Southwest (AZ NM OK TX)

"Trump Admin Reveals Timeline For Approving Resolution Copper Mine"

"The Trump administration gave notice Thursday that it’s advancing Arizona’s Resolution Copper mine, a divisive project that’s opposed by members of Native American tribes who are asking the Supreme Court to intervene." "The Forest Service on Thursday said it intends to advance the contentious Arizona project that some tribal members are asking the Supreme Court to halt."

Source: E&E News, 04/21/2025

Student Newsroom Returns for Coverage of #SEJ2025

More than two dozen student reporters and editors from The Arizona Republic will provide coverage of the 34th annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference at Arizona State University from April 23-26. The team will report numerous sessions, workshops, plenaries and tours, with SEJournal carrying special reports in its April 30 and May 7 issues. More on this year’s student newsroom and the conference itself. Stay tuned!

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Covering Wildfire — Expert Advice on Emerging Issues, Recurring Risks

With wildfires becoming more extreme in every way, reporters covering them face new challenges along with familiar hazards. A pair of experienced wildfire journalists and others on the front lines offer advice on dealing with access restrictions, on-the-ground dangers, toxic exposure risks and traumatized survivors — as climate change speeds up the news cycle and misinformation muddies the reporting landscape.

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"Mexico To Send Water To Texas Farmers As US Treaty Threat Grows"

"Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to Texas farmers to help make up its shortfall under a treaty that has strained US relations and prompted tariff threats by Donald Trump, said Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Friday."

Source: Reuters, 04/14/2025

#SEJ2025 — Confronting the Past, Surviving the Future

Next week, hundreds of environmental journalists are expected to gather in Arizona for #SEJ2025, the Society of Environmental Journalists’ expansive annual conference. Co-chair Kendal Blust has highlights of the four-day event, plus how the challenges facing the Southwest are those of communities across the United States, and why now is a critical time for journalists to come together. Read her rundown and register now, before the April 16 midnight deadline.

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Rio Grande Valley Was Once Covered In Forest. One Man Tries To Bring It Back

"The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world."

Source: Grist, 04/08/2025

"Fumed Episode 4: Locked and Loaded"

"This season, two stubborn Texans try to salvage what’s left of their working-class community. That’s a problem, though, because they live in East Harris County, where the petrochemical industry calls the shots — and where pushing back can be dangerous."

"Set in Channelview, Texas, in the heart of the nation's petrochemical industry, Fumed follows Carolyn Stone and Greg Moss as they risk everything to fight for their community’s future."

Source: Public Health Watch, 04/01/2025

Follow the Money … for Lobbying State Legislatures

With many states dominated by a few powerful industries — whether oil, mining or agriculture — the influence of campaign dollars can have an outsize effect on legislation, even to the point of corruption, notes the latest Reporter’s Toolbox. So while the U.S. Congress may be languishing, environmental journalists can dig up stories on lobbying at the state level using a powerful data source.

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"New Mexico Set To Become Third State To Implement Full PFAS Product Ban"

"New Mexico is poised to become the third state to institute a full-fledged ban on products that contain toxic “forever chemicals,” as two key bills head to the governor’s desk."

Source: The Hill, 03/28/2025

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