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Raising Questions about Unequal Justice in Contamination Case [1]

After an EPA Superfund settlement was rebuffed by a small town, a local environmental advocate goes to jail while executives behind a chemical plant contamination remain free. In the latest Q&A for our Inside Story column, we hear from investigative reporter Sharon Lerner of The Intercept about the complex challenges of telling this award-winning tale.

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Activism [3]
Chemicals [4]
Government [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
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FEMA Says It Will Keep Providing Water, Other Essentials In Puerto Rico [12]

"The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday it would continue providing water, meals and other essentials to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico despite earlier reports its humanitarian mission in the U.S. territory would end on Wednesday."

Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
People & Population [8]
Public [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Source: Reuters [16], 02/01/2018

"Judge Rejects Bid To Suspend Louisiana Pipeline Construction" [17]

"A federal judge refused Tuesday to order a temporary halt to construction of a crude oil pipeline through a river swamp in south Louisiana, a setback for environmental groups challenging the project."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Source: AP [20], 01/31/2018

"Supplies Of Valuable Ginseng Root Dwindling" [21]

"Ginseng is a prized root in demand for it's wide use in traditional Chinese medicine. Some of the most valuable ginseng grows wild in Appalachia, but supplies are dwindling."

Natural Resources [22]
Public [11]
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Source: NPR [23], 01/29/2018

"Don't Blame Gators For Coastal Land Loss: Report" [24]

"Eating alligators will not save Louisiana's wetlands."

Natural Resources [22]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [26]
Public [11]
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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [27], 01/26/2018

Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [28]

This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. [29] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [30].

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Backgrounders [31]
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Air [32]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [33]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Forests [35]
Government [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [22]
Policy [36]
Pollution [9]
Science [37]
Water & Oceans [25]
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National (U.S.) [38]
Alaska and Hawaii [39]
California [40]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [42]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
Northwest (OR WA) [44]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Central America & the Caribbean [46]
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"Even Breathing Is A Risk In One Of Orlando’s Poorest Neighborhoods" [47]

"People inhale soot and noxious fumes from the car-laden highways encircling their historically black community."

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Source: HuffPost [48], 01/23/2018

For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [49]

Floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other human-caused disasters made 2017 a hard year to beat. But environmental journalists would do well to be prepared for 2018. This week's TipSheet explains why predicting weather-related disasters may not be as hard you think, and provides resources to get reporters ready. 

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Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [33]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [5]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [51]
Policy [36]
Science [37]
Water & Oceans [25]
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National (U.S.) [38]
California [40]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Central America & the Caribbean [46]
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"How a Team of New York City Inspectors Helped Puerto Rico After Maria" [52]

"Dozens of inspectors swarmed the streets of New York City in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, filling out piles of paperwork as they assessed the damage."

Disasters [13]
People & Population [8]
Public [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
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Source: NY Times [53], 01/15/2018

2018 Elections Could Be Game-Changer for Environment, Energy [54]

The 2018 elections may prove highly consequential for environment and energy policy, possibly slowing or even reversing the Trump-GOP deregulatory agenda. The latest Issue Backgrounder helps reporters frame the choices voters face, including environmental justice and offshore drilling.

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Backgrounders [31]
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Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [33]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [5]
People & Population [8]
Policy [36]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [38]
Alaska and Hawaii [39]
California [40]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [55]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [42]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
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