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EPA Mapping App Helps Find, Deepen Environmental Justice Stories [1]

As new research reminds us that pollution often disproportionately affects poor and minority communities in the United States, a long-standing mapping tool from the EPA can help reporters explore and discover those environmental justice stories nearest them. The latest TipSheet explains the problem, and walks you through the mapping app.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Air [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [7]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
California [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

"Fisheries: Coast Guard Risks Rough Seas Stopping Red Snapper Poachers" [21]

"A small but swift U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat bounced violently over the choppy Gulf of Mexico last week, becoming airborne more than once before the chief ordered the pilot to slow down."

Fish & Fisheries [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Greenwire [25], 02/28/2018

“The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [26]

A new book on the Gulf of Mexico earns kudos for the balance and passion of its tone, as well as for its historical storytelling about this important ecosystem and the overfishing, oil spills, hurricanes, explosive growth and poor land-use decisions it faces. BookShelf reviews Jack Davis’ “The Gulf.”

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BookShelf [27]
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Biodiversity [28]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Natural Resources [32]
People & Population [11]
Planning & Growth [33]
Policy [34]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Mexico [36]
Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

Federal Watchdog IDs New Workplace Safety Problems at Los Alamos Lab [38]

"Los Alamos National Laboratory has failed to keep track of a toxic metal used in nuclear weapons production, potentially exposing workers to serious health consequences, a federal watchdog has found."

Chemicals [39]
Environmental Health [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [40]
Public [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Santa Fe New Mexican [41], 02/27/2018

After Trump Tariff, Local and Regional Stories Abound on Solar [42]

New White House tariffs on solar imports may put the brakes on the solar installation boom in the United States. That means numerous local and regional stories are waiting to be told. This week's TipSheet has plenty of ideas for coverage, plus resources to track solar activity in your locale.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [8]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Technology [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Asia [46]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

Charting the Year Ahead in Environment, Energy News [47]

This is a decisive time on the energy and environment front, with challenges and confrontation expected over the consummation of the Trump deregulatory agenda. Our second annual issues guide provides a roadmap for covering the big stories. The guide's formal launch took place at an SEJ event in Washington, D.C. [48] on January 26. If you missed it, the webcast is archived here [49].

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [50]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [4]
Chemicals [39]
Climate Change [51]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [52]
Government [8]
Health [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [32]
Policy [34]
Pollution [12]
Science [53]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
California [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Northwest (OR WA) [54]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

Report: Almost 25,000 Texans Drinking Tap Water With High Radium Levels [55]

"A new report finds that 38 utilities in Texas are supplying water with radium levels above the legal limit."

Environmental Health [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [40]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Texas Observer [56], 01/17/2018

For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think [57]

Floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other human-caused disasters made 2017 a hard year to beat. But environmental journalists would do well to be prepared for 2018. This week's TipSheet explains why predicting weather-related disasters may not be as hard you think, and provides resources to get reporters ready. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [51]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [11]
Planning & Growth [33]
Policy [34]
Science [53]
Water & Oceans [35]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
California [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Central America & the Caribbean [37]
Visibility: 
Public [20]

Harvey: ZIP Code & Race Determine Who Will Bear Climate Change Burden [58]

"Concern continues to grow over the environmental impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Houston area, home to more than a dozen oil refineries."

Chemicals [39]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [5]
People & Population [11]
Public [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Democracy Now! [59], 01/15/2018

Environmental Consortium Addressing Inequality Convenes In Houston Sat. [60]

"Like four other communities along the Gulf Coast, the Pleasantville neighborhood on Houston's east side is receiving some expert support to help residents address longstanding environmental justice issues."

Activism [3]
Environmental Health [5]
People & Population [11]
Public [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Houston Chronicle [61], 01/15/2018

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