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"As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’" [1]

"Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City."

Air [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Source: NYTimes [9], 06/08/2022
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"Automakers Back U.S. Restoring California Emissions Authority" [10]

"Five automakers including Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen AG and Honda Motor Co on Tuesday backed efforts by President Joe Biden's administration to restore California's ability to set its own strict tailpipe and zero-emission vehicle standards."

Air [2]
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Reuters [17], 06/08/2022
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Op-Ed: "On the Clean Water Act’s 50th Birthday, What Should We Celebrate?" [18]

"Some rivers and lakes wouldn’t be swimmable today without this critical law. But it could use a refresh to help meet our current challenges."

Environmental Health [19]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Revelator [22], 06/07/2022
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"‘Bees Are Fish’ Criticism Mostly Misguided, Law Scholars Say" [23]

"Law professors say much of the buzz around a California court’s finding that bees meet the definition of fish missed the mark, and that the decision isn’t as unusual as it seems."

Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [25]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [26]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [27], 06/07/2022
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"Ship Pollution Is Rising As The U.S. Waits For World Leaders To Act" [28]

"Biden is pushing for countries to adopt a zero-emissions goal for shipping by 2050. But environmentalists want action at home."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Source: Washington Post [30], 06/07/2022
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"EPA Reaches Tandem Deals Over ‘Cancer Alley’ Pollution" [31]

"EPA has reached a tentative deal with environmental groups in a lawsuit brought over toxic pollution in the swath of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley.”"

Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: E&E News [33], 06/07/2022
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"Agency Ruling Delivers Big Setback To Okefenokee Mining Plan" [34]

"A federal agency has delivered a big setback to a company’s controversial plan to mine near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge."

Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [25]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: AP [35], 06/07/2022
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Fine Particle Pollution Will Soon Spawn a Stormcloud of News [36]

New rules on soot may soon be on the way and will likely stir up the long-standing controversy over air pollution from particulate matter. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on the pending regulations, reviews human health impacts and offers a range of story ideas and reporting resources for environmental journalists to tell the story on a local and regional basis.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Chemicals [24]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [13]
Health [39]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [41]
Pollution [5]
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National (U.S.) [16]
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Public [7]
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"Global Plastic Use And Waste On Track To Triple By 2060" [42]

"A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, according to findings released Friday."

Chemicals [24]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Pollution [5]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
International [29]
Source: AFP [44], 06/06/2022
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Massive Drilling Database Helps Track Threats From Local Oil, Gas Wells [45]

A new data tool that captures information on 1.5 million-plus active U.S. oil and gas production facilities can be a powerful tool for journalists looking to report on potential pollutants, especially when overlaid with local census data, school locations and the like. Reporter’s Toolbox takes a closer look at the new Oil & Gas Threat Map, shares caveats and offers story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [2]
Chemicals [24]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [19]
Health [39]
Journalism & Media [40]
Pollution [5]
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National (U.S.) [16]
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Public [7]
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