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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)

Database Helps Track PFAS Drinking Water Contamination

Millions of people across the United States are believed to be drinking PFAS-contaminated water. And a growing database could prove an invaluable resource for environmental journalists trying to get a handle on that public health risk. Our latest biweekly Reporter’s Toolbox, recently refocused on data journalism tools and techniques, explains how to tap the expanding PFAS data.

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Fracking Companies Fight W.V. Landowners on Trespassing, Win Some Cases

"A week after the West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the property rights of landowners battling one natural gas giant, the same court tossed out a challenge filed by another group of landowners against a different natural gas company."

Source: ProPublica, 06/13/2019

Closure of Civilian Conservation Centers Ignites Controversy

A decades-old environmental jobs program that provided work for thousands of disadvantaged young people across more than a dozen states has been hit with one of the largest federal downsizings in a decade. Find out how the closing of some Civilian Conservation Centers may be a story near you, from the latest TipSheet.

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June 28, 2019

Journalism Under Attack; Protect Yourself from Threats

To help journalists manage the heightened dangers they face in newsrooms, in the field and online, the National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute are co-hosting a safety workshop, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Free registration required; limited seating.

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SEJ in Press Freedom Case, Chem Secrecy Bill Fails and More

SEJ joined with several dozen other journalism groups to support the right to film police activity in a public place, and bills to block information of importance to environmental reporters failed in Louisiana, California and Iowa, but a Colorado paper was blocked from covering a wild horse roundup. All that in this month’s WatchDog Tipsheet.

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"Chesapeake Bay Recovery Took A Hit Amid Heavy Rain In 2018"

"The Chesapeake Bay’s recovery took a step back in 2018, but the estuary retained its “C” grade on an annual report card from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science."

Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/22/2019

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