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Replacing the Nation’s Lead Lines Begins With Locating Them [1]

One especially ambitious element of the Biden infrastructure plan would swap out millions of lead pipes. It’s a massive, costly endeavor, but could remove from the country’s water supply a neurotoxin that harms human health, especially of kids and the poor. TipSheet looks at the new plan and offers ideas for reporting the story in your area.

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Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
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Public [14]
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How a Lauded Reporter’s ‘Open Mind’ Led Story in a Surprising Direction [15]

An investigation into lead poisoning treatment policies prompted some very unexpected conclusions for one long-time investigative journalist, whose deeply reported and surprising projects won plaudits from judges for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual awards. Find out how Charles Schmidt turned an aside from a source into a penetrating look at a critical public health and environmental challenge.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [16]
Topics on the Beat: 
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
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Public [14]
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April 18, 2024 to April 19, 2024

2024 Planet Forward Summit [18]

George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs' 2024 summit in DC, with a focus on "Solutions for Survival: Storytelling and Creativity to Save the Planet," is free for students who are studying journalism, communications or interested in science and sustainability.

Other Events [19]
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Public [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [20]
Diversity [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Journalism & Media [7]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
April 26, 2021

DEADLINE: VLS / ASPCA Animal Law Media Fellowship [23]

This new, paid fellowship at Vermont Law School's Environmental Law Center, Jul 12-22, 2021, is open to journalists who cover issues related to agriculture, factory farming and/or animal welfare, and related environmental/public health risks. Apply by Apr 26.

Workshops and Fellowships [24]
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Public [14]
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Agriculture [25]
Environmental Health [3]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Policy [26]

"Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Produce Most Calves Since 2015" [27]

"North Atlantic right whales gave birth over the winter in greater numbers than scientists have seen since 2015, an encouraging sign for researchers who became alarmed three years ago when the critically endangered species produced no known offspring at all."

Biodiversity [28]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: AP [30], 04/05/2021
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Big Meat, Dairy Companies Spend Millions Lobbying Against Climate Action [31]

"Top U.S. meat and dairy companies, along with livestock and agricultural lobbying groups, have spent millions campaigning against climate action and sowing doubt about the links between animal agriculture and climate change, according to new research from New York University."

Agriculture [25]
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [4]
Food [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [33], 04/05/2021
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Parks Maintenance Fund Will Go To 165 Projects, Support 19K Jobs This Year [34]

"The Interior Department said Friday that it will create nearly 19,000 jobs through improvement projects in national parks, wildlife refuges and Bureau of Indian Education schools through funding allocated last year from a bipartisan conservation bill."

Economy & Business [35]
Forests [36]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [38], 04/05/2021
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"Two New Mexico Tribal Communities Suing EPA Over Clean Water Rule" [39]

"Two New Mexico Native American communities have sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a revision to federal rules regarding waterways they argue violated federal responsibilities toward tribes."

Environmental Justice [22]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
Source: The Hill [41], 04/05/2021
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"Energy Dept. Pushes To Reverse Trump-Era Rule On Efficiency Standards" [42]

"The Biden administration is set to push for a reversal of Trump-era changes that made it harder to impose energy efficiency standards for commercial products and industrial equipment."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [43]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [44], 04/05/2021
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Canada's Herring Face Collapse, Say First Nations And Activists [45]

" First Nations and conservationists are warning that Pacific herring populations are “collapsing” off Canada’s western coast, and are appealing for a moratorium on commercial fishing until the critical species can rebuild."

Fish & Fisheries [46]
People & Population [9]
Public [14]
Canada [47]
Source: Guardian [48], 04/05/2021
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