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Prying Open the Statehouse Doors [1]

Reporting on environmental stories often leads to the state legislature, where key material can be frustratingly hard to access. Whether that’s because the state is deliberately hiding information, has poor systems for sharing it or isn’t even tracking it, there are ways to get what you need. Four seasoned environment reporters offer tips, tricks and commiseration.

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Air [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Government [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
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November 3, 2023

DEADLINE: IJNR Virtual Workshop on Traditional Ecological Knowledge [19]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists to apply by Nov 3 for this virtual workshop, Nov 13-14, 2023, exploring how Tribes and First Nations are joining discussions over environmental policy and resource management – and the challenges and opportunities TEK can bring to conservation and restoration efforts.

Workshops and Fellowships [20]
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Diversity [21]
Journalism & Media [8]
People & Population [22]
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National (U.S.) [13]
International [23]

Here’s Your Handy Doomsday Dataviz Dashboard [24]

If you’re harboring serious doubts about the climate future but want to be prepared to cover it, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers up a seasonably ghoulish list of a dozen and a half great visualization sources to help tell the story. And lest it leave you spooked, remember, as the saying goes, everything will be OK in the end. And if it's not OK, it's not the end.

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Reporters Toolbox [25]
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Air [3]
Climate Change [26]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [8]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [13]
International [23]
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Public [18]

Mama Bear "Grazer" Easily Wins Popular Fat Bear Contest At Alaska Park [30]

"When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this year’s undisputed champ is Grazer."

Biodiversity [31]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Natural Resources [10]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [33]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
Source: AP [35], 10/13/2023

"USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat" [36]

"Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Justice [37]
People & Population [22]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Texas Observer [38], 10/13/2023

"A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health" [39]

"The coming surge in photovoltaic panel waste is tiny compared to other categories, and most health concerns about solar equipment are unfounded."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [28]
Technology [40]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 10/13/2023
October 18, 2023

Webinar: Chemical Recycling — It’s Not What You Think It Is [42]

Join Ocean Conservancy policy expert Dr. Anja Brandon and colleagues from GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) and Eureka Recycling to discuss the science, policy landscape and industry push around chemical recycling. Audience Q&A to follow. 2:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [43]
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Chemicals [44]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [28]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Government [6]
Policy [11]
Pollution [45]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [13]
International [23]
October 25, 2023

SEJ Webinar: Mining Public Records To Unearth Air Pollution [46]

In this SEJ webinar, join California Newsroom reporter Molly Peterson and MuckRock data reporter Dillon Bergin to learn how to turn a question into an effective public records request; find the records you want and use them in your reporting; and see how you can use data from a recent investigation to scrutinize air pollution erased from the regulatory record near you. 1-2pm ET.

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Air [3]
Government [6]
Health [29]
Journalism & Media [8]
Pollution [45]
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National (U.S.) [13]

"As Climate Risks Mount, The Insurance Safety Net Is Collapsing" [48]

"Natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab?"

"This story is the first in a four-part Grist series examining how climate change is destabilizing the global insurance market. It is published in partnership with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [4]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Grist [49], 10/12/2023

FWS Creates 2 New Refuges In Tenn, Wyo. To Protect Toads, Bats, Salamanders [50]

"Two newly created national wildlife refuges in Tennessee and Wyoming will help protect habitats for threatened and endangered species such as toads, bats, shrimp and salamanders, federal officials say."

Biodiversity [31]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [51], 10/12/2023

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