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"Arrests at London Climate-Change Protests Top 1,000" [1]

"The number of environmental campaigners arrested during eight days of direct action in London topped 1,000 on Monday, police said, adding that Waterloo Bridge, one of the sites blockaded by the protests, had re-opened to traffic."

Activism [2]
Public [3]
Europe [4]
Source: Reuters [5], 04/23/2019
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"London Climate-Change Protesters To Disrupt Heathrow Airport" [6]

"Environmental protesters who have blocked London roads and bridges for more than three days said Thursday they plan to take their civil disobedience campaign to Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, at the start of the Easter holiday weekend."

Activism [2]
Public [3]
International [7]
Source: AP [8], 04/19/2019
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Anti-Abortion Christians Protest EPA Loosening Mercury Standards [9]

"Anti-abortion Christians are among those protesting an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would limit consideration of health benefits in regulating mercury and other toxic emissions from industrial sources like coal-burning power plants."

Activism [2]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Deseret News [14], 04/18/2019
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Use EPA TRI Database To Find Toxic Threats [15]

The Toxics Release Inventory database, refreshed annually, has long been the foundation of many a good environmental news story. The latest release is now out, and this week’s TipSheet reminds journalists why the searchable online TRI can be such a valuable reporting tool in tracking toxic dangers.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Air [17]
Chemicals [18]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [10]
Government [20]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [23]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
International [7]
Asia [24]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
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Youth Organizers Are Pushing Minnesota Toward Its Own Green New Deal [25]

"As the Green New Deal made national headlines, young climate activists in Minnesota wrote their own bill to create a sweeping new climate and economic framework for their state."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Source: Fast Company [30], 04/12/2019
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"The Renegade Nuns Who Took On a Pipeline" [31]

"In 2015, the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, a congregation of nuns, learned that an energy company planned to build a pipeline on their land. So they started a resistance movement."

Activism [2]
Energy & Fuel [28]
People & Population [32]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: New Yorker [33], 04/11/2019
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Styrofoam Container Bans May Be Trending [34]

The first state ban on styrofoam food containers makes this a good time to see how things stand with styrofoam in your area, as the controversial plastic draws negative attention for overflowing landfills, causing litter and polluting waters. More, plus story ideas and reporting resources, in this week’s TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Chemicals [18]
Consumer [35]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Food [37]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [23]
Waste [38]
Water & Oceans [39]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
California [40]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [42]
Northwest (OR WA) [43]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
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"U.S. Regulator Rules Out Exxon Shareholder Vote On Climate Resolution" [44]

"Exxon Mobil Corp is not required to let its shareholders vote on setting greenhouse gas targets, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday, agreeing with the company’s request to reject the proposal."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Reuters [45], 04/03/2019
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"ACLU Sues South Dakota Over Pipeline Protest Legislation" [46]

"The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of South Dakota has sued the state over a series of new laws critics say violate the First Amendment rights of anti-pipeline activists."

Activism [2]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [47], 04/01/2019
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SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [48]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is backing right-to-know lawsuits brought by journalism groups, and a collaborative press freedom tracker gets new funding. Meanwhile, at the Interior Department, one watchdog group angles for environmental impact statements on ANWR drilling, while others track possible conflicts of interest by the acting secretary. That and more in the latest WatchDog roundup.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [49]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Biodiversity [50]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [51]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Food [37]
Forests [52]
Government [20]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Military [53]
Natural Resources [54]
Policy [55]
Pollution [23]
Wildlife [56]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [57]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
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