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Fossil Interests And Hometown Newspaper Work To Kill Solar In Ohio County [1]

"A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other"

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: Floodlight [10], 10/09/2024
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Public Records Bring Independent Reporting to the Next Level [11]

Freelancers may worry they don’t have time to chase down government documents. But if you’re looking for tools to help get your hands on public records, help is on the way. In the new Freelance Files, MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin offers a step-by-step guide to filing document requests, organizing and analyzing your documents and joining the FOIA community. Get started [11].

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Air [13]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [18]
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Residents Not Told When Carbon Capture Monitoring Well Leaks in Illinois [19]

"On Sept. 13, Decatur, Illinois, city councilperson David Horn found out a monitoring well at a carbon capture and storage site in his community was leaking. He did not find out through an internal council meeting, nor an emergency phone call from the city manager or an alert from environmental regulators. He found out like most other people did, through an article in E&E News."

Chemicals [20]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [22], 10/04/2024
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"US Closes $1.52 Billion Loan To Resurrect Michigan Nuclear Plant" [23]

"The U.S. on Monday said it closed a $1.52 billion loan to resurrect Holtec's Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, and a senior Biden administration official said it could take two years to reopen the plant, which is longer than the company predicted."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [15]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: Reuters [24], 10/01/2024
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In Ohio, Drought And Climate Change Affect Native Pawpaw Fruit [25]

"Stubborn drought in Ohio and the shifting weather patterns influenced by climate change appear to be affecting North America’s largest native fruit: the pawpaw."

Biodiversity [26]
Climate Change [2]
Food [27]
Natural Resources [28]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: AP [29], 09/27/2024
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"Another Train Car Leaked Chemicals In Ohio. Here’s What To Know About It." [30]

"Officials were working Wednesday to assess the scene the day after a chemical leak from a railcar prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents in southwestern Ohio."

Chemicals [20]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [21]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [32]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: Washington Post [33], 09/26/2024
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"First US CO2 Injection Well Violates Permit — EPA" [34]

"EPA has issued a violation notice to the operator of the country’s first carbon dioxide injection wells for permanent storage, alleging that the company hasn’t complied with its federal permit."

Agriculture [35]
Climate Change [2]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: E&E News [36], 09/17/2024
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September 20, 2024

SJN Webinar: How to Do Climate Solutions Reporting [37]

SEJ member Bennet Goldstein, a reporter at Wisconsin Watch and the Mississippi River Basin Ag and Water Desk, is leading a free webinar for newsrooms in collaboration with the Solutions Journalism Network on how to develop and frame climate stories in ways that motivate and inspire. 2:30 pm CT / 3:30 pm ET.

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Pa. Will Monitor Private Wells Near The East Palestine Site For 10 Years [39]

"A year and a half after a catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced plans to monitor private drinking water wells for Pennsylvania residents living within one mile of the accident site for the next decade."

Chemicals [20]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [21]
Infrastructure [41]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Source: EHN [43], 09/03/2024
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"Coal Power Defined This Minnesota Town. Can Solar Win It Over?" [44]

"One of the nation’s largest coal-fueled electric plants is being replaced with thousands of acres of solar panels and a test of long-duration batteries."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [41]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: NYTimes [45], 08/21/2024
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