Analysis: "Igniting a Journalism Renaissance"
"Newsroom-to-newsroom collaborations could be the key to save a dying local news industry. Specialized outlets have an important role to play, too."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/26/2023
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Pa. Gas Firms Used 160 Million Lbs. of Secret Chemicals From 2012 to 2022
"Oil and gas producers in Pennsylvania used some 160 million pounds of chemicals that they are not required by law to publicly identify in more than 5,000 gas wells between 2012 and 2022, according to research published on Tuesday."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/25/2023
"EPA Tightens Reporting Requirements For PFAS Releases, Closing Loophole
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule that will tighten the reporting requirements for facilities that use or release certain types of toxic “forever chemicals.”
Source: The Hill, 10/23/2023
SEJ Statement on Flatwater Free Press Reporter Yanqi Xu
October 20, 2023 — The Society of Environmental Journalists stands with Flatwater Free Press reporter Yanqi Xu, whose work was dismissed by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on the basis of her nationality. In response to Xu’s reporting on high nitrate levels in groundwater on Pillen’s hog farms, the governor said on live radio that he will not read the story because the “author is from Communist China.” Read SEJ's statement.
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Do Home Buyers Have a Right to Flood Risk Disclosure?
In the second of a two-parter for our 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, the latest TipSheet considers how local environmental journalists can make news out of the state-by-state patchwork of flood risk disclosure laws amid rising climate extremes. A dozen-and-a-half story ideas and reporting resources on the topic. Plus, see part one on climate and insurance.
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