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"US Appeals Court Kills Ban On Plastic Containers Contaminated With PFAS" [1]

"A federal appeals court in the US has killed a ban on plastic containers contaminated with highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found to leach at alarming levels into food, cosmetics, household cleaners, pesticides and other products across the economy."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [10], 04/02/2024

Scientists And Activists Are Being Censored Over Water Woes In Guadeloupe [11]

"U.N. independent experts are denouncing chronic water cuts in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, adding that they are concerned about tap water pollution, excessive prices and attempts to silence critics."

Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [8]
Central America & the Caribbean [15]
Source: AP [16], 04/02/2024

Courage and Caring — Documentary Celebrates Environmental Icon Stewart Udall [17]

While the name of Stewart Udall, U.S. interior secretary through the tumultuous 1960s, may have faded from public memory, his influence on environmental policies is still felt today. Contributor Francesca Lyman shines the spotlight on a new documentary about Udall and his legacy, and talks with director John de Graaf about Udall’s insights and inspiration.

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Features [18]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [19]
Biodiversity [20]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [24]
Forests [25]
Government [26]
Infrastructure [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [27]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [28]
Policy [29]
Pollution [7]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [30]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [32]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
California [33]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Northwest (OR WA) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
International [37]
Central America & the Caribbean [15]
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Public [8]

Solar Power, the Community Way [38]

The energy transition imperative to move from fossil fuels toward renewable energies could leave out individual homeowners unable to install rooftop solar. But as the latest TipSheet points out, there’s an alternative: community solar. Good local reporting is needed to demystify it though. The backstory, plus more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [21]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Policy [29]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
April 5, 2024

#SEJ2024 Opening Plenary: Election 2024 — How Will Climate Change Matter? [40]

Join the livestream of the #SEJ2024 opening plenary on how the 2024 election is likely to dominate coverage across local, regional and national newsrooms. 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET.

SEJ Annual Conferences [41]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [26]
Journalism & Media [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
April 5, 2024

#SEJ2024: U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan Keynote and Q&A [43]

Join the livestream of this #SEJ2024 discussion with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 16th Administrator, Michael S. Regan, and Bloomberg Law senior reporter Jennifer Hijazi. 8:30-9:30 a.m. ET.

SEJ Annual Conferences [41]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]

"Chevron Owns This City’s News Site. Many Stories Aren’t Told." [44]

"The oil and gas company-owned Richmond Standard tells mostly positive stories about the major industry that dominates this California city and its skyline."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [45]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [13]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [33]
Source: Floodlight/NPR [46], 03/29/2024

DOE Will Lend $1.5B To Restart Michigan Nuclear Power Plant, A US First [47]

"The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [28]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Source: AP [50], 03/28/2024

"A Great Lakes Pipeline Tangles Politics in Two Battleground States" [51]

"Line 5 crosses tribal lands, runs beneath the water and needs major upgrades. Opponents fear spills. Supporters envision jobs. Everyone sees a fight."

Activism [52]
Disasters [45]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Canada [53]
Source: NYTimes [54], 03/28/2024

"Spending Package Would Extend Nuclear Insurance Backstop" [55]

"The fiscal 2024 spending package released Thursday proposes to prolong and expand a critical lifeline for the domestic nuclear energy industry."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [45]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [28]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [56], 03/28/2024

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