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Trump Declares His 1st Natl. Monument, Honoring African American Troops [1]

"In the first such use of his executive powers, President Trump on Friday designated a national monument, establishing a 380-acre site in Kentucky to honor African Americans’ role as soldiers during the Civil War."

Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [8], 10/29/2018
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What Migrants Displaced By Dust Bowl And Climate Events Can Teach Us [9]

"The World Bank predicts climate change could create as many as 143 million 'climate migrants' by 2050. The result would be a mass migration twice as large as the number of refugees in the world today."

Climate Change [10]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
International [11]
Source: NPR [12], 10/24/2018
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Water Around Utah Uranium Mill Grows More Polluted, Impacts Nearby Town [13]

"There once was a time when the children of White Mesa played outdoors without their parents fearing for their health."

Environmental Health [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [15]
People & Population [5]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Source: Salt Lake Tribune [19], 10/23/2018
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"The California Indigenous Peoples Using Fire for Agroforestry" [20]

"Prescribed burning is the main tool in the Karuk and Yoruk tribes' agroforestry systems, which encourages proliferation of traditional foods, herbs, and medicines."

Agriculture [21]
Forests [22]
People & Population [5]
Public [6]
California [23]
Source: Pacific Standard [24], 10/22/2018
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How Others Are Practicing Multimedia [25]

As part of SEJournal's new EJ InSight column, a quarterly section that will explore the range of photojournalism, videography, information graphics and data visualization for environmental journalism, read a short piece on how print environmental journalists are experimenting with photography.

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EJ InSight [26]
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Journalism & Media [27]
People & Population [5]
Region: 
International [11]
Antarctica & Arctic [28]
Asia [29]
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Public [6]
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Reporting from Iraq — with Both Camera and Notebook [30]

In the first edition of a new SEJournal column — EJ InSight — we look at how one freelance print journalist took up the camera to diversify her skills and report a unique story from the marshes of Iraq. See a photo gallery [31] of her images. Plus, multimedia efforts from other environmental reporters [25].

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ InSight [26]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [21]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Food [33]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
International [11]
Middle East [34]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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As Climate Struggle Gets Real, Cities Stand on Front Line [35]

When it comes to facing the risks of coming climate change, cities and states are leading the way for the United States. That means planning for future emissions reductions, as well as preparing for probable impacts. This week’s TipSheet has the story, with details on which local governments are acting and resources to find more, plus ten key questions to ask.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [37]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [38]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [41]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [42]
Policy [43]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
California [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [44]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Northwest (OR WA) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
International [11]
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Public [6]
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SEJ's 29th Annual Conference, Fort Collins, CO, Oct. 9-13, 2019 [51]

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Environmental Journalism 2019 was hosted by Colorado State University. See the agenda [52]. Most sessions were audio-recorded and are posted on our conference coverage page [53].

Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [21]
Air [54]
Biodiversity [55]
Chemicals [56]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [2]
Food [33]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [42]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [57]
Initiatives: 
SEJ Annual Conferences [58]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
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Incinerators Offer Local Journalists Some Burning Issues [59]

Incinerators — there may be fewer of them these days, but it’s likely there’s still one near you and it’s probably polluting the air. How a cheap method to make garbage go away now has become a problem of its own, one that often sparks debates over environmental justice. This week’s Tipsheet has a quick rundown on incinerator regulation, outlines key problem areas and offers resources for reporting your own local incinerator story.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [37]
Air [54]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Politics [2]
Health [60]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [5]
Pollution [16]
Waste [61]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [44]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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Florence Hints at More Flood-induced Animal Waste Spills Across U.S. [62]

Hog waste washing into the environment in the wake of flooding is not just a worry in the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence. Potential pollution from animal feed operations is a widespread risk around the United States — and climate change-induced extreme weather means that risk is rising. The latest TipSheet has resources and ideas for covering the story in your area.

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TipSheet [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [21]
Air [54]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [38]
Economy & Business [39]
Health [60]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [5]
Pollution [16]
Waste [61]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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