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"Federal Appellate Panel Sends Michigan Pipeline Challenge To State Court" [9]

"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit seeking to shut down part of a petroleum pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac belongs in state court, a federal appellate panel ruled Monday."

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Energy & Fuel [11]

Environmental Health [12]

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Source: AP [17], 06/18/2024

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#SEJSpotlight: Bennet Goldstein, Investigative Reporter, Wisconsin Watch [18]

Meet SEJ member Bennet Goldstein! Bennet reports on water and agriculture as Wisconsin Watch’s Report for America representative on the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk — a collaborative reporting network across the basin. Before this, he was on the breaking news team at the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska.

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Agriculture [19]

Pollution [16]

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Mich. Bottled Water Company Is Still Extracting Millions of Gallons Free [20]

"Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had pledged to crack down on bottled water companies taking water at the same time Flint, Michigan, faced a water crisis. Six years later and in her second term, little has changed."

Economy & Business [21]

Environmental Politics [22]

Laws & Regulations [14]

Natural Resources [15]

Public [3]

Source: ProPublica [23], 06/07/2024

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Mich., Wisc. Govs Tout Biden’s Investments In Climate Group’s $1.4M Ad Buy [24]

"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) will appear in ads touting the Biden administration’s green investments in ads running in their state. The $1.4 million total buy from climate group Evergreen includes an ad with each governor, highlighting the impact of the Biden administration’s investments in their state."

Climate Change [25]

Environmental Politics [22]

Public [3]

Source: The Hill [26], 06/06/2024

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July 31, 2024

Institute for Independent Journalists: The Freelance Business Workshop [27]

This Institute for Independent Journalists' workshop in Chicago, held the day before the NABJ annual convention, is designed to help freelancers develop sustainable independent journalism practices. Meet assigning editors from the New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times and other publications. Discount for SEJ members.

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‘Green’ Steel: Five Things To Know About the U.S. Transition [28]

Plans for two new U.S. facilities that will use hydrogen instead of coal to make steel hold the promise of decarbonizing this essential but dirty industry. But don’t expect overnight change. Reporter Maria Gallucci looks at the complexities of making the switch, from ditching the blast furnace to reducing pollution all along the supply chain.

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Features [29]

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Activism [30]

Air [31]

Chemicals [32]

Climate Change [25]

Economy & Business [21]

Energy & Fuel [11]

Environmental Health [12]

Environmental Justice [33]

Environmental Politics [22]

Government [34]

Natural Resources [15]

Policy [35]

Pollution [16]

Science [36]

Technology [37]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]

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Whistleblower Raps Mistakes In EPA Use Of Sensor Plane At Ohio Derailment [42]

"The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly over eastern Ohio until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment there last year."

Air [31]

Chemicals [32]

Disasters [10]

Environmental Health [12]

Pollution [16]

Science [36]

Technology [37]

Public [3]

Source: AP [43], 05/15/2024

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Tiny Pieces Of Plastic Pose One Of The Biggest Threats To Chicago River [44]

"Wendella engineer Miguel Chavez climbed down a ladder and over a small dock to pull up a trap floating in the Chicago River near the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The size of a standard garbage can, the trap is designed to collect trash and can hold up to 44 pounds."

Pollution [16]

Public [3]