Pollution

Disasters [4]

Forests [5]

Natural Resources [6]

Pollution [7]

Public [8]

Source: NBC News [10], 09/14/2022

Read more about "Dozens Of Buildings Burn As Gusty Winds Fan California Wildfire" [1]

"To Clean Up The Potomac, Engineers Are Digging A 2-Mile Tunnel Under It" [11]

"A crucial race against the clock to dig a tunnel under the Potomac River depends on a powerhouse player: a 15-foot-wide, 380-ton machine named “Hazel.”

Pollution [7]

Water & Oceans [12]

Public [8]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]

Source: Washington Post [14], 09/13/2022

Read more about "To Clean Up The Potomac, Engineers Are Digging A 2-Mile Tunnel Under It" [11]

Will New Indiana Plant Recycle Plastic Waste or Just Incinerate It? [15]

"After two years, Brightmark Energy has yet to get the factory up and running. Environmentalists say pyrolysis requires too much energy, emits greenhouse gases and pollutants, and turns plastic waste into new, dirty fossil fuels."

Air [2]

Chemicals [16]

Environmental Health [18]

Pollution [7]

Waste [19]

Public [8]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [20]

Source: Inside Climate News [21], 09/12/2022

Read more about Will New Indiana Plant Recycle Plastic Waste or Just Incinerate It? [15]

Fill Your Plate With Chicken Stories [22]

Chicken production in the United States is a colossal industry controlled by a few vertically integrated companies. On a much smaller scale, it’s also heritage breeds and increasingly popular backyard flocks. As the latest avian flu outbreak makes headlines, journalist Christine Heinrichs looks at environmental reporting opportunities related to poultry pathogens, pollution and more.

SEJ Publication Types:

Features [23]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [24]

Biodiversity [25]

Consumer [26]

Economy & Business [27]

Environmental Health [18]

Food [28]

Government [29]

Health [30]

Policy [33]

Pollution [7]

Science [34]

Waste [19]

Water & Oceans [12]

Wildlife [35]

Region:

California [36]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]

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Public [8]

Read more about Fill Your Plate With Chicken Stories [22]

Burgeoning National EV Trend Helps Drive Local Environment, Climate Stories [38]

The auto market is getting supercharged by California’s recent decision to require all-electric vehicle sales in a little over a decade. The latest TipSheet looks at how this big national trend will affect climate change by cutting CO2 emissions, how California came to have such an outsized impact on the U.S. market and how local environmental reporters can plug in for stories around their communities.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [39]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [2]

Consumer [26]

Environmental Politics [40]

Government [29]

Policy [33]

Pollution [7]

Transportation [41]

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California [36]

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Public [8]

Read more about Burgeoning National EV Trend Helps Drive Local Environment, Climate Stories [38]

Billion-Dollar Plant: Plastics Recycling - Or 'Sustainability Fraud'? [42]

"Gov. Wolf touted jobs and less plastic pollution when the plans were announced in April, but a professor from Carnegie Mellon who’s studied the technology says it can lead to “sustainability fraud.”"

Chemicals [16]

Economy & Business [27]

Environmental Politics [40]

Pollution [7]

Technology [43]

Public [8]

Source: Inside Climate News [44], 09/07/2022

Read more about Billion-Dollar Plant: Plastics Recycling - Or 'Sustainability Fraud'? [42]

Methane and Climate Change Toolbox [45]

Levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have doubled in the past 150 years due to human activity, particularly from fossil fuels and extensive farming. As part of an ongoing Society of Environmental Journalists special project focused on covering climate solutions, check out a methane resource toolbox and stay tuned for a methane reporting tipsheet in the coming weeks. Plus, watch the recording [46] of an SEJ virtual webinar, Covering Climate Solutions: Containing and Monitoring Methane.

SEJ Publication Types:

Special Reports [47]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [24]

Air [2]

Environmental Health [18]

Environmental Studies [48]

Government [29]

Natural Resources [6]

Policy [33]

Pollution [7]

Science [34]

Technology [43]

Region:

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [49]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]

International [51]

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Public [8]

Read more about Methane and Climate Change Toolbox [45]

September 21, 2022

Interview a Scientist – Noise Pollution and Human Health [52]

Reporters can book a 15-min interview with pollution expert Dr. Erica Walker, from the Brown University School of Public Health, between 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET, on the impacts of noise pollution on human health, impact disparities for different demographic groups and steps individuals can take to reduce their exposure to noise pollution.

Other Events [53]

Visibility:

Public [8]

Topics on the Beat:

Health [30]

Pollution [7]

September 13, 2022

Interview a Scientist – Plastic Recycling [54]

Reporters can book a 15-min interview with a plastic recycling expert from UC Berkeley, between 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET, on why some jurisdictions have suspended their recycling programs; what research says about the potential implications of state-level recycling legislation; impacts of single-use plastics; and more.

Other Events [53]

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Public [8]

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Pollution [7]

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"States Ride Shotgun With California to Rev Up Clean Cars Rules" [55]

"Nearly one-third of states are poised to adopt California’s new clean cars rule to fully phase out new gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035. The change could have a sweeping impact on the 17 states signed onto California’s vehicle standards and the car market across the country. In total, those states make up roughly 40% of nationwide auto sales."

Air [2]

Pollution [7]

Transportation [41]

Public [8]