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Often Misunderstood Estuaries Underpin Environment’s Health [1]

The estuaries that proliferate across the United States can be hard to define — and protect. But their role in a healthy environment makes them a crucial focus of good reporting. The latest Issue Backgrounder explores their importance, the many challenges they face, and how to track the agencies and programs meant to protect them.

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Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
California [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Northwest (OR WA) [24]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
International [27]
Mexico [28]
Visibility: 
Public [29]
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Tracking Troubled Waters with ‘Endangered Rivers’ List [30]

A running list of endangered rivers becomes an annual starting point for strong local coverage of critical water issues. This week’s TipSheet spotlights the latest additions to an inventory of trouble spots around the United States, plus key angles and issues for coverage, and a selection of top resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [32]
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [33]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Visibility: 
Public [29]
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Great Lakes Offer Great Stories to Reporters in the Know [39]

The Great Lakes are not only the largest fresh water system in the world, supplying drinking water to tens of millions. They also face a range of environmental woes that make them ready fodder for reporters. This week’s TipSheet runs down some ongoing developments, plus key resources to cover them.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [31]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Chemicals [33]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [5]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Health [40]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
International [27]
Canada [41]
Visibility: 
Public [29]
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"Releases Reported In St. James Parish Over 14 Month Period" [42]

"Over the course of 14 months, 37 chemical releases were reported to the Coast Guard's National Response Center by facilities or individuals in St. James Parish [Louisiana], according to an analysis by environmental advocacy groups. The list of releases ranged from reports of chemical smells to a large quantity of a known carcinogen emitted from a plastics manufacturer."

Chemicals [33]
Environmental Health [6]
Public [29]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [43], 03/28/2018
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Washington State Bans Firefighting Chemicals That May Cause Cancer [44]

"Firefighting foam with a chemical thought to cause cancer and other health problems will be banned in two years for local fire departments and districts in Washington."

Chemicals [33]
Environmental Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [29]
Northwest (OR WA) [24]
Source: Spokane Spokesman-Review [45], 03/28/2018
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"South Sudan Halts Spread of Crippling Guinea Worms" [46]

"South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, appears to have stopped Guinea worm disease within its borders, the country’s health minister announced Wednesday."

Environmental Health [6]
Public [29]
Africa [47]
Source: NY Times [48], 03/27/2018
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"Scott Pruitt’s Dirty Politics" [49]

"How the Environmental Protection Agency became the fossil-fuel industry’s best friend."

Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Public [29]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: New Yorker [50], 03/27/2018
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"A New Study Finds Children's Blood Lead Levels In Flint Are Declining" [51]

"Blood lead levels in Flint children are declining, according to a new study."

Environmental Health [6]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [29]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Source: Michigan Radio [52], 03/27/2018
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"EPA Deals Give Companies More Time To Pollute" [53]

"An enforcement breakthrough a decade in the making was unveiled in December: Three manufacturers of a sooty oil-based product known as carbon black had agreed to slash air pollution by thousands of tons each year. But there was a twist."

Air [54]
Climate Change [55]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [15]
Public [29]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Greenwire [56], 03/27/2018
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EPA Says It Wants Research Transparency. Scientists See Attack on Science [57]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is considering a major change to the way it assesses scientific work, a move that would severely restrict the research available to it when writing environmental regulations."

Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Science [58]
Public [29]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NY Times [59], 03/27/2018
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