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August 7, 2025

USC Annenberg/CHJ Webinar: Extreme Heat — A Rising Public Health Threat [1]

This USC Annenberg/Center for Health Journalism webinar will examine growing health threats from heat and discuss what kinds of regulations and policies can help. Journalists will get new ideas for reporting angles and stories, and a firmer understanding of the policy and regulatory approaches that can offset heat’s worst effects. 1 p.m. ET.

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Disasters [4]
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Policy [9]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [11]
July 30, 2025

USC Annenberg/CHJ Webinar: Disappearing Data and How Reporters Can Respond [12]

This USC Annenberg/Center for Health Journalism webinar will review the new holes in the federal data landscape and discuss potential strategies for reporters looking to ground stories on a firm foundation of data and facts. 1-2 p.m. ET.

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Government [13]
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Policy [9]
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National (U.S.) [10]

NPS Staff Cautious In Reporting Materials At Odds With Trump Administration [14]

"Should the National Park Service discuss climate-change impacts or the fact that George Washington enslaved more than 100 fellow humans? "

Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [8]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: National Parks Traveler [18], 07/23/2025
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"Open Burning Of Plastic Is An Escalating Public Health Threat, Say Experts" [19]

"Plastic waste is an exploding global problem, with minimal recycling resulting in incineration as a common disposal practice. Shipments of plastic products and plastic waste from the Global North to the Global South are contributing to a flood of plastics that are not recycled and often burned."

Air [20]
Chemicals [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [24]
Waste [25]
Public [3]
International [26]
Source: Mongabay [27], 07/23/2025
  • Read more about "Open Burning Of Plastic Is An Escalating Public Health Threat, Say Experts" [19]

"Common Antimicrobial Chemical Associated With Skin Problems In Kids" [28]

"Children with twice the level of the antimicrobial chemical triclosan in their urine were 23 percent more likely to report eczema symptoms than those with lower concentrations, according to research published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives."

Chemicals [21]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [23]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [30], 07/23/2025
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"A Look At Megafires As An Oregon Wildfire Approaches The 100,000-Acre Mark" [31]

"A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire this year and is on the verge of surpassing 100,000 acres to become what’s officially known as a megafire."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [4]
Forests [33]
Pollution [24]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Source: AP [35], 07/23/2025
  • Read more about "A Look At Megafires As An Oregon Wildfire Approaches The 100,000-Acre Mark" [31]

"In Ohio, Oil And Gas Industry Is Steering New Carbon Capture Bill" [36]

"Newly obtained public records show that the industry has worked hard to ensure the legislation prioritizes their interests over climate change concerns."

Climate Change [32]
Economy & Business [37]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [38]
Source: Canary Media [39], 07/23/2025
  • Read more about "In Ohio, Oil And Gas Industry Is Steering New Carbon Capture Bill" [36]

Trump Admin Looks to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches [40]

"A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others have long sought." 

Chemicals [21]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [24]
Technology [41]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: ProPublica [42], 07/23/2025
  • Read more about Trump Admin Looks to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches [40]

"Hundreds of NASA Employees, Past and Present, Sign Letter of Formal Dissent" [43]

"The signatories of the “Voyager Declaration” warned the space agency’s leadership about the consequences of major budget cuts that would halt many science missions."

Activism [44]
Climate Change [32]
Government [13]
People & Population [8]
Science [45]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [46], 07/23/2025
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"Chinese Car Giants Rush Into Brazil With Dreams of Dominating a Continent" [47]

"As the likes of Ford and Mercedes retreat, Great Wall Motor and BYD are building factories and bringing affordable EVs and hybrids to one of the world’s biggest markets."

Climate Change [32]
Economy & Business [37]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Infrastructure [48]
Technology [41]
Transportation [49]
Public [3]
South America [50]
Source: NYTimes [51], 07/23/2025
  • Read more about "Chinese Car Giants Rush Into Brazil With Dreams of Dominating a Continent" [47]

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