Interior Nears OK For First US Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Project
"The Interior Department moved one step closer Monday to allowing for the construction of the country’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project."
Source: The Hill, 03/09/2021
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Teaching Environmental Journalism. For the First Time. In a Pandemic.
An initiate to the ways of teaching collegiate journalism winds her way through unique obstacles of a first term under COVID-19, from students reporting in masks to class sessions on computer screens. Not to mention the already onerous challenges of training young journalists to report and write a range of environmental stories. EJ Academy has her story, from the stumbles to the successes.
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Job Opening: Reporter, ecoRI News
ecoRI News, a nonprofit environmental news organization based in Rhode Island, is seeking a full-time reporter to join our dedicated team.
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Grid Data Can Guide Reporting on Power Disasters
The power and water fiasco that followed a deep freeze in Texas was a predictable debacle and, thus, a warning signal to journalists covering disasters and climate-driven weather extremes. To help, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox provides a rundown of data sources about power grids, from local, regional and national entities, and recommends you start tracking the numbers and be prepared.
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"Construction Starts On Disputed $1B Electricity Corridor"
"Construction on part of a $1 billion electricity transmission corridor through sparsely populated woods in western Maine is on hold because of legal action, but that doesn’t mean all building has been halted."
Source: AP, 02/11/2021
Biden Nominees Foretell Aggressive Action on Climate, Environmental Justice
Key picks for President Biden’s environment and energy team suggest top priorities, among them an aggressive, whole-government climate change agenda. The latest Backgrounder assesses choices to pursue Biden’s international and domestic climate policies, as well as historic selections for EPA and Interior, and more. Plus, dive into SEJournal’s expanding “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” special report.
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Massachusetts To Require 100 Percent Of Car Sales To Be Electric By 2035
"Massachusetts plans on ending the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, following California’s lead in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: The Hill, 01/06/2021
Activists Say Brooklyn Residents Were Not Informed Of Gas Pipeline
"Environmentalist groups say the pipeline, intended to funnel gas from Pennsylvania to north Brooklyn, is an example of environmental racism".
Source: Guardian, 12/22/2020
Will Lobster Fishers Win Supreme Court Review of Marine Monument Limits?
"When Grant Moore first started lobstering, he thought of the ocean as a vast expanse with an endless supply of marine life ripe for the catching."
Source: E&E News, 12/11/2020
Safety And Climate Fears Dog Planned LNG Export Terminal on Delaware R.
"Plans for a new half-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Delaware River in South Jersey were greenlighted by the Delaware River Basin Commission on Wednesday. But opponents say they will challenge the LNG project in federal court, and they’ve gained the support of Hollywood stars like Leonardo DeCaprio and Mark Ruffalo, along with climate leaders like Bill McKibben."
Source: NPR, 12/11/2020
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