"Pipelines: High-Profile Protests Spur State Bids To Tamp Down Unrest"
"Three years after demonstrations over an oil pipeline in Standing Rock, N.D., made national headlines, some states are moving to limit protests."
Source: EnergyWire, 04/24/2019
Activism
All forms of advocacy, esp. environmental groups.
Is Your Favorite River Endangered? Check the List.
The latest release of the annual endangered rivers list provides boatloads of environmental reporting angles, including climate change-related threats like flooding and drought. This week’s TipSheet has the backstory and the new top-10 list, plus 10 suggested starting points for stories and a half-dozen key reporting resources.
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"Arrests at London Climate-Change Protests Top 1,000"
"The number of environmental campaigners arrested during eight days of direct action in London topped 1,000 on Monday, police said, adding that Waterloo Bridge, one of the sites blockaded by the protests, had re-opened to traffic."
Source: Reuters, 04/23/2019
"London Climate-Change Protesters To Disrupt Heathrow Airport"
"Environmental protesters who have blocked London roads and bridges for more than three days said Thursday they plan to take their civil disobedience campaign to Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, at the start of the Easter holiday weekend."
Source: AP, 04/19/2019
Anti-Abortion Christians Protest EPA Loosening Mercury Standards
"Anti-abortion Christians are among those protesting an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would limit consideration of health benefits in regulating mercury and other toxic emissions from industrial sources like coal-burning power plants."
Source: Deseret News, 04/18/2019
Use EPA TRI Database To Find Toxic Threats
The Toxics Release Inventory database, refreshed annually, has long been the foundation of many a good environmental news story. The latest release is now out, and this week’s TipSheet reminds journalists why the searchable online TRI can be such a valuable reporting tool in tracking toxic dangers.
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Youth Organizers Are Pushing Minnesota Toward Its Own Green New Deal
"As the Green New Deal made national headlines, young climate activists in Minnesota wrote their own bill to create a sweeping new climate and economic framework for their state."
Source: Fast Company, 04/12/2019
"The Renegade Nuns Who Took On a Pipeline"
"In 2015, the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, a congregation of nuns, learned that an energy company planned to build a pipeline on their land. So they started a resistance movement."
Source: New Yorker, 04/11/2019
Styrofoam Container Bans May Be Trending
The first state ban on styrofoam food containers makes this a good time to see how things stand with styrofoam in your area, as the controversial plastic draws negative attention for overflowing landfills, causing litter and polluting waters. More, plus story ideas and reporting resources, in this week’s TipSheet.
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"U.S. Regulator Rules Out Exxon Shareholder Vote On Climate Resolution"
"Exxon Mobil Corp is not required to let its shareholders vote on setting greenhouse gas targets, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday, agreeing with the company’s request to reject the proposal."
Source: Reuters, 04/03/2019
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