Environmental Politics

Environmental Health [6]

People & Population [9]

Pollution [10]

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Read more about Houston and Other Disasters at #SEJ2022 [1]

How Ireland’s Tree Farms, Licensed With Little Environmental Assessment, Harm Biodiversity, Rural Communities [15]

A crowdsourced, crowdfunded investigation on the damage caused by the spread of commercial spruce plantations, both to the biodiversity-rich areas of Ireland and the isolated farming communities where they are planted, was the subject of an award-winning report from journalist Niall Sargent. Find out how he ID’d the problem, overcame investigative challenges and ultimately told a human-centered, data-rich story. Our latest Inside Story Q&A.

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Inside Story [16]

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Agriculture [17]

Biodiversity [18]

Environmental Health [6]

Environmental Justice [20]

Forests [21]

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International [24]

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Battlefront Emerges Over Disclosure of Financial Climate Risks [26]

The Biden administration’s “whole-of-government” attack on climate change has increasingly focused on the financial arena, with the most recent move a vote by the Securities and Exchange Commission to draft rules requiring publicly traded corporations to disclose climate risks. Industry and GOP opponents are preparing for the fight over the complex regulations, and WatchDog Opinion argues environmental journalists have a big stake.

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WatchDog [27]

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Activism [28]

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Now Maskless, What Are Schools Doing in the COVID-19 Era About Clean Indoor Air? [31]

As schools (and many other institutions) around the United States relax mask mandates, questions remain about how they will keep indoor air clean and safe. The latest TipSheet takes a look at the often-underestimated risks of indoor air pollution, as well as well-known practices to clean it up. Get story ideas and resources for reporting on schools in your community.

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TipSheet [32]

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Air [33]

Disasters [34]

Environmental Health [6]

Health [35]

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Parks and Complications — Planning Stories Around Our Nation’s Green Spaces [37]

As more Americans make their way to the nation’s parks (and every other variety of outdoor locales), big budget bumps may not be enough to tackle a variety of ongoing worries, from overcrowding and climate change impacts to maintenance backlogs and political backlash. The latest Issue Backgrounder looks over the state of our nation’s parks.

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Backgrounders [38]

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Forests [21]

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Why the Latest TRI Update Should Be in Your Sights for Stories [39]

Each year brings another update of the Toxics Release Inventory database. And each year, it gets ignored or downplayed by too many news outlets. As the new Reporter’s Toolbox points out, not only does the latest iteration of TRI have some notable updates but it also offers plenty of room for localizable stories. Here’s how to mine the resource.

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Reporters Toolbox [40]

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Chemicals [41]

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Koch Industries To Stay In Russia, Says Exiting Does ‘More Harm Than Good’ [42]

"Koch Industries, the American manufacturing giant that employs 122,000 people across the world, said Wednesday it would not exit its operations in Russia because doing so would put its “employees there at greater risk and do more harm than good.”

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Source: Washington Post [43], 03/18/2022

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"Largest Federal Utility Chooses Gas, Undermining Biden’s Climate Goals" [44]

"The nation’s largest federally owned utility plans to invest more than $3.5 billion in new gas-burning electric plants, despite President Biden’s commitment to swiftly move away from fossil fuels and eliminate greenhouse gases from the power sector in a little more than a decade."

Energy & Fuel [45]

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Source: NYTimes [47], 03/18/2022

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"Texas And Other States Want To Punish Fossil Fuel Divestment" [48]

"Ivan Frishberg says his job is just smart financial policy. He's chief sustainability officer at New York-based Amalgamated Bank, which focuses on socially responsible investment. That includes steering investments away from things like fossil fuels that contribute to global warming."

Energy & Fuel [45]

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Source: NPR [49], 03/17/2022

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"Biden, Democrats Take Aim At Oil Companies For High Prices" [50]

"After weeks of inconsistent messaging on rising energy costs, congressional Democrats and the White House are uniting behind a strategy of blaming oil companies for high prices at the pump."

Energy & Fuel [45]

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