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Read more about Between the Lines — Great Lakes Author Looks Back on a Writing Career, Forward to Journalism’s Future [1]

Youngstown Council Unanimously Nixes ‘Dangerous’ Tire Pyrolysis Plant [12]

"The Youngstown City Council approved a resolution on Wednesday night opposing an “advanced recycling” plant that would have used a process called pyrolysis to burn old tires to make steam for heating and cooling downtown buildings."

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Source: Inside Climate News [16], 09/25/2023

Read more about Youngstown Council Unanimously Nixes ‘Dangerous’ Tire Pyrolysis Plant [12]

Funding To Replace Lead Pipes Is Just the Start of the Story [17]

Billions of dollars in federal funding to get rid of lead pipes is only the beginning — now the pipes have to be located, removed and replaced. And the latest TipSheet says that’s a story that’s found in many U.S. communities, so is ripe for local reporting. Here’s the backstory and why it matters, along with more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

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Read more about Funding To Replace Lead Pipes Is Just the Start of the Story [17]

Midwesterners Lament Lack of Transparency Over Proposed Hydrogen Hub [27]

"Environmentalists and others want specifics on how such a hub would benefit historically polluted communities and help arrest climate change. The Department of Energy plans to help finance as many as 10 across the country."

Energy & Fuel [28]

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Source: Inside Climate News [29], 09/22/2023

Read more about Midwesterners Lament Lack of Transparency Over Proposed Hydrogen Hub [27]

"Chicago Mayor Unveils Reforms to Fight Environmental Racism" [30]

"Promising to end the practice of piling on more environmental burdens to the same South and West Side communities, Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a series of reforms aimed at changing city practices after federal investigators last year determined Chicago violates the civil rights of its residents by concentrating polluting businesses in Black and Brown communities."

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Source: Chicago Sun-Times [32], 09/21/2023

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October 28, 2023

NAHJ Workshop in Chicago: Breaking Boundaries for Media Equality [33]

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) invites midwest-area journalists to attend a free half-day, in-person training at DePaul University. Keynote is 'Fact-checking isn't just for fact-checkers,' with presenter Monique Curet, assistant editor at PolitiFact.

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"Ohio Injection Wells Suspended Over ‘Imminent Danger’ to Drinking Water" [36]

"Four fracking waste injection wells in Athens County have temporarily suspended operations by order of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, which says the wells present an “imminent danger” to health and the environment."

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Source: Athens County Independent [37], 09/19/2023

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EPA Slow On Investigating Chemical Risk From Ohio Derailment: Emails [38]

"Internal agency communications confirm certain EPA experts, including a "key dioxin scientist," were not consulted until a month after the derailment."

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Source: HuffPost [41], 09/19/2023

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Big Farms and Flawless Fries Are Gulping Water in the Land of 10,000 Lakes [42]

"When Minnesota farmers cranked up their wells in a drought, they blew through state limits. Thirsty crops included corn, soybeans and perfect, fry-friendly potatoes."

Agriculture [43]

Climate Change [44]

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Source: NYTimes [45], 09/05/2023

Read more about Big Farms and Flawless Fries Are Gulping Water in the Land of 10,000 Lakes [42]

Missouri, Florida Journalism Professors Join Classes on Multistate Fertilizer Investigation [46]

What brought together two teams of student reporters, half a dozen states and 1,000 miles apart? For one, the high environmental cost of chemical fertilizer. For another, a pair of dedicated journalism teachers. Cynthia Barnett and Sara Shipley Hiles share how they took the project from daydream to reality, brought students into the field and got pickup from numerous news outlets, in the latest EJ Academy.

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