could Hurt Great Lakes [51]

"The Doug Ford government says its vision for its second term is to get desperately needed homes built in Ontario. In York Region, the key to that vision is a massive pipeline that transfers water from one Great Lake region to another."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [25]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Canada [52]
Source: The Narwhal [53], 01/31/2023
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"E.P.A. Bans Disposal of Mine Waste in Bristol Bay" [54]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday is set to move to protect one of the world’s most valuable wild salmon fisheries, at Bristol Bay in Alaska, by effectively blocking the development of a long-disputed gold and copper mine there."

Biodiversity [19]
Environmental Politics [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [30]
Pollution [8]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [55]
Source: NYTimes [56], 01/31/2023
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Cascadia Bioregion Rife With Energy, Environment Troubles To Report in 2023 [57]

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.

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Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [16]
Agriculture [17]
Air [18]
Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [42]
Disasters [21]
Diversity [58]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Environmental Studies [59]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Food [60]
Forests [61]
Government [27]
Health [5]
Infrastructure [28]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Policy [32]
Pollution [8]
Transportation [9]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [62]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [55]
California [63]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [64]
Northwest (OR WA) [65]
International [35]
Canada [52]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
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