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Neither Pandemic Nor Politics Derailed Grantee’s Trophy Hunting Story [1]

When freelancer Rachel Nuwer decided to tackle a controversial story about trophy hunting and wildlife conservation she confronted not only tricky logistics and demanding field work, but last-minute publication conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic. But with a grant and an understanding editor, she got her clip and a new commitment to continue covering similarly challenging topics. Nuwer shares her experience in the new FEJ StoryLog.

SEJ Publication Types: 
FEJ StoryLog [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Wildlife [9]
Region: 
International [10]
Africa [11]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
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Analysis: "‘Forever Chemicals’ Contaminate America’s Freshwater Fish" [13]

"A recent study from The Environmental Working Group found that just one serving of fish can be equivalent to a month of drinking water contaminated with 48 parts per trillion of the common chemical PFOS."

Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [14]
Consumer [15]
Environmental Health [6]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [20], 01/05/2024
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"Consumer Reports Finds 'Widespread' Presence Of Plastics In Food" [21]

"Consumer Reports has found that plastics retain a "widespread" presence in food despite the health risks, and called on regulators to reassess the safety of plastics that come into contact with food during production."

Chemicals [14]
Environmental Health [6]
Food [22]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Reuters [23], 01/05/2024
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Proposed Youngstown Tires-To-Gas Plant Paused Over Environmental Justice [24]

"Officials in Youngstown, Ohio, have dealt a setback to a company’s plan to build and operate a recycled tire waste-to-energy plant near the center of the city and adjacent to a neighborhood of predominantly Black residents, enacting a one-year moratorium on such industrial processes."

Chemicals [14]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [17]
Waste [28]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Source: Inside Climate News [30], 01/04/2024
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‘Major’ Problem in Texas: Polluters Evade Federal Law and Get Away With It [31]

"Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen."

Air [32]
Chemicals [14]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [17]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 01/03/2024
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Water Increasingly At The Center Of Conflicts From Ukraine To Middle East [35]

"In countries including India, Kenya and Yemen, disputes over water have triggered bloodshed."

Climate Change [36]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [37]
Military [38]
Natural Resources [39]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [12]
International [10]
Source: LA Times [40], 01/03/2024
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"Polar Bear Dies From Bird Flu As H5N1 Spreads Across Globe" [41]

"A polar bear has been killed by bird flu as the highly contagious H5N1 virus spreads into the most remote parts of the planet."

Agriculture [42]
Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Natural Resources [39]
Wildlife [9]
Public [12]
International [10]
Source: Guardian [43], 01/03/2024
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"Brace Yourself For A Blockbuster Year On Energy And Climate" [44]

"It’s officially an election year, which means politics — and the prospect of another White House showdown pitting President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump — will influence just about everything in the energy and environmental arena between now and Election Day on Nov. 5."

Climate Change [36]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [45], 01/03/2024
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"Many on Gulf Coast Say Time Is Running Out For EPA To Act On Toxic Air" [46]

"As a girl growing up near refineries and chemical factories in this part of the Gulf Coast, 77-year-old Lois Malvo thought nothing of the way her eyes burned when she played outside. Now she sees dangers all around her."

Chemicals [14]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [17]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [48], 01/02/2024
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"Dying in the Fields as Temperatures Soar" [49]

"Scores of California farmworkers are dying in the heat in regions with chronically bad air, even in a state with one of the toughest heat standards in the nation."

Agriculture [42]
Climate Change [36]
Environmental Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
California [50]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 01/02/2024
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