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"New Mexico Imposes Oil And Gas Moratorium On State Land Near Schools" [1]

"Members of the Navajo community have complained to Samuel Sage for years about the noise and vibrations that rattle their homes. They tell him about the dust kicked up by heavy trucks traveling the surrounding dirt roads and the smells that come from some of the oil and natural gas wells and tank batteries that dot the land around their Navajo community of Counselor in northwestern New Mexico."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: AP [8], 06/02/2023
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Operator Error Caused 400,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Outside Midland, TX [9]

"EnLink Midstream’s Chickadee pipeline ruptured on March 29, 2023, causing one of the largest oil spills in the past decade in Texas. An incident report blames the massive spill on “incorrect operation.”"

"Operator errors caused 402,486 gallons of crude oil to gush out of an EnLink Midstream pipeline south of Midland, Texas on the night of March 29.

Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [13], 05/30/2023
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"North Texas Suburb Approves New Fracking Zone Near Homes and Schools" [14]

"The Arlington City Council on Tuesday authorized the creation of a new zone for drilling and fracking in a residential area, despite objections from neighbors in the North Texas suburb."

Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [17], 05/26/2023
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Oak Flat: "Biden Admin Hits Pause On Ariz. Copper Mine" [18]

"The Biden administration has paused finalizing an environmental impact statement for a controversial copper mine in Arizona in order to meet with opposing tribes and review the Forest Service’s consultation."

Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [21]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: E&E News [24], 05/23/2023
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Report Finds Methane Mitigation in Texas Could Create Thousands of Jobs [25]

"Texas officials have vowed to oppose federal regulations aimed at reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations. But the report says plugging leaks and upgrading wells is poised to be a big business in the Lone Star State."

Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 05/18/2023
  • Read more about Report Finds Methane Mitigation in Texas Could Create Thousands of Jobs [25]

Transportation ‘Revolution’? How The Infrastructure Law Fuels Freeways [29]

"The Biden administration is supporting a nearly $10 billion highway expansion in Houston that ignited a yearlong debate about its climate effects and the demolition of almost 1,000 homes."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: E&E News [32], 05/16/2023
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"Exxon Targets Standing in Largest-Ever Citizen Lawsuit Penalty" [33]

"Exxon Mobil Corp. and environmental groups will square off once again in circuit court on Tuesday in a 13-year-old lawsuit over pollution from the energy giant’s Baytown, Texas, refinery."

Chemicals [16]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [4]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [34], 05/16/2023
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When Extreme Weather Amplifies Hazardous Waste Threats [35]

Toxic waste is bad enough when it’s in one spot. But it can be even more dangerous when it is made mobile by climate-induced natural disasters. The latest TipSheet looks at just a few of the problems that can arise — or have already arisen. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources to cover this issue in your locale.

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Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [26]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [3]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [38]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [5]
Waste [40]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [23]
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"Tohono O’odham Nation To Get Ancestral Land Back" [42]

"The Tucson City Council is moving forward with the effort to return the ancestral homelands near the base Sentinel Peak to the Tohono O’odham Nation for its continued preservation and reverence."

Environmental Justice [4]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: AZ Mirror [43], 05/12/2023
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May 15, 2023

DEADLINE: Altavoz/EHS Environmental Fellowship [44]

Altavoz Lab and Environmental Health Sciences invite applications by May 15 from early-career bilingual journalists eager to report on environmental health, environmental justice and petrochemical industry impacts on communities in Texas, specifically near the Gulf Coast. $3,000 stipend and mentoring.

Workshops and Fellowships [45]
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Chemicals [16]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Journalism & Media [38]
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