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"Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals." [1]

"Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Food [6]
Pollution [7]
Waste [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [11], 09/03/2024

Carbon Credits: How One Company’s Plan To Help The Planet Went Off The Rails [12]

"C-Quest Capital claimed it could improve people’s lives in Africa with cleaner cookstoves. But an investigation by The Post shows it promised more than it could deliver."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [17]
Africa [18]
Source: Washington Post [19], 09/03/2024

Making Sense of Jewish Perspectives on the Climate Story [20]

American Jews are heavily involved in climate action in both the political and civic realms. But current events in Israel and Gaza can make it hard for U.S. journalists to cover environmental stories important to Jews at home or abroad. Jewish freelancer Ethan Brown on differences and synergies between Israeli and American Jewish environmentalism and how to approach stories within each community.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [22]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Forests [26]
Government [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
Military [29]
People & Population [16]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
International [17]
Middle East [31]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

Sea Surface Temperature Data Tells Many Environmental Stories [32]

With hurricane season expected to kick into high gear, a key data source for reporters is sea surface temperatures. But this widely available information can also tell reporters something about many other water-related environment stories, whether algal blooms, bacterial risks to public health or the prospects for entire estuarine systems. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox helps you dip your toe into this important data pool.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Environmental Health [5]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Health [35]
Journalism & Media [28]
Science [36]
Water & Oceans [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
International [17]
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Public [9]

What Would Trump 2.0 Mean for the Environment? [41]

If former President Donald Trump recaptures the White House this fall, it would likely bring back a radical deregulatory, climate change-oblivious, fossil fuel-intensive environmental policy. But could the fallout be even greater? The new Issue Backgrounder examines how the Project 2025 agenda of Trump’s allies takes aim, in particular, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [42]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Government [27]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [43]
Policy [44]
Water & Oceans [37]
Region: 
International [17]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
September 12, 2024

ACG Webinar: Building Resilience and Protecting Critical Infrastructure [45]

Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about critical infrastructure with a panel of state legislators from the United States, Canada and Germany, to gain valuable insights into the shared challenges faced on both sides of the Atlantic. 11:00 a.m. ET.

Other Events [46]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [23]
Government [27]
Health [35]
Infrastructure [47]
Planning & Growth [48]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
International [17]
Europe [49]

"What You Need To Know About E-Bikes In National Parks" [50]

"After years of legal battles and debate, the National Park Service has decided to treat electric bicycles more like regular bikes than motorized vehicles."

Energy & Fuel [14]
Forests [26]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [43]
Transportation [51]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [52], 08/30/2024

Video: Houthi Planted Bombs On Tanker Now Threatening Red Sea Oil Spill [53]

"Yemen’s Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis repeatedly attacked it."

Energy & Fuel [14]
Military [29]
Natural Resources [43]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [51]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [9]
Middle East [31]
Source: AP [54], 08/30/2024

"Biden Administration Releases Plan To Expand US West Solar Development" [55]

"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering making 31 million acres of public lands across the western U.S. available for potential solar energy development, according to a proposal published on Thursday."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Infrastructure [47]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [56], 08/30/2024

As US Appetite for Electricity Grew in Early 2024, So Did Solar Power [57]

"The United States increased its electricity generation from utility-scale solar power by nearly one-third in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [58], 08/30/2024

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