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Wildfire Season Comes Earlier, Bringing Broader Stories [1]

Fire season is back, if it ever went away. And it's no longer a natural disaster story limited in geographic scope. Now it's a nationwide U.S. story touching on climate, money, politics, zoning, pollution and more. The latest Tipsheet runs down key information sources, plus what make a good peg for your local wildfire reporting.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Forests [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
California [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Canada [11]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
June 2, 2017

DEADLINE: IJNR's Upper Colorado River Institute [13]

Journalists, come find out about trans-basin diversion, water rights, water law, agriculture, allocation, a history of extractive industry, endangered species and more during this Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources trip, July 22-29, 2017, to Colorado, Utah and Arizona. Apply by Jun 2.

Workshops and Fellowships [14]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]

"An End To Tucson’s Growth Wars" [15]

"A conservation plan puts science ahead of politics."

Planning & Growth [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Source: High Country News [18], 05/01/2017

"Judge Says Exxon Owes $19.95 Million For Texas Refinery Pollution" [19]

"A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that ExxonMobil Corp should pay a $19.95 million penalty for pollution from its Baytown, Texas, refining and chemical plant complex between 2005 and 2013."

Air [20]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [24]
Public [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Source: Reuters [25], 04/27/2017
April 30, 2017

DEADLINE: 2017-18 UT Energy Journalism Fellowship [26]

This University of Texas at Austin fellowship (Sep 1, 2017-Aug 31, 2018) provides energy journalists a one-year break from the grind of daily deadlines to work on a long-form energy-themed writing project. Cash salary, travel budget, benefits and more. Apply by Apr 30.

Workshops and Fellowships [14]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [27]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]

Texas Leaders To Trump: Houston Needs Billions For Hurricane Protection [28]

"Dozens of Texas politicians and business leaders are urging President Donald Trump to commit $15 billion toward protecting the Houston area from a devastating hurricane."

Chemicals [21]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Pollution [24]
Public [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Source: Texas Tribune [29], 04/26/2017

On Navajo Nation, Special Ed Students Await Water That Doesn't Stink [30]

"On the Navajo Nation, kids with the most severe developmental disabilities attend a school called Saint Michael's Association for Special Education."

People & Population [31]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Source: NPR [32], 04/13/2017

Hazardous Sites Near You? There’s a Database for That! [33]

The best public database of the risk management plans for many major hazardous sites has now been restored. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on government tracking of hazardous chemical facilities, an example of how the database was mined for some stellar reporting, and ideas for smart use of this powerful tool.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [21]
Disasters [4]
Government [34]
Health [35]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Asia [37]
Visibility: 
Public [12]

"Safety of Houston Drinking Water Causing Growing Concern" [38]

"The safety of drinking water is causing growing concern in Houston's neighborhoods after a series of Channel 2 investigations."

Environmental Health [22]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Source: KPRC Houston [39], 03/31/2017

A Merciless Bat-Killing Fungus Is On The Move Again. Now It’s In Texas. [40]

"A notorious fungus that’s killing bats by the millions is now in Texas, the state with the nation’s largest diversity of bats and, in a cave outside San Antonio, one of the world’s largest colonies of a single species."

Wildlife [41]
Public [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Source: Washington Post [42], 03/28/2017

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