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U.N. Summit Lays the Table for Environmental Reporting on Food Systems [1]

After an 18-month buildup, a one-day U.N. Food Systems Summit earlier this fall generated hundreds of commitments to end global hunger and a dizzying array of alliances dedicated to the cause. Despite controversies surrounding the summit, this groundbreaking event highlighted opportunities for reporting on food and food systems. Award-winning agriculture journalist Chris Clayton shares his insights.

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Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Consumer [8]
Disasters [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Food [15]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [21]
Planning & Growth [22]
Policy [23]
Pollution [24]
Science [25]
Technology [26]
Waste [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [28]
California [29]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
International [32]
Canada [33]
Africa [34]
Europe [35]
Middle East [36]
South America [37]
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Public [38]
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Will 2022 See the Start of Formal Negotiations Toward a Global Plastics Treaty? [39]

Plastic waste, already the subject of preliminary international talks, could be increasingly targeted after UN meetings in early 2022. Meanwhile, this ubiquitous product is polluting land, ocean and air in its various forms, as well as through little-understood microplastic particles. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on efforts to forge an international plastics treaty, as well as ideas for how to cover plastic pollution locally.

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TipSheet [40]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Air [41]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Consumer [8]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Food [15]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Policy [23]
Pollution [24]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [43]
Wildlife [44]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [28]
International [32]
Visibility: 
Public [38]
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"Solving Bali's Rivers of Trash" [45]

"A hardworking nonprofit uses simple tech, a team of volunteers, and a grand vision to harness garbage from the rivers of Bali, Indonesia."

Pollution [24]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [38]
Australia & Oceania [46]
Source: Hakai [47], 10/14/2021
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The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [48]

Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.

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Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Air [41]
Chemicals [6]
Disasters [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [14]
Food [15]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Infrastructure [50]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [51]
People & Population [21]
Policy [23]
Transportation [52]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [28]
California [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
International [32]
Africa [34]
Asia [53]
Visibility: 
Public [38]
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Early Toxics Release Inventory Data Can Yield Scoops [54]

In a few weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will officially release the latest year’s Toxics Release Inventory. But as Reporter’s Toolbox explains, you can get ahead of the data — and possibly generate some scoops. That’s because EPA quietly releases incomplete preliminary data months earlier. Top tips on making sense of the early data, along with nine smart story leads.

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Reporters Toolbox [55]
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Chemicals [6]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [56]
Government [16]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [24]
Waste [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [28]
Visibility: 
Public [38]
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"US Grants License For Temporary Nuclear Waste Dump In Texas" [57]

"Federal officials have cleared the way for construction of a dump in West Texas that could hold spent nuclear fuel for up to 40 years."

Environmental Politics [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [51]
Waste [27]
Public [38]
National (U.S.) [28]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: AP [58], 09/16/2021
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Baltimore Recycles Only a Tiny Fraction of its Residential Plastic [59]

"A new report ranked Baltimore last among five cities studied for recycling rates. But the problem lies with plastic itself: Most of it never gets recycled."

Waste [27]
Public [38]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [60]
Source: Inside Climate News [61], 09/07/2021
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"Living In A Sea Of Trash: Roma Fight Environmental Racism In Romania" [62]

"Roma communities driven from Romania's booming city of Cluj-Napoca say the authorities treat them like human garbage. Pollution from a nearby landfill is damaging their health."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Pollution [24]
Waste [27]
Public [38]
Europe [35]
Source: DW [63], 09/06/2021
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"Why 3.6M Pounds Of Nuclear Waste Is Buried On A Popular California Beach" [64]

"The San Onofre nuclear power plant shut down years ago – but residents and experts worry what will happen with the waste left behind".

Nuclear Power & Radiation [51]
Waste [27]
Public [38]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Guardian [65], 08/25/2021
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Reporting Innovations Hold Promise for Reporting on Climate Change Amid News Deserts [66]

Slashed news budgets and staff cuts have left many U.S. newsrooms short on time and resources for deep reporting on climate change and other complex topics. But two innovative projects at The Post and Courier in South Carolina — one enriching breaking news stories and the other fostering news outlet cooperation — aim at filling the void. Acclaimed journalist Tony Bartelme explains.

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Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Policy [23]
Pollution [24]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [43]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [28]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [67]
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Public [38]
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