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Source: CNN [10], 12/17/2024

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Beat Reporter Spotlights Costs of California's Environmental Reckoning [11]

The fossil fuel industry’s outsized climate policy role in the U.S.’s most populous state is the core of award-winning coverage from investigative journalist Aaron Cantú for nonprofit newsroom Capital & Main. In the new Inside Story Q&A, Cantú shares some of what challenged him in his reporting, what surprised him most and a lesson learned.

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Inside Story [12]

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Climate Change [13]

Energy & Fuel [15]

Environmental Justice [16]

Natural Resources [17]

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California [19]

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"‘Bioweapons’ And Cover-Ups: The Untruths Behind RFK Jr.’s Disease Claims" [20]

"Kennedy has spread misinformation about the deadliest and most debilitating diseases of the modern era."

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Environmental Health [2]

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Source: E&E News [23], 12/13/2024

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Climate Action Looks First To Go Under New Administration [24]

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pull the United States out of the Paris climate treaty and to maximize U.S. fossil fuel production. And as the transition to his incoming administration unfolds, he has named a cabinet replete with climate action skeptics. But will all that stop the transition to cleaner power? The latest EJ TransitionWatch has an assessment.

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EJ TransitionWatch [25]

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Agriculture [26]

Climate Change [13]

Consumer [21]

Energy & Fuel [15]

Infrastructure [27]

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Will Trump 2.0 ‘Come After’ Journalists? [30]

If the idea of an FBI director targeting journalists seems oh so last century, then Donald Trump’s prospective pick for the post has news for you. And that isn’t even the all of it. As WatchDog Opinion writes, the incoming administration bodes a litany of woes for free speech advocates, starting with the misuse of the law to try to silence a critical press. What should be done?

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Trump’s Public Health Agency Picks, Looking Peaked? [32]

Public health is an environmental story (think links between infectious disease and climate change, for example). So Trump administration nominees to head leading U.S. public health agencies — including vaccine skeptics, COVID-19 contrarians and physicians with little public health experience — are a story for environmental journalists to watch closely. The latest EJ TransitionWatch helps with a rundown of five top picks. Plus, the latest health headlines [33] from EJ Today.

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EJ TransitionWatch [25]

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Climate Change [13]

Health [33]

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Read more about Trump’s Public Health Agency Picks, Looking Peaked? [32]

Will Trump Use Kash Patel To Attack His Critics And The First Amendment? [35]

"The nomination of Kash Patel to serve as America’s next FBI director is a warning shot across the bow for journalists — as Donald Trump’s threats to attack the First Amendement intensifies."

Public [8]

Source: Independent [36], 12/02/2024

Read more about Will Trump Use Kash Patel To Attack His Critics And The First Amendment? [35]

Reporting on Illegal Wildlife Trade – Story Ideas, Safety Tips and More [37]

Illicit trade in wild animals and plants is a billion-dollar global business that threatens biodiversity and human health. Endless reporting opportunities range from exposing corruption and criminal networks to debunking claims about products derived from endangered species. Journalist Rene Ebersole shares insights from her 20 years on the trail of wildlife smugglers, poachers and other environmental lawbreakers — and introduces a new nonprofit dedicated to this beat.

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Features [38]

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Biodiversity [39]

Consumer [21]

Fish & Fisheries [40]

Wildlife [41]

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California [19]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]

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Mexico [43]

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EPA Science Integrity Threatened by House Republicans [46]

The closest thing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has to a press policy is actually its scientific integrity policy. But as WatchDog Opinion writer Joseph Davis writes in the latest EJ TransitionWatch, the EPA’s scientific integrity policy is under direct attack by a powerful congressman. What’s behind the attack? And could the EPA’s science be under assault next?

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EJ TransitionWatch [25]

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Chemicals [47]

Environmental Studies [22]

Health [33]

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Read more about EPA Science Integrity Threatened by House Republicans [46]

"Congress Poised For Another Farm Bill Punt After Senate Nonstarter" [48]

"House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood that lawmakers will pass another one-year extension of the massive legislation by the end of the year rather than a new, longer-term measure."

Agriculture [26]

Food [49]

Natural Resources [17]

Water & Oceans [50]

Public [8]