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Fake Newspapers Fill Gaps Left by Disappearing Real Ones [1]

When corporate, often politicized entities create fake newspapers in communities without their own in order to control the news agenda, it’s called “pink slime news.” And its purveyors have made a significant target of environmental and energy issues, writes WatchDog Opinion. A look at the rise of “fake news” outlets, the decline of real ones and how to fight back.

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Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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"Chemical Makers Get Stricter Label Rules for Product Hazards" [8]

"Chemical manufacturers and distributors will have to meet new federal requirements for labeling hazards on commercial products, under a final OSHA rule released Friday."

Chemicals [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [12], 05/20/2024
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Oil Companies Use Paid Content to Protect Business, Documents Show [13]

"Oil major BP considers deals to place paid-for content in trusted media brands as key to influencing the Washington power players who set U.S. energy policy, according to internal company documents."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: DeSmog [17], 05/20/2024
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June 2, 2024

DC SEJ Happy Hour [18]

SEJ DC-area members who met at this year's SEJ conference in Philadelphia are planning an environmental journalist happy hour. Non-SEJ environmental journalist friends are also welcome. The gathering is at 4:00 p.m. at the Midlands Beer Garden in Petworth/Columbia Heights. 

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Helps Tell the Climate Story [21]

A massive data set that tracks greenhouse gas emissions in the United States is now newly updated, and the latest Reporter’s Toolbox calls it essential for informed reporting on U.S. climate policy. Its three decades-plus of measurements can help journalists track big emitters near them and from a variety of major sources ranging from landfill methane to industrial polluters.

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Reporters Toolbox [22]
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Agriculture [23]
Air [24]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [10]
Government [25]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Policy [26]
Pollution [27]
Transportation [28]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [7]
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July 12, 2024

DEADLINE: LaunchPad Fellowship for NextGen Journalists [29]

This nine-month Renaissance Journalism fellowship is designed for early-career journalists from all media platforms who have the skills, expertise and desire to tackle an ambitious in-depth reporting/storytelling project on a critical social justice issue facing the U.S. $5,000 stipend and mentorship. Apply by Jul 12, 2024.

Workshops and Fellowships [30]
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Public [7]
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Environmental Justice [31]
Journalism & Media [5]
People & Population [32]
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National (U.S.) [6]

USDA Shifts Gardening Zones: Map Shows Changes In Vivid Detail [33]

"Recently, the USDA updated its plant hardiness map for the first time in 11 years."

Agriculture [23]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [3]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [34], 05/16/2024
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"DeSantis Signs Bill Scrubbing ‘Climate Change’ From Florida Law" [35]

"Florida will eliminate climate change as a priority in making energy policy decisions, despite the threats it faces from powerful hurricanes, extreme heat and worsening toxic algae blooms."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Science [37]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [38]
Source: Washington Post [39], 05/16/2024
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"Don’t Fall For “Climate-Friendly” Beef" [40]

"U.S. meat behemoth Tyson Foods claims “Brazen Beef” is better for the environment than regular beef because it emits 10 percent less greenhouse gas. It is also the first beef to be certified “climate-friendly” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture."

Agriculture [23]
Climate Change [14]
Food [41]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: HEATED [42], 05/16/2024
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Occidental Petroleum Net-Zero Strategy A ‘License To Pollute,’ Critics Say [43]

"More so than any other fossil fuel company, Occidental Petroleum — known as Oxy — has built its climate strategy around innovations that capture carbon before it can be emitted or pull it directly out of the air." "The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [5]
Pollution [27]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [44]
Source: Grist [45], 05/14/2024
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