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"Murkowski Introduces Bill To Reverse Trump’s Mount McKinley Name Change" [1]

"Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation on Thursday to rename North America’s highest mountain “Denali,” after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office changing its name to Mount McKinley."

Environmental Politics [2]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: The Hill [9], 02/18/2025

Trump Creates Council For ‘Energy Dominance,’ To Boost Natural Gas Exports [10]

"President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [13], 02/18/2025

"Musk Accused Reuters Of ‘Social Deception.’ The Deception Was His." [14]

"Trump’s DOGE chief mischaracterizes a contract as he marshals “deep state” conspiracy theories to justify cuts to federal agencies."

Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [15], 02/18/2025

From Oil Boom to Lithium Rush — Reporting the Realities [16]

A coming lithium rush in Arkansas drew the notice of journalist Katie Myers, who used a grant from the Fund for Environmental Journalism to explore whether extraction activities near once-booming energy communities could avoid the economic and environmental impacts of another boom-and-bust cycle for a largely Black region with histories of land dispossession, plantation slavery and Jim Crow segregation. Lessons learned in the latest FEJ StoryLog.

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Economy & Business [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [20]
Technology [21]
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National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
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Climate Risk Data Helps Decisions, Stories About Looming Disaster [23]

Environmental journalists aiming to report local or regional stories on real estate climate risk should explore an impressive bit of data journalism on the subject; Reporter’s Toolbox lauds it not just for the exemplary work, but also because the project, from The Washington Post, allows them to look up a variety of risks in their own locales.

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Reporters Toolbox [24]
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Climate Change [11]
Disasters [25]
Journalism & Media [3]
Planning & Growth [26]
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Public [6]

Celebrating Love for SEJ’s Community on Our 35th Anniversary [27]

Feb. 14, 2025 — Here at SEJ, we celebrate both Valentine’s Day and our 35th anniversary on February 14, a tribute to our love for the planet and recognition of the enduring friendships and mutual support within our tight-knit community of environmental journalists. Today, as our field and membership have expanded across the world and into every form of news media, the need for environmental journalism has never been more urgent: SEJ’s role is even more vital, and the support our community offers is more relevant than ever. Read more from SEJ executive director Aparna Mukherjee (pictured, left). 

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February 26, 2025

Data Tools for Climate Reporting: A Journalist’s Guide to PalmWatch and mBio [28]

The University of Chicago’s Academic Communicators Network and the Data Science Institute invite journalists to a reporter resource session showcasing two free, interactive data tools for climate reporting. One tracks deforestation and the other genetically modified crops. Noon ET.

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Agriculture [30]
Climate Change [11]
Forests [31]
Journalism & Media [3]
Technology [21]
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National (U.S.) [7]
International [32]

Florida Court Rules That Trump Can Pursue Lawsuit Against Pulitzer Board [33]

"A Florida appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to pursue a defamation lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize board members in a dispute rooted in the organization awarding a prize to The New York Times and The Washington Post for reporting about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election."

Environmental Politics [2]
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Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: News Service of Florida [34], 02/14/2025

Mexico Orders Factory Cleanup After Guardian Toxic Waste Investigation [35]

"Mexican environmental regulators say they have discovered 30,000 tons of improperly stored material with “hazardous characteristics” in the yard of a Mexican plant that is recycling toxic waste shipped from the US."

Chemicals [36]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Justice [19]
Infrastructure [38]
Journalism & Media [3]
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People & Population [20]
Pollution [39]
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Mexico [41]
Source: Guardian [42], 02/14/2025

"Colorado And Connecticut Lowered Utility Bills By Reining In Lobbying" [43]

"Electric and gas utilities routinely charge ratepayers for costs related to political advocacy, ads to burnish their brand, and even luxury perks for executives and employees, according to a recent report by the utility watchdog group Energy and Policy Institute, or EPI. Such expenses add up to millions of dollars paid by customers toward utilities’ efforts to raise prices and stall climate progress."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [2]
Journalism & Media [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [39]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Grist [45], 02/14/2025

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