Environmental Justice

Infrastructure [6]

Pollution [8]

Water & Oceans [9]

Public [10]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]

Source: Reuters [13], 10/21/2022

Read more about "U.S. EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Mississippi Capital's Water Crisis" [1]

Secret Files Suggest Chemical Giant Feared Weedkiller’s Link To Parkinson’s [14]

"Documents seen by Guardian detail effort to refute scientific research into paraquat and derail nomination of key EPA adviser"

Agriculture [15]

Chemicals [16]

Public [10]

Source: Guardian [19], 10/21/2022

Read more about Secret Files Suggest Chemical Giant Feared Weedkiller’s Link To Parkinson’s [14]

"The Precarious Position of Treaty-less Tribes" [20]

"What a five-year fight over a few dozen clams shows about the inconsistent rights of Indigenous tribes."

Fish & Fisheries [21]

Public [10]

Northwest (OR WA) [22]

Source: Hakai [23], 10/18/2022

Read more about "The Precarious Position of Treaty-less Tribes" [20]

Environmental Reporting Through an Indigenous Perspective [24]

Indigenous communities that have tried to live in balance with nature have seen their practices largely ignored. But now many have turned to them for guidance. As part of a special initiative from the Society of Environmental Journalists on covering climate solutions, we offer a tipsheet from journalist Brian Bull on reporting on how Indigenous people use nature-based environmental solutions. Also, check out additional resources [25] and watch video from an earlier webinar [26].

SEJ Publication Types:

Special Reports [27]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [28]

Agriculture [15]

Air [29]

Biodiversity [30]

Diversity [32]

Fish & Fisheries [21]

Food [33]

Forests [34]

Government [35]

Health [36]

Natural Resources [37]

People & Population [38]

Policy [39]

Pollution [8]

Religion, Faith and Spirituality [40]

Water & Oceans [9]

Wildlife [41]

Region:

Northwest (OR WA) [22]

International [42]

Canada [43]

Australia & Oceania [44]

Visibility:

Public [10]

Read more about Environmental Reporting Through an Indigenous Perspective [24]

November 11, 2022 to November 12, 2022

GLF Climate: Frontiers of Change [45]

Hosted online and in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt alongside COP27, this hybrid Global Landscapes Forum event will seek answers on how to build a low-carbon economy that puts people and nature first. Simultaneous interpretation available (EN|FR|ES).

Other Events [46]

Visibility:

Public [10]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [28]

Economy & Business [3]

Planning & Growth [47]

Region:

Africa [48]

DC Sues Velsicol For Allegedly Contaminating Local Rivers With Pesticide [49]

"Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine (D) on Thursday announced a lawsuit against chemical manufacturer Velsicol, alleging the company contaminated waterways in the city and harmed the health of residents in predominantly minority neighborhoods."

Chemicals [16]

Public [10]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]

Source: The Hill [51], 10/17/2022

Read more about DC Sues Velsicol For Allegedly Contaminating Local Rivers With Pesticide [49]

EPA Says Louisiana Regulation Of Air Pollution May Violate Civil Rights [52]

"The state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health may be violating federal civil rights laws and regulations by allowing Black people to suffer disproportionate impacts from air pollution in Louisiana's industrial corridor, including an increased risk of cancer, the federal Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday."

Air [29]

Chemicals [16]

Energy & Fuel [53]

Pollution [8]

Public [10]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]

Source: Nola.com [54], 10/14/2022

Read more about EPA Says Louisiana Regulation Of Air Pollution May Violate Civil Rights [52]

"Drive for Climate Compensation Grows After Pakistan’s Floods" [55]

"Every part of Rajul Noor’s life has been wrecked by this summer’s massive monsoon-driven floods. The 12-year-old girl’s family home is destroyed, as is the school that she loved. The friends she used to walk to school and play with are scattered, finding refuge elsewhere."

Disasters [56]

Public [10]

International [42]

Source: AP [57], 10/11/2022

Read more about "Drive for Climate Compensation Grows After Pakistan’s Floods" [55]

"How Fossil Fuel Firms Use Black Leaders To ‘Deceive’ Their Communities" [58]

"Black community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say".

Energy & Fuel [53]

Public [10]

Source: Guardian [59], 10/11/2022

Read more about "How Fossil Fuel Firms Use Black Leaders To ‘Deceive’ Their Communities" [58]

COP 27 Egypt — From Afar, How UN Meeting Will Affect Climate Change Reporting [60]

How will the UN’s yearly climate treaty talks in Egypt next month touch domestic U.S. reporting? The latest Backgrounder has an outlook, with close attention to the question of compensation for nations suffering the worst impacts of global warming, plus the politics of war and energy, methane and HFCs. The prospects for action in and after Egypt.

SEJ Publication Types:

Backgrounders [61]

Topics on the Beat:

Disasters [56]

Energy & Fuel [53]

Government [35]