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"Climate Books For Black History Month" [1]

"To win allies for climate action, activists must understand how the environment, intersects with concerns for the health and well-being of people and communities. Inequities of the past and the present must be addressed by the policies and programs offered for a sustainable future."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [7], 02/27/2024
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"Climate Change Is Undoing Decades Of Progress On Air Quality" [8]

"A new report finds that 1 in 4 people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires create a "climate penalty.""

Air [9]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [10]
Pollution [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Grist [12], 02/27/2024
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Florida Lawmakers Want To Eliminate Local Heat Protection Rules For Workers [13]

"A measure that will ban local governments from passing heat-protection ordinances inspired strong emotions from the public Thursday, but lawmakers approved the bill backed by big business interests."

Agriculture [14]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Source: Florida Phoenix [20], 02/27/2024
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"EPA Orders LA County Landfill To Curb Hazardous Waste Leakage Immediately" [21]

"Federal environment officials have ordered a Los Angeles County landfill to take urgent action to protect public health, citing noxious odors and hazardous waste issues in the surrounding community."

Air [9]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [3]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [11]
Waste [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [24]
Source: The Hill [25], 02/27/2024
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Ore. Homeowners Face Soaring Premiums, Few Insurance Options Over Fires [26]

"Nancy Matela co-owns a vacation home in a wildfire zone northwest of Bend that has a new, annual property insurance premium of $9,000. It’s more than nine times what the company Safeco charged her a year ago."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [15]
Economy & Business [27]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [28]
Source: States Newsroom [29], 02/27/2024
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Shell Launches A ‘Climate Tech’ Startup Advertising Jobs In Oil And Gas [30]

"A sleek new startup promising to ‘advance the energy transition’ launched earlier this month promising to “[connect] thousands of innovators across the globe to tackle difficult energy and climate challenges”. "Onward touts a vision of a ‘clean energy future’, but experts say ventures like this are part of fossil fuel firms’ greenwashing plan".

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian/Drilled [32], 02/27/2024
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"Conservatives Gear Up For EPA Revamp In 2025" [33]

"Dramatic shifts to EPA’s priorities and structure are central to plans for a GOP-led White House drawn up by Trump-era officials and right-leaning influencers."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [34], 02/27/2024
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Chemical Safety Board May Have Finally Cleaned Its Slate. What Now? [35]

A key U.S. federal agency tasked with investigating the nation’s industrial chemical accidents has been limping along for years. Now, the latest Issue Backgrounder reports that replenished staffing and a funding boost may mean it’s found its footing. But as the pace of chemical accidents accelerates and safety regulations stagnate, will it make a difference?

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [36]
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Chemicals [22]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [37]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Policy [38]
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National (U.S.) [6]
International [39]
Asia [40]
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Why Parking, Long Term, Presents a Lot of Problems [41]

A new book makes the case that U.S. cities have had their environments, their housing and their businesses warped by parking policies. BookShelf contributor Jennifer Weeks, who shares her own parking-related frustrations, explores the arguments made in “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World,” and also takes a look at what the author sees as “parking-light” solutions.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [42]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [37]
Health [44]
Infrastructure [45]
Planning & Growth [46]
Policy [38]
Pollution [11]
Transportation [47]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
California [24]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
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Public [5]
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Spill-Tracking Data Sources Help Cover Hazmat Events [49]

A new Spill Tracker website is a good source of information on chemical spills, albeit one with an agenda. But according to the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, it’s just one among a set of powerful resources for covering dangerous releases, large and small. More on Spill Tracker, plus another half-dozen-plus government and nonprofit data sources on petrochemical incidents.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [50]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [22]
Disasters [15]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [10]
Government [37]
Journalism & Media [4]
Pollution [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [39]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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