Judge Finds Flint In Civil Contempt For Failures In Lead Pipe Replacement
"The city of Flint has been found in civil contempt by a federal judge for its handling of its lead pipe replacement program."
Source: Michigan Public, 03/14/2024
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How Ice Fishing Can Break the Ice on Your Local Climate Story
What does dragging an old car onto an ice-covered lake have to do with informing your community about the perils of climate heating? Potentially a good deal. The latest TipSheet explains how waning winters and the potential impact on the entertaining tradition of ice fishing can serve as an entry into more serious matters. A dozen story ideas and resources to get you started.
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Ohio Awards Bids To Frack Oil And Gas Under State Parks, Wildlife Areas
"An Ohio commission awarded bids to frack oil and gas under state parks Monday, despite statewide backlash and an ongoing investigation into possibly fraudulent support."
Source: AP, 02/27/2024
NewsNation Journalist Lambert Wins $80,000 Judgment Vs. Ohio City, County
"A city and county in Ohio have agreed to pay $112,000 to resolve NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert’s federal civil rights lawsuit, which stemmed from his unlawful arrest last year while covering a press conference about the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio."
Source: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 02/23/2024
Enbridge Wants Line 5 Shutdown Order Overturned on Tribal Land in Wisc.
"A “Hail Mary” legal tactic by the pipeline company invokes a 1977 pipeline treaty between the U.S. and Canada. The Bad River Band says the treaty is superseded by 1854 tribal treaty rights."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/22/2024
Pregnant Women In Indiana Show 4X Increase In Toxic Weedkiller In Urine
"Pregnant women in a key US farm state are showing increasing amounts of a toxic weedkiller in their urine, a rise that comes alongside climbing use of the chemicals in agriculture, according to a study published on Friday."
Source: Guardian, 02/19/2024
"Biden Visits Site Of The Train Derailment That Became A Culture Battle"
"EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — President Biden arrived here Friday, more than a year after a train derailment that caused an environmental disaster and a political furor, attempting to focus on the steps his administration has taken and to lay the blame on the train company."
Source: Washington Post, 02/19/2024
In Their Own Words — Story Insights From SEJ’s 2023 Award Winners
When Inside Story co-editor Rocky Kistner reviewed video statements from first-place winners of the Society of Environmental Journalists 2023 reporting awards, he found a series of striking insights into the work of environmental journalism. From environment as a true crime story and going beyond the headlines, to covering communities at risk and through powerful interests, a look at nine highly effective approaches to telling environmental stories.
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"Enbridge Appeals To Vacate An Order That Would Shut Down Its Pipeline"
"An attorney for the energy company Enbridge tried to persuade a federal appellate court Thursday to vacate an order that would shut down part of a pipeline running through a Wisconsin tribal reservation."
Source: AP, 02/12/2024
"Biden Confronts Unfinished Business With Ohio Train Wreck"
"Stalled efforts to reform the nation’s rail safety and chemical oversight as well as lingering toxic exposure concerns will loom over President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to the Ohio town devastated by last year’s train wreck."
Source: E&E News, 02/06/2024
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