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Bacteria Measurements Shows High Amounts Of Dog Feces On NY City Sidewalks [1]

"A pair of natural science researchers from Marymount Manhattan College has found that high levels of dog feces landing on sidewalks in New York city has resulted in high levels of bacteria in homes and businesses."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: Phys.org [7], 02/27/2023
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"Here Comes The Haboob: Texas High Plains Getting Walloped By Dust Storms" [8]

"High Plains residents are used to wind and dust, but an ongoing drought and recent tropical-storm-level winds have brought some epic dust storms."

Agriculture [9]
Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [12]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [13]
Source: Texas Tribune [14], 02/27/2023
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"As Fatal Fungus Takes Its Toll, Can We Save Frog Species on the Brink?" [15]

"The deadly chytrid fungus has wiped out as many as 90 species of amphibians. Now researchers from Australia to California are exploring a host of ways to save threatened frog populations — from relocation to safer habitats to reintroducing frogs treated with a sort of vaccine."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Natural Resources [16]
Wildlife [17]
Public [4]
International [18]
Source: YaleE360 [19], 02/27/2023
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"In India, ‘Phase Down’ Of Coal Actually Means Rapid Expansion Of Mining" [20]

"A tripling of size is planned at the fastest-growing coal mine in India".

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Public [4]
International [18]
Asia [22]
Source: Washington Post [23], 02/27/2023
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"After Ohio Train Wreck, Biden Orders Door-To-Door Checks" [24]

"President Joe Biden on Friday directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailment that has morphed into a heated political controversy."

Chemicals [25]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Transportation [28]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Source: AP [30], 02/27/2023
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Federal Shield Law Could Go the Distance This Time [31]

A law that protects journalists from being compelled by courts or other federal entities to disclose protected information has long been on the wishlist for most journalism organizations and newsrooms. WatchDog Opinion examines why, even in these polarized political times, it’s actually possible that the U.S. Congress could, at long last, pass such a measure.

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What’s in the Air in Kids’ Schools? Lessons on Addressing Indoor Pollution [36]

Now that kids are mostly back in school (and perhaps longing for snow days to send them back home), environmental reporters might want to start exploring some of the things that could make them sick. Not viruses, but potential pollutants. TipSheet explores the problem and why current law may do little to address it.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [37]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [10]
Chemicals [25]
Health [38]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Policy [35]
Pollution [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
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He Ran The NAACP. Now He’s Leading Sierra Club’s Fight On Climate [39]

"Leading one of America’s largest and most influential environmental advocacy groups has never been an easy task."

Activism [40]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [42]
People & Population [43]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: LA Times [44], 02/24/2023
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Appeals Court Rules Nc’S Ag-Gag Law Is Unconstitutional [45]

"In a split decision the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that North Carolina’s “ag-gag law” is unconstitutional and infringes on free speech."

Agriculture [9]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Source: NC Policy Watch [47], 02/24/2023
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'The Great Displacement' Looks At Communities Altered By Climate Change [48]

"Climate change is reshaping the U.S. in another way, as journalist Jake Bittle explains in his new book, The Great Displacement: "Each passing year brings disasters that disfigure new parts of the United States, and these disasters alter the course of human lives, pushing people from one place to another, destroying old communities and forcing new ones to emerge."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [26]
People & Population [43]
Planning & Growth [49]
Water & Oceans [50]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NPR [51], 02/24/2023
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