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Breaking the ‘Cycle’ on Chemical Safety Story [1]

Chemical plant explosions make for fiery headlines, but then the reporting tends to flame out. The latest Backgrounder spells out why environmental journalists should stay vigilant on chemical safety coverage, with news hooks and ingredients for a potent mix of advance stories.

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Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [4]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

EPA Inaction Leaves Smog an Endless Summer Story [21]

It’s summer smog season, with all its unpleasant environmental and health impacts. But if you’re reporting on this perpetual problem, you may not be able to rely on the EPA to help you figure out where it is worst. This week’s TipSheet explains, then helps get you started on your own smog coverage.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [23]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Health [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
California [24]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [27]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

Farmers Markets Offer Baskets of Fresh Story Ideas [28]

Nearby farmers market may offer reporters a bounty of environmental stories, with angles on organic foods, locavore movements and more. This week’s TipSheet outlines ideas, provides resources and encourages you to go pay a visit to speak with vendors and customers … and perhaps even taste some free wares.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [29]
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [4]
Consumer [30]
Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Food [31]
Health [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Transportation [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

"Taming the Mighty Mississippi" [32]

"A picaresque tour of infrastructure reveals a struggle for control all along America’s great river, full of questions about what it once was, doubts about what it will become and who will pay for any of it."

Transportation [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [33], 03/15/2018

Pruitt Says ‘California Is Not The Arbiter’ Of U.S. Emissions Standards [34]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said Tuesday that EPA is not planning to set stricter fuel economy standards beyond 2025 and questioned whether states such as California should be able to enact their own tougher emissions rules for cars and light trucks."

Air [23]
Climate Change [35]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [16]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [36], 03/14/2018

"Trump's Infrastructure Push Hits Wall In Congress" [37]

"Less than a month after its release, President Trump's infrastructure plan appears to have crashed and burned in Congress."

Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [38], 03/12/2018

Dems Unveil $1T Infrastructure Plan, Undo GOP Tax Cuts To Pay For It [39]

"As the White House struggles to finance an ambitious infrastructure plan, Senate Democrats are proposing one alternative — albeit one unlikely to pass muster with President Trump: rolling back the recently passed Republican tax overhaul."

Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [40]
Transportation [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [41], 03/08/2018

"White House Turns To Congress For Ideas On Infrastructure Funding" [42]

"The White House has proposed to spend $200 billion more in infrastructure but remains unsettled on how to pay for the investment, despite President Trump’s hints of an increase in the federal gas tax, his transportation chief said Tuesday."

Economy & Business [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [43], 03/07/2018

"The World Is Embracing S.U.V.s. That’s Bad News for the Climate." [44]

"It’s the car of the future. It’s taking off in markets all over in the world. The electric vehicle? Hardly. It’s the S.U.V., the rugged, off-road gas-guzzler that America invented and the world increasingly loves to drive."

Climate Change [35]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Transportation [16]
Public [20]
International [45]
Source: NY Times [46], 03/05/2018

"After Uproar, EPA’s Pruitt Says He Plans To Fly Coach" [47]

"The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, facing ongoing criticism about his taxpayer-funded, first-class travels, says he plans to spend more time in coach."

Environmental Politics [8]
Government [9]
Transportation [16]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [48], 03/02/2018

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