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Superfund Under Trump 2.0 — Quick … and Dirty? [1]

Every U.S. state has at least one Superfund site, the worst kind of toxic waste dump. And millions live near them. The latest TipSheet has a look at the state of the decades-old Superfund cleanup program under the Trump administration, and how environmental journalists can turn that into local stories, with a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

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TipSheet [2]
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Chemicals [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Waste [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
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Public [12]
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ANWR Well Is Deep and Dark — But Is It Dry? [13]

Journalists love a secret. And WatchDog Opinion delves into a whopper on the environment beat — the hidden data surrounding a singular test well drilled in one of the most contested ecosystems in the United States. Now that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been reopened for oil leasing by the Trump administration, do the findings even matter? More on the saga.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [17]
Policy [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
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Public [12]
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Helping Students Learn the Hard Work of Journalism [20]

Two flourishing nonprofit programs teach young writers the basics of journalism and environmental reporting — mentoring and paying students, who publish enterprise and public records stories, personal essays and narrative features. Read more about Florida Student News Watch with CD Davidson-Hiers [20] and Indiana’s climate solutions-focused Youth Environmental Press Team with Jim Poyser [21], in the new EJ Academy.

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EJ Academy [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [23]
Climate Change [24]
Government [5]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [29]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
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Enviros File Suit Over Public Records on Endangered Species Act Rollbacks [32]

"The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Tuesday over public records related to the Trump administration's efforts to weaken the Endangered Species Act."

Biodiversity [33]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [34]
Wildlife [26]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: National Parks Traveler [35], 02/02/2026
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"Trump Admin Clips EPA Oversight Amid Deregulatory Blitz" [36]

"The Trump administration has squelched both external and internal oversight of EPA’s deregulatory agenda with moves that silence forums for critics, among other impacts, a review by POLITICO’s E&E News has found."

Climate Change [24]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Science [34]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [37], 01/29/2026
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"EPA Cuts Top Executive Jobs Under Trump’s Reorg" [38]

"EPA plans to clip its managerial corps as the agency is reshaped under the Trump administration. More than a dozen top executive positions will be eliminated, according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by POLITICO’s E&E News."

Climate Change [24]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [39], 01/29/2026
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Winter Olympics Must Adapt To Warming Future, Scientists Say" [40]

[C]limate change has decreased snowpack by as much as 20 percent per decade in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. This trend is already causing trouble for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, global events reliant on snow to succeed. In a landmark 2024 study, researchers found that potential host locations are dwindling as temperatures warm."

Climate Change [24]
Government [5]
Infrastructure [41]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [42]
Source: Inside Climate News [43], 01/28/2026
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"The ‘Biggest Tragedy’ of Trump’s Gutting of the National Park Service" [44]

"With the second coming of Donald J. Trump, the first Native American director of the National Park Service packed up his belongings in Washington, D.C., and retreated here to the sagebrush outback of eastern Oregon."

Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [45]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 01/28/2026
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"More History Exhibits Pulled From National Parks, Including Grand Canyon" [47]

"Trump officials have ordered national parks to remove dozens of signs and displays related to climate change, environmental protection and settlers’ mistreatment of Native Americans in a renewed push to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order on “restoring truth and sanity to American history.”

Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [48]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [49], 01/28/2026
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February 10, 2026

National Press Club Journalism Institute: Covering Immigration Safely and with Care [50]

At noon ET on Feb. 10, is an informative and timely panel on immigration coverage with a focus on journalists’ safety. You’ll hear from seasoned reporters and editors who will speak about their experiences in the field and newsroom. Registration for this session is free. 

Other Events [51]
Workshops and Fellowships [52]
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Activism [53]
Environmental Justice [54]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [45]
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National (U.S.) [10]

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