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EPA TSCA Database Back on the Street [1]

A key federal database on toxic chemicals, kneecapped under the Trump administration, is now back. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week resurfaced the ChemView service, and explains the background law that fuels its data, while offering tips on how to make smart use of the database as it expands in coming years.

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Reporters Toolbox [2]
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Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
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National (U.S.) [11]
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Public [12]

Top Corporations Vow To Fight Climate Change But Their Plans Fall Short [13]

"Some of the world’s best-known corporations have clamored to show how seriously they are taking climate change, with an increasing number pledging to eliminate their carbon footprints in the decades ahead. But many of those firms are not yet doing nearly enough to back up their promises, according to a new analysis by the New Climate Institute, an independent organization based in Germany that promotes measures to slow Earth’s warming."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [8]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [16], 02/07/2022

"Oil Major Board Members Decline To Testify In House Climate Panel" [17]

"Board members of four major oil companies declined to appear at a House oversight panel hearing scheduled for Feb. 8 to answer questions about their companies’ climate change plans, the committee said on Thursday."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Reuters [19], 02/04/2022

#SEJSpotlight: Elaine Kurtenbach, The Associated Press and SEJ Volunteer [20]

#SEJSpotlight graphic for Elaine Kurtenbach

 

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February 14, 2022

DEADLINE: Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis [21]

This year-long experience, a collaboration between the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC), The OpEd Project and Ann MacDougall, will convene a cohort of 20 U.S. climate change thought leaders, the majority of whom will be women and people of color. Apply by Feb 14, 2022.

Workshops and Fellowships [22]
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Public [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [14]
Journalism & Media [8]

Groundhog Day 2022: Punxsutawney Phil Furrsees Six More Weeks Of Winter [23]

"Here ye! Here ye! Punxsutawney Phil has chirped — another six weeks of winter will be!"

Journalism & Media [8]
Wildlife [24]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [25], 02/02/2022

2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [26]

The Society of Environmental Journalists' 10th annual look ahead at the year's key energy and environmental issues took place Feb 9, moderated by #SEJ2022 co-chair and ProPublica/Texas Tribune Investigative Unit's Perla Trevizo. Event details, recording and chat log [26].

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Journalism & Media [8]
Other or All [27]
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Public [12]

#SEJSpotlight: Breanna Draxler, YES! Magazine and SEJ Volunteer [28]

#SEJSpotlight graphic for Breanna Draxler

 

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Journalism & Media [8]
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Public [12]
February 9, 2022

2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [29]

Join us Feb 9 for the Society of Environmental Journalists' 10th annual look ahead at the year's key energy and environmental issues, moderated by #SEJ2022 co-chair and ProPublica/Texas Tribune Investigative Unit's Perla Trevizo. 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET. Advance registration required.

SEJ Regional Conferences [30]
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Public [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [8]
Other or All [27]

Australian Regulator Finds Emissions Misreporting By Coalminer Peabody [31]

"US coalmining giant Peabody Energy has repeatedly submitted incorrect greenhouse gas emissions reports to the Australian government, prompting questions about the reliability of national climate data based on company assessments."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [11]
Australia & Oceania [32]
Source: Guardian [33], 01/31/2022

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