Water Around Utah Uranium Mill Grows More Polluted, Impacts Nearby Town
"There once was a time when the children of White Mesa played outdoors without their parents fearing for their health."
Source: Salt Lake Tribune, 10/23/2018
Water & Oceans
"Thousands Evacuated As Hurricane Willa Descends On Mexico"
"Thousands of people were evacuated, buildings boarded up and classes canceled on Mexico’s Pacific coast as Hurricane Willa threatened to batter tourist resorts with high winds and heavy rains on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 10/23/2018
"Trump Administration Wants Phase-In Of U.N. Rules On Maritime Fuel"
"The Trump administration wants pollution limits on ship fuels that a United Nations maritime agency will implement in 2020 to be phased in to protect consumers from any price spikes in heating and trucking fuels, a White House spokesman said on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2018
"EPA Withdraws Proposed Obama-Era Rule Change For Uranium Mining"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it has withdrawn a regulation proposed in the last days of the Obama administration that aimed to tighten health and safety compliance rules for uranium miners."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2018
Everglades: Climate Change Threatens Work To Reverse Manmade Damage
"Report warns that rising temperatures threaten the Everglades, including changing rainfall patterns and accelerating sea-level rise."
Source: Guardian, 10/22/2018
Trump Wants To Cut 'Red Tape,' Hasten Water Projects In West
"President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the government to speed up environmental reviews and streamline regulations that he says are hindering work on major water projects in California and other Western states."
Source: AP, 10/22/2018
14-Year Oil Spill In Gulf May Become One Of The Worst In US History
"An oil spill that has been quietly leaking millions of barrels into the Gulf of Mexico has gone unplugged for so long that it now verges on becoming one of the worst offshore disasters in U.S. history."
Source: Washington Post, 10/22/2018
Reporting from Iraq — with Both Camera and Notebook
In the first edition of a new SEJournal column — EJ InSight — we look at how one freelance print journalist took up the camera to diversify her skills and report a unique story from the marshes of Iraq. See a photo gallery of her images. Plus, multimedia efforts from other environmental reporters.
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SEJ's 29th Annual Conference, Fort Collins, CO, Oct. 9-13, 2019
Environmental Journalism 2019 was hosted by Colorado State University. See the agenda. Most sessions were audio-recorded and are posted on our conference coverage page.
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Between the Lines: From News to Nest, Veteran Reporter Follows Seabirds' 'Improbable Quest'
Pulitzer Prize finalist Derrick Jackson had written about everything from sports to politics. But then as his interest in the environment began to grow, he had a close encounter with some threatened puffin chicks that became a defining long-term project. Our latest “Between the Lines” author Q&A explores how this newsman and columnist came to co-author and photograph “Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock.”
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