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Disaster Aid Sometimes Helps Fund the Next Disaster [1]

As hurricane season gets into full swing, a perpetual paradox reemerges — does disaster aid  help or harm? Government financial assistance in a disaster’s wake may seem a boon, but could it just encourage communities to repeat the mistakes of the past? The latest TipSheet explores the question and provides context, reporting resources and story ideas.

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TipSheet [2]
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Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Policy [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [13]
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Public [14]

"Sanders-Biden Climate Task Force Calls For Carbon-Free Power By 2035" [15]

"A unity task force made up of supporters of both Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Vice President Joe Biden has come up with a series of broad environmental recommendations for Biden as he prepares to become the official Democratic presidential nominee."

Activism [16]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [5]
Policy [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [18], 07/09/2020

Coronavirus Silence, Secrecy Harms Public Health [19]

Mishandling of vital information by the U.S. government worsened the COVID-19 pandemic, argues the latest WatchDog. The no-holds-barred opinion piece, which notes that coronavirus is as much an environmental story as a public health one, points the finger at the White House and the “Silent CDC,” sifts the wreckage of the testing program and speculates about the dearth of data as the nation reopens.

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WatchDog [20]
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Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [9]
Policy [11]
Science [22]
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National (U.S.) [13]
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Public [14]

Disaster Preparedness Key Amid Pandemic [23]

Unheeded warnings are the hallmark of many disasters. And with coronavirus still hobbling the nation, communities and journalists must now watch for all the ways COVID-19 could make even the most familiar hazards far worse. Prepare with this extensive Backgrounder, which touches on issues around evacuations and emergency readiness when facing storms, fires, toxic releases and more.

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Backgrounders [24]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [25]
Chemicals [26]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [17]
Government [6]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Policy [11]
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National (U.S.) [13]
California [27]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]
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While No One Was Watching — Changing Enviro Regs Under Trump [30]

Regulations that sprang from cornerstone environmental laws in place for decades are now under attack by the Trump administration, per legal experts in a recent webinar co-sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists and Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Get key takeaways and resources from the event from SEJ’s Dale Willman. Plus, watch the full webinar video.

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SEJ News [31]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [16]
Air [25]
Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [33]
Policy [11]
Pollution [34]
Science [22]
Transportation [35]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [13]
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Public [14]

NEPA Rollback, EPA Science Rules Threaten Transparency; Plus, Pandemic Press Restrictions? [37]

A long-standing law designed to protect public information about environmental impacts is facing an unfavorable overhaul, while a proposal dictating how EPA uses scientific findings in its rulings is nearing finalization. WatchDog has those items, plus how states are using the COVID-19 pandemic to restrict press and more.

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WatchDog [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [16]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [38]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [11]
Science [22]
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National (U.S.) [13]
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Public [14]

"Forest Service: Study Counters Claim That NEPA Hobbles Projects" [39]

"A new study takes aim at the idea that environmental reviews take too long for timber and other projects in national forests."

Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [40]
Forests [41]
Policy [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Greenwire [42], 05/06/2020

SEJ Mourns the Loss of John Freemuth [43]

Conservation Champion and Head of the Andrus Center Was Also a Staunch Advocate for SEJ. The Society of Environmental Journalists is saddened to learn of John Freemuth's passing. John was a stalwart supporter of SEJ and it was his vision that brought SEJ's 2020 conference to Boise State University. As the inaugural chair of the university's Andrus Center for Public Policy, he upheld the legacy of its namesake by leading a national dialogue on public lands policy.

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Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Studies [40]
Planning & Growth [10]
Policy [11]
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Public [14]

Smokey’s 420 Gets the ‘Dirt’ on Pot Crop [44]

The story of Smokey’s 420, mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective. Plus, why the explosion in the infant business legal cannabis could be bad news for the environment [45], if left largely unregulated. 

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Features [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [16]
Agriculture [47]
Chemicals [26]
Consumer [48]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [11]
Pollution [34]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [49]
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Public [14]

Why an Unregulated Pot Business May Be Bad for the Environment  [45]

One industry seemingly unharmed by the coronavirus-related shutdown is legal cannabis. But the explosion in this infant business could be bad news for the environment, if left largely unregulated. A closer look at the issues. Plus, the story of Smokey’s 420 [44], mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [16]
Agriculture [47]
Chemicals [26]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [11]
Pollution [34]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [49]
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Public [14]

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