Climate Change

February 23, 2021

Reporting Fellow Alumni Panel: Science, Health, and Environmental Storytelling

Join the Pulitzer Center, Missouri School of Journalism and Society of Environmental Journalists at 11:00 a.m. CT for a panel discussion on science, health, and environmental reporting. Four Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow alums will share their reporting experiences, and a Q&A session will follow.

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Biden Climate Task Force Meets, Aiming to Restore ‘Credibility’

"The high-level group’s first meeting focused on job creation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions."

"WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and White House aides convened cabinet secretaries and the acting heads of 21 federal agencies on Thursday to begin fulfilling President Biden’s promise to mobilize the entire federal government to confront climate change.

Source: NYTimes, 02/12/2021

An Invisible, Odorless Gas Is Pitting Texas Against The Biden Admin

"Deep in the heart of Texas, above an oil patch about the size of Kansas, a little team in a small plane is trying to reveal a big problem. They are methane hunters. With an infrared camera and a Picarro Cavity Ring-Down Laser Spectroscope, they fly spirals over pumps and compressor stations that stretch to both horizons."

Source: CNN, 02/11/2021

Biden Wants 100% Clean Energy. Will California Show That It’s Possible?

"The undersea power line would run south from San Luis Obispo County, hugging the California coast for 200 miles before making landfall in or near Los Angeles. It would be able to carry electricity from a fleet of offshore wind turbines, providing Southern California with clean power after sundown and helping to replace fossil-fueled generators."

Source: LA Times, 02/11/2021

"U.S. Trade Authorities Deal Blow To Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plans"

"The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday banned one of the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery manufacturers from selling its cells in the United States, striking  a blow to the Biden administration’s ambitious plan to electrify the nation’s auto fleet."

Source: HuffPost, 02/11/2021

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