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Pesticide Drift Catches Schools Off Guard. Lawmakers Want Spraying Notice [1]

"More than 700 Illinois schools are within a quarter-mile of crop fields, yet state law doesn’t require pesticide applicators to notify them before spraying. Advocates say a new notification proposal would give educators and park staff time to move children indoors and reduce exposure."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Source: Investgate Midwest [14], 12/08/2025
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"Maha v Maga: Feud Grows As Trump EPA Rolls Back Rules On Toxic Chemicals" [15]

"“Make America healthy again” (Maha) movement leaders have put out a petition calling for Donald Trump to fire Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, who, since being appointed in late January, has quickly moved to undo toxic chemical regulations and fast-track pesticide approvals."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Food [17]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [18], 12/08/2025
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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026 [19]

Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026. Our updated format for the special report provides a quick read and a broad scope — with insights on climate change and environmental justice, bird and insect declines, data centers and deep sea mining, deregulation and PFAS and much more. Get started here [19].

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [21]
Agriculture [2]
Air [22]
Biodiversity [23]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [27]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Forests [29]
Government [30]
Health [31]
Infrastructure [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Military [34]
Natural Resources [35]
Policy [36]
Pollution [10]
Science [37]
Technology [38]
Waste [39]
Water & Oceans [40]
Wildlife [41]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [42]
California [43]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [44]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [45]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Northwest (OR WA) [48]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
International [51]
Visibility: 
Public [11]
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From Words to Frames — Writer Learns To Wield Power of Visual Storytelling [52]

When writer Gulnaz Khan saw how global warming drove both natural loss and spiritual breaks for surrounding human communities, it started her on a PBS documentary series exploring sacred sites around the world threatened by climate change. But she also undertook another odyssey, one from writer to visual storyteller. What she learned on her journey from text to screen, in the new EJ InSight column.

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ InSight [53]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [23]
Climate Change [24]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Food [17]
Forests [29]
Government [30]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [33]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [54]
Science [37]
Waste [39]
Water & Oceans [40]
Wildlife [41]
Region: 
International [51]
Africa [55]
Asia [56]
South America [57]
Visibility: 
Public [11]
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"New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards Save Lives" [58]

"As the Trump administration is expected to finalize a standard to prevent heat-related injury and illness for workers by early next year, a new study shows that clear, comprehensive rules save lives."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [59], 12/03/2025
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"Millions Have Fled Weather Disasters, But They Had Few Champions At COP30" [60]

"Advocates are working to ensure that world leaders don’t ignore people displaced by climate change."

Climate Change [24]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Planning & Growth [61]
Public [11]
International [51]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [62], 12/03/2025
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Trump Admin Will Review Part Of Rule To Protect Miners From Lung Diseases [63]

"The Trump administration says it will reconsider aspects of a rule that aims to protect miners from exposure to cancer-causing silica dust on the job."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [64], 12/02/2025
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Citizen Pollution Monitors Face Industry Pushback, Legal Threats [65]

A steep decline in the enforcement of environmental laws means the monitoring of pollution by citizens is more important than ever. But as the latest TipSheet notes, some states have passed laws that severely constrain the use of citizen monitoring or the sharing of findings. Get the backstory, along with top reporting angles and resources for finding monitoring in your area.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [66]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [21]
Air [22]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [27]
Government [30]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [10]
Science [37]
Water & Oceans [40]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Visibility: 
Public [11]
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Electric Rates Jump After Trump Rejects Disaster Aid For Michigan Utilities [67]

"A recent decision by President Donald Trump to deny disaster aid to two electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost residents tens of millions of dollars."

Climate Change [24]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [32]
People & Population [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Source: E&E News [68], 12/01/2025
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"Atrazine Probably Causes Cancer In Humans, WHO Cancer Agency Says" [69]

"The World Health Organization’s cancer research agency has classified atrazine – the second most widely used herbicide in the United States – as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” adding to growing concerns about toxic exposures in the nation’s farm belt."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Science [37]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: US Right to Know [70], 12/01/2025
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