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Ag Census Offers Journalists Acres of Data [1]

The latest data from the five-year USDA agriculture census has specialized features that suggest numerous environmental stories — whether on irrigation, pesticides and fertilizer, renewable energy, conservation or more. There’s even a feature that provides data by congressional district. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has more on the data source and how to use it smartly for your coverage.

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Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [3]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Food [8]
Journalism & Media [9]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [13]
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"Why Some Corals Are Better Off Dead" [14]

"As scientists rush to save ailing corals elsewhere, in Venezuela locals are trying to kill off this stinky variety."

Biodiversity [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
Central America & the Caribbean [18]
Source: Washington Post [19], 05/06/2024
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‘Pesticides By Stealth’: Garden Soil Conditioners Killing Worms - Experts [20]

"Gardeners are inadvertently killing scores of earthworms with soil conditioners marketed as “organic”, experts fear, as they call for tighter regulation on products that poison the invertebrates."

Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [15]
Chemicals [4]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [17]
Wildlife [22]
Public [13]
International [23]
Source: Guardian [24], 05/06/2024
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Epoch Times Promotes Climate Science Denial Ads to Millions Across Europe [25]

"The pro-Trump Epoch Times has run hundreds of anti-climate social media adverts in Europe since the beginning of 2024 that have been seen millions of times, DeSmog can reveal."

Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [9]
Science [27]
Public [13]
International [23]
Source: DeSmog [28], 05/06/2024
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"New Mutations Identified in Bird Flu Virus" [29]

"The bird flu virus sweeping across dairy farms in multiple states has acquired dozens of new mutations, including some that may make it more adept at spreading between species and less susceptible to antiviral drugs, according to a new study."

Agriculture [3]
Biodiversity [15]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [7]
Natural Resources [17]
Wildlife [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [23]
Source: NYTimes [31], 05/06/2024
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CA Battle to Prioritize Public Health over Oil Company Profits Heats Up [32]

"On a dreary afternoon in January, a geyser of oily water shot over the fence of an oil and gas company in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington, splattering the street, cars and a local coffee shop with petroleum just a block away from Ashley Hernandez’s house."

Air [33]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [34]
Pollution [10]
Public [13]
California [35]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 05/06/2024
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Historic Pact Gives Colorado River Tribes Control Over Use of Their Water [37]

"The deal will help the tribe raise money for infrastructure and services for its members while the water could ease the drought in the Southwest."

Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [34]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [17]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 05/06/2024
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"Climate Change-Driven Insurance Crisis Threatens New US States" [39]

"After major providers quit California, Florida, and Louisiana, insurers are starting to pull back in other U.S. states, leaving homeowners struggling to find affordable cover for the risk of being hit by floods, wildfires or hurricanes."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [30]
Economy & Business [40]
Infrastructure [41]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [42], 05/06/2024
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Arizona Boosts Protections From Extreme Heat After 100s Died Last Summer [43]

"Arizona’s new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners this summer in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths, which topped 900 statewide last year."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [7]
People & Population [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: AP [46], 05/06/2024
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"5 Takeaways From Competing Democratic, GOP Farm Bill Plans" [47]

"House Republicans and Democrats have released two dueling visions for the farm bill, the massive $1.5 trillion omnibus that underpins the U.S. food system."

Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [5]
Consumer [48]
Food [8]
Forests [49]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [50], 05/06/2024
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