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Journalism & Media [8]

Policy [10]

Pollution [11]

Waste [12]

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Asia [15]

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"Plastic Mardi Gras Beads Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past" [17]

"The iconic New Orleans party favors are getting an eco-friendly makeover."

People & Population [18]

Waste [12]

Public [16]

Source: HuffPost [19], 03/05/2019

Read more about "Plastic Mardi Gras Beads Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past" [17]

"New York's Canners: The People Who Survive Off A City's Discarded Cans" [20]

"‘It’s honest dollars,’ says one canner, but it’s not easy work – canners plan meticulous routes and often work long hours". "“It’s good for the environment,” says Anthony Pemberton, arranging the recyclable empty bottles and cans in his shopping cart."

People & Population [18]

Waste [12]

Public [16]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]

Source: Guardian [22], 03/05/2019

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"The Dawn of the Age of Plastics" [23]

"The 1939 World’s Fair was a testament to cork’s primacy in consumer packaging. But a little-known substance called plastic was waiting in the wings."

"In the closing months of World War II, Americans talked nonstop about how and when the war would end, and about how life was about to change. Germany would fall soon, people agreed on that. Opinions varied on how much longer the war in the Pacific would go on.

Chemicals [24]

Consumer [5]

Waste [12]

Public [16]

Source: Undark [25], 02/26/2019

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Reckoning Day: US Cities Burn Recyclables After China Bans Imports [26]

"Residents of cities like Chester, outside Philadelphia, fear a rise in pollution from incinerators after China’s recycling ban".

Air [4]

Environmental Health [27]

Pollution [11]

Waste [12]

Public [16]

Source: Guardian [28], 02/21/2019

Read more about Reckoning Day: US Cities Burn Recyclables After China Bans Imports [26]

"Virginia Lawmakers Send Coal Ash Bill To Governor" [29]

"Virginia lawmakers have approved legislation to require the state’s largest electric utility to excavate and clean up unlined coal ash pits."

Pollution [11]

Waste [12]

Public [16]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]

Source: AP [33], 02/19/2019

Read more about "Virginia Lawmakers Send Coal Ash Bill To Governor" [29]

Prominent Reporters See Critical Year Ahead on Energy, Environment [34]

It’s a “make or break” year for a range of environmental and energy issues, advise leading journalists at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25. The gathering also featured a surprise appearance by a top EPA official, who was questioned about administration policy on climate change. Read our coverage of the forum in this SEJ News report.

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Activism [3]

Agriculture [36]

Air [4]

Climate Change [37]

Disasters [38]

Environmental Politics [39]

Journalism & Media [8]

Natural Resources [40]

Policy [10]

Pollution [11]

Science [41]

Waste [12]

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International [14]

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Public [16]

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Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [42]

With 2019 in full swing, the SEJournal offers an analysis of the year ahead in environment and energy news, with an overview of our full special report, the “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [43].” Plus, don’t miss SEJ’s Jan. 25 event with top reporters [44] to help you keep track of the big stories on the beat. RSVP here [45] to attend in-person or online.

SEJ Publication Types:

Features [46]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [3]

Air [4]

Chemicals [24]

Climate Change [37]

Disasters [38]

Environmental Health [27]

Environmental Politics [39]

Health [47]

Journalism & Media [8]

Natural Resources [40]

People & Population [18]

Policy [10]

Pollution [11]

Science [41]

Transportation [48]

Waste [12]

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Read more about Environment and Energy News Outlook for 2019 [42]

Many Environmental Court Disputes Will Make News in 2019 [49]

U.S. courts will be a key venue of environmental conflict in 2019, as the Trump administration pushes back against an extensive array of long-standing environmental law. This special edition Issue Backgrounder looks at seven key legal disputes, including cases involving climate change liability, intergenerational equity and policy, as well as conflicts over maintaining national monuments, defining which waters are subject to anti-pollution rules, disposing of coal ash and extending offshore drilling.

SEJ Publication Types:

Backgrounders [50]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [3]

Air [4]

Chemicals [24]

Climate Change [37]

Environmental Politics [39]

Natural Resources [40]

Policy [10]

Pollution [11]

Waste [12]

Region:

California [51]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [52]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [54]

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Public [16]

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"Plastic Straws Now Officially Banned In D.C." [55]

"Add one more item to those “Out for 2019” lists : plastic straws. D.C. banned plastic straws in restaurants and other businesses effective Jan. 1, 2019, becoming the second major U.S. city to do so. Seattle made the change six months ago."