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Early Toxics Release Inventory Data Can Yield Scoops [1]

In a few weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will officially release the latest year’s Toxics Release Inventory. But as Reporter’s Toolbox explains, you can get ahead of the data — and possibly generate some scoops. That’s because EPA quietly releases incomplete preliminary data months earlier. Top tips on making sense of the early data, along with nine smart story leads.

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Chemicals [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Government [7]
Health [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Waste [13]
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National (U.S.) [14]
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Public [15]
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March 30, 2022

Worldwide Teach-In on Climate and Justice on March 30, 2022 [16]

The Worldwide Teach-In invites climate-concerned faculty, staff and students to join the project, with monthly events preceding the Mar 30 event. Register to get involved. For journalists, there are local, national and international stories to pursue from now until March 30.

Other Events [17]
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Public [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [18]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Justice [4]
People & Population [11]
Planning & Growth [20]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [21]

Young Climate Activists Face Another Challenge: Fear Of The Future [22]

"Young people coming of age in an era of climate disasters are trying to channel anxiety about the planet flooding and burning".

Activism [18]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [11]
Public [15]
International [24]
Source: Washington Post [25], 09/17/2021
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"Cave With Ancient Indigenous Artwork Sold" [26]

"A Missouri cave containing Native artwork from more than 1,000 years ago was sold at auction Tuesday, disappointing leaders of the Osage Nation who hoped to buy the land to “protect and preserve our most sacred site.”"

Environmental Justice [4]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [11]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [28], 09/17/2021
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"‘About Damn Time’: First Nation Gets Clean Water After 24-Year Wait" [29]

"Residents of a First Nations community in Canada, who were deprived of clean drinking water for nearly a quarter of a century, can now drink from their taps after a water treatment facility became fully operational earlier this week."

Environmental Justice [4]
Infrastructure [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [15]
Canada [32]
Source: Guardian [33], 09/17/2021
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Black Town Stood In The Way Of Pipeline – So Developers Called It White [34]

"When residents in Union Hill, Virginia, decried the pipeline as a form of environmental racism, the energy company insisted it wasn’t".

Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Source: VPM/Floodlight [37], 09/17/2021
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"Glasgow Climate Summit At Risk Of Failure, U.N. Chief Warns" [38]

"United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said a critical meeting on climate change later this year in Scotland is at risk of failure due to mistrust between developed and developing countries and a lack of ambitious goals among some emerging economies."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [15]
International [24]
Source: Reuters [40], 09/17/2021
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September 22, 2021

NYC Climate Week: Protecting 80% of the Amazonia by 2025 [41]

As the Amazon rainforest is in danger of flipping toward a savanna due to extractive activities, this webinar brings together Indigenous leaders with researchers from the Amazon Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information Network to present evidence-based solutions and a global call to action. 2-3:30 p.m ET.

Other Events [17]
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Public [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [18]
Biodiversity [42]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [43]
Diversity [44]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [4]
Forests [45]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [11]
Water & Oceans [31]

"90% Of Global Farm Subsidies Damage People And Planet, Says UN" [46]

"Almost 90% of the $540bn in global subsidies given to farmers every year are “harmful”, a startling UN report has found. This agricultural support damages people’s health, fuels the climate crisis, destroys nature and drives inequality by excluding smallholder farmers, many of whom are women, according to the UN agencies."

Agriculture [47]
Economy & Business [39]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [15]
International [24]
Source: Guardian [48], 09/16/2021
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"Democrats Advance Climate Bill As Advocates Gird For A Fight" [49]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a historic suite of climate and environmental policies in a marathon two-day markup, kicking off a pressure campaign as Democrats look to move quickly on their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [50], 09/16/2021
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