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"North Carolina Pushes Back as EPA Moves To Scale Back PFAS Reporting" [1]

"After decades of PFAS contamination, North Carolina’s attorney general is challenging an EPA proposal to narrow reporting requirements for toxic 'forever chemicals.'"

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Public [10]
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Source: WRAL [12], 01/14/2026

Between the Lines — Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability [13]

Writers with disabilities and chronic illnesses explore perspectives on nature and environment in a unique anthology, “Moving Mountains.” Editor Louise Kenward discusses the recent volume with contributor William Allen in a new BookShelf “Between the Lines” Q&A — the connection between climate change and disability, the benefits of learning to rest, the value of engaging with different perspectives and more. 

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BookShelf [14]
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Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Diversity [17]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [6]
People & Population [8]
Policy [19]
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National (U.S.) [20]
International [21]
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Public [10]

EPA’s Brownfields Data, Covered With Crud? [22]

Hundreds of thousands of polluted, abandoned industrial sites — called brownfields — dot the United States. For reporters seeking local environmental stories, this profusion of problem spots cries out for coverage. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points you to a series of government databases that track them and let you map them, but warns that the going won’t be easy. Find out why.

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Reporters Toolbox [23]
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Journalism & Media [6]
Pollution [9]
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National (U.S.) [20]
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Public [10]

"The Icebreaker Reaches the Thwaites Glacier, and the Science Begins" [24]

"After a 12-day crossing, and a hard slog through sea ice, the field work on this Antarctic expedition is ready to start."

"After a 12-day journey across the southern seas, the nearly 40 scientists aboard the icebreaker Araon on Wednesday reached Antarctica’s fastest-melting glacier, the Thwaites. An ambitious campaign to study the ice by air, under sea and with boots on the frozen surface is now underway.

Climate Change [15]
Environmental Studies [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [21]
Antarctica & Arctic [28]
Source: NYTimes [29], 01/08/2026

"Environmental Health Perspectives Joins The ACS Publications Portfolio" [30]

"The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is proud to announce that Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) has joined the ACS Publications portfolio. EHP is a globally respected journal with a legacy as a premier source for research findings at the intersection of the environment and human health."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [25]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [26]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [21]
Source: ACS [33], 01/08/2026

Ski Patrol — How Snow Helps Tell Local Climate Story [34]

Winter weather can reveal a great deal about global warming's impacts on your locale. So for environmental journalists, an outing to nearby slopes could be a smart reporting trip (with or without the ski boots). The latest TipSheet offers up more than a dozen story angles and snow and weather resources for your next climate story.

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TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [15]
Consumer [3]
Journalism & Media [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
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Public [10]

"12 Non-Fiction Titles That Climate Readers Will Be Delighted To Unwrap" [36]

"These books span the cosmos, the ocean, climate solutions, rivers, forests, and more."

Climate Change [15]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Studies [25]
Journalism & Media [6]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [10]
International [21]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [38], 12/24/2025

Trump Attacks On ‘Climate Alarmism’ Have Already Transformed US Science [39]

"Experts say the cuts to the federal workforce and climate science funding could cause decades of loss in human knowledge and discovery."

Climate Change [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Science [26]
Technology [40]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [21]
Source: Washington Post [41], 12/24/2025

"‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’" [42]

"In a move that drew harsh criticism from its own correspondent, CBS News abruptly removed a segment from Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes” that was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to what the program called a 'brutal' prison in El Salvador."

Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [43], 12/23/2025
January 12, 2026

DEADLINE: Rio Grande Basin Journalist Training & Workshop [44]

The Water Desk invites applications for an expenses-paid, in-person training and workshop for journalists interested in covering the Rio Grande watershed to be held in El Paso, Texas, March 25-27, 2026. Deadline: Jan 12.

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Water & Oceans [27]
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