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Superfund News May Not Go Away [1]

Somewhere near you is a toxic waste site. And as the EPA brings the Superfund cleanup program back into its sights, TipSheet helps you cover this perpetual problem. Info on cleanup funding and priority-setting, resources to locate nearby sites, questions to ask to dig into your Superfund story and more.

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TipSheet [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]
Waste [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [13]
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"Sierra Club Sues EPA Over FOIA Request On FOIA Requests" [14]

The Sierra Club has filed suit in a federal court in California over EPA's failure to respond to its Freedom of Information Act request for records on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's changes to the agency's FOIA policies.

Activism [15]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [16], 02/06/2018
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Raising Questions about Unequal Justice in Contamination Case [17]

After an EPA Superfund settlement was rebuffed by a small town, a local environmental advocate goes to jail while executives behind a chemical plant contamination remain free. In the latest Q&A for our Inside Story column, we hear from investigative reporter Sharon Lerner of The Intercept about the complex challenges of telling this award-winning tale.

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Inside Story [18]
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Activism [15]
Chemicals [3]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [10]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
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Public [13]
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September 18, 2019

DEADLINE: Resilience Journalism Fellowship [21]

The next Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism/City University of New York (CUNY) fellowship will be held Oct 26-Nov 1, 2019. Includes lodging, tuition, most meals and travel costs. Open to all professional, mid-career journalists. Apply by Sep 18.

Workshops and Fellowships [22]
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Disasters [23]
Journalism & Media [8]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]

"Politics: Murkowski Says 'Be Honest' About Rising Temps" [25]

"Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is not impressed with U.S. EPA's attempts to scrub climate change from its portfolio."

Climate Change [26]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [8]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: ClimateWire [27], 02/02/2018
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"Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. Chief, Assailed Trump in a 2016 Interview" [28]

"A year before President Trump named Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, where he quickly became a presidential favorite by gutting pollution rules and slashing staff, Mr. Pruitt, the former Oklahoma attorney general, assailed Mr. Trump on a talk radio show, saying he would be “abusive to the Constitution.”"

Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [8]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NY Times [29], 01/31/2018
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"State of the Union: Trump Glorifies Coal, Shuts Eyes to Climate Risks" [30]

"Trump talked of the year's climate disasters—without saying 'climate change'—and while repeating his usual promotion of the fossil fuels that drive global warming."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [8]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: InsideClimate News [32], 01/31/2018
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Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum [33]

Top reporters at an event sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists predicted clashes in 2018 over climate, drilling on public lands, environmental laws, infrastructure, national monuments and more. Here's what these journalistic veterans forecast. Plus, check out the accompanying annual issues guide [34].

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SEJ News [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [38]
Science [39]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [13]
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After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [40]

New White House tariffs on solar imports may put the brakes on the solar installation boom in the United States. That means numerous local and regional stories are waiting to be told. This week's TipSheet has plenty of ideas for coverage, plus resources to track solar activity in your locale.

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Consumer [41]
Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Technology [43]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Asia [48]
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Public [13]
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OSHA Drops Fatality Data, Science Suppression Tracker and More [49]

OSHA stops publishing on its website a list of U.S. workers who died on the job, a new "Silencing Science Tracker" tool and a journalists' guide to working with whistleblowers are released, plus a powerful politician pressures a scientist on environmental health policy. All in the latest WatchDog TipSheet.

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WatchDog TipSheet [50]
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Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [42]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Science [39]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [13]
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