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Drought Fuels Wildfire Concerns As Canada Braces For Another Intense Summer [1]

"As widespread drought raises expectations for a repeat of last year’s ferocious wildfire season, response teams across Canada are grappling with the rapidly changing face of fire in a warming climate."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Forests [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Canada [10]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [11], 05/13/2024
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May 20, 2025

DEADLINE: NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Scholarships [12]

Applications for the $3,000 Kay Longcope (LGBTQ+ student of color) and $5,000 Leroy F. Aarons (LGBTQ+ student) scholarships are due May 20, 2025. You must be planning a career in journalism and be committed to furthering NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists’ mission of fair and accurate coverage of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Diversity [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
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National (U.S.) [9]

Biodiversity Loss Is Biggest Driver Of Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Study [16]

"Researchers say reducing emissions and biodiversity loss and preventing invasive species could control disease".

Biodiversity [17]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Studies [19]
Natural Resources [6]
Wildlife [20]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [21]
Source: Guardian [22], 05/10/2024
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State Lawmakers Take Aim At Community Air Monitoring In Louisiana [23]

"Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds."

Activism [24]
Air [2]
Chemicals [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [27]
Laws & Regulations [28]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: Floodlight [33], 05/10/2024
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High School Students, Frustrated By Lack Of Climate Education, Seek Change [34]

"Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state’s nearly snowless, warm winter."

Activism [24]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [35]
Journalism & Media [15]
People & Population [29]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Source: AP [37], 05/10/2024
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"US Republican Attorneys General Sue To Stop EPA's Carbon Rule" [38]

"Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and industry trade groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants."

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Pollution [30]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Reuters [39], 05/10/2024
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Amid Controversial Sale, U.S. Steel Falls Behind In Cleaner Steelmaking [40]

"U.S. Steel’s proposed sale to Nippon Steel stokes concerns over labor rights and national security, all while the company continues to break clean air laws in Western Pennsylvania."

Air [2]
Chemicals [25]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Pollution [30]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Source: Daily Climate [42], 05/10/2024
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EPA Closes Racial Probes Into Jackson Water, Finds ‘Insufficient Evidence’ [43]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed its civil rights probes into the water crisis in Jackson, Miss., saying there was “insufficient evidence” to say that the state discriminated against residents on the basis of race."

Consumer [44]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: The Hill [45], 05/10/2024
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Rapid Response Grant Yields Oil Patch Stories, Book Chapter [46]

Mid-pandemic, freelancer Erika Bolstad struck out from Oregon for the boom-bust Bakken oil fields of North Dakota, with cash from a grant, two story assignments and years of book research. She shares her experience on the road, dealing with COVID risks, tricky timing and a stubborn bureaucracy, as well as a generous well-plugger and supportive editors. Read the new FEJ StoryLog.

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Energy & Fuel [26]
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Natural Resources [6]
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Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [49]
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Property Risk Disclosure Reveals Reportable Environmental Threats [50]

As the real estate market enters its busiest time of year, it’s also a smart time for environmental journalists to explore and report on all the risks facing prospective property owners — whether lead paint or pipes, radon, flood, wildfire or more. The latest TipSheet explores the beat and offers up more than a dozen story ideas to pursue in your community.

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TipSheet [51]
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Consumer [44]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Planning & Growth [52]
Pollution [30]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [8]
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