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"Coal Dust Is Blowin’ in the Wind" [1]

"That black stuff spilling off railcars is a threat to public health and waterways across the United States".

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Sierra [9], 09/28/2023
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"Court Rejects Utah’s Request To Block EPA Smog Rule" [10]

"A federal appeals court on Monday sided with the Biden administration against the state of Utah in a lawsuit over the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “good neighbor” rule, which regulates the flow of air pollution across state lines."

Air [11]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Source: The Hill [14], 09/26/2023
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"The Human Limit: The Inequality Of Heat" [15]

"After the third day without power, the residents of Kasia Bagan had had enough. Their city of Kolkata was in the midst of a blistering heat wave, with temperatures rising to 105 degrees, making life in the narrow lanes and in their tiny one-room homes nearly unbearable."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
People & Population [18]
Public [7]
International [19]
Asia [20]
Source: Washington Post [21], 09/26/2023
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Between the Lines — Great Lakes Author Looks Back on a Writing Career, Forward to Journalism’s Future [22]

With a dozen books under his belt, environmental writer and Great Lakes policy expert Dave Dempsey is ready to put away his pen. But not before sharing important lessons from his career, how he found hope amid the destruction and how he sees journalism succeeding. BookShelf contributor Gary Wilson talks with the author for our occasional “Between the Lines” interview series.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [24]
Environmental Health [3]
Journalism & Media [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Policy [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
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Public [7]
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"Misinformation Research Is Buckling Under GOP Legal Attacks" [30]

"An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation and the quality of medical information online".

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [31]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [32]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [33], 09/25/2023
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"New Orleans Declares Emergency Over Saltwater Intrusion In Drinking Water" [34]

"The New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, signed an emergency declaration for the city on Friday amid concerns about saltwater from the the Gulf of Mexico that has been creeping up the drought-hit Mississippi River in Louisiana."

Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [35]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: Guardian [37], 09/25/2023
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Disabilities and Disasters — What Questions Should You Be Asking Planners? [38]

As hurricane season ramps up, how are the disaster planners considering those with disabilities in your community? Texas-based journalist Greg Harman shares the story of one group that sued their city over claims it failed to properly prepare. And he extracts some rules of thumb to help determine if emergency planners are taking those with disabilities into consideration where you are.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [24]
Climate Change [16]
Disasters [17]
Diversity [40]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [41]
Health [42]
Infrastructure [35]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [18]
Policy [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
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Public [7]
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"Malaria Is On The Ropes In Bangladesh. But The Parasite Is Punching Back" [45]

"The soft footfalls of thousands of moccasins along unpaved rural roads across Bangladesh could be considered the soundtrack to this country's astonishing success in its battle against malaria."

Environmental Health [3]
People & Population [18]
Public [7]
Asia [20]
Source: NPR [46], 09/22/2023
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"Wildfire Fighters Describe A Mental Health Crisis On The Frontlines" [47]

"Extreme working conditions, low pay and high turnover are leading to a crisis exacerbated by more intense wildfires. Eighteen firefighters tell their stories of the mental toll — from burnout to PTSD to the loss of peers to suicide."

Disasters [17]
Environmental Health [3]
Forests [48]
People & Population [18]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Canada [49]
Source: The Narwhal [50], 09/21/2023
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Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Years Of Progress Toward Cleaning Up America's Air [51]

"Over the last few decades, air in the U.S. has undergone a remarkable transformation: pollution levels of health-damaging tiny particles have dropped by roughly 40% since 2000, primarily thanks to the country's decades-long effort to improve air quality through the Clean Air Act, a landmark environmental law."

Air [11]
Climate Change [16]
Environmental Health [3]
Forests [48]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Canada [49]
Source: NPR [52], 09/21/2023
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