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In The Amazon Forest, Millions Breathe Hazardous Air As Wildfires Spread [1]

"Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Forests [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
South America [9]
Source: AP [10], 10/13/2023
October 18, 2023

Webinar: Chemical Recycling — It’s Not What You Think It Is [11]

Join Ocean Conservancy policy expert Dr. Anja Brandon and colleagues from GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) and Eureka Recycling to discuss the science, policy landscape and industry push around chemical recycling. Audience Q&A to follow. 2:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [12]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Government [16]
Policy [17]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]
October 25, 2023

SEJ Webinar: Mining Public Records To Unearth Air Pollution [21]

In this SEJ webinar, join California Newsroom reporter Molly Peterson and MuckRock data reporter Dillon Bergin to learn how to turn a question into an effective public records request; find the records you want and use them in your reporting; and see how you can use data from a recent investigation to scrutinize air pollution erased from the regulatory record near you. 1-2pm ET.

SEJ Regional Conferences [22]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [23]
Government [16]
Health [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Pollution [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [19]

Backyard Sewage And Parasitic Disease: EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe In Alabama [26]

"Sewage collecting in crudely dug trenches. Failing septic tanks that send waste bubbling into backyards. These are some of the common sights across Alabama’s Black Belt, a strip of 24 continuous counties blessed with deep fertile soil but long plagued by inadequate wastewater infrastructure and the commensurate parasitic disease."

Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: Grist [28], 10/12/2023
January 24, 2024 to January 26, 2024

Media Briefing on Plastic Pollution in Port Arthur, Texas [29]

Beyond Plastics and the Port Arthur Community Action Network are hosting a free media briefing for journalists on multiple issues related to plastics, including a kickoff by  Dr. Robert Bullard on the 24th and a “toxic tour”of Port Arthur on the 26th. Lodging and meals included if you register by Dec 1.

Other Events [12]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [30]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [18]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
November 6, 2023 to November 7, 2023

Public Health Research and Surveillance Priorities from the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: A Workshop [32]

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a two-day virtual public workshop to explore potential health research and surveillance priorities arising from the train derailment and material hazards spill that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3, 2023.

Workshops and Fellowships [33]
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Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [13]
Disasters [34]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [24]
Pollution [7]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [35]

"Student Activists Are Pushing Back Against Big Polluters — And Winning" [36]

"South Baltimore is on a peninsula surrounded by water, highways and train tracks. It's mostly made up of residential row houses, small yards, schools, rec centers and parks."

Activism [37]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [38]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Source: NPR [40], 10/11/2023

Watchdog Group Warns Of Big Ongoing Flaw In A Montreal Ozone Treaty [41]

"Findings by the Environmental Investigation Agency point to a perceived loophole in the Montreal Protocol".

Air [23]
Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
International [20]
Source: Washington Post [43], 10/11/2023

Groups Ask EPA To Intervene In An Alabama Water System Plagued By Leaks [44]

"Environmental groups have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to intervene in a south Alabama water system they said has been plagued by leaks, contamination and financial mismanagement, endangering residents in the low-income community."

Environmental Justice [30]
Infrastructure [45]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: AP [46], 10/11/2023

EPA Refuses To Examine Toxicity Of ‘Inactive’ Pesticide Chemicals [47]

"EPA says too many pesticide formulas exist to check all for the safety of ingredients that could harm humans, plants and wildlife".

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [48]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Food [49]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Guardian [50], 10/10/2023

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