"NOAA Gets First Senate-Confirmed Administrator Since 2017"
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday got a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time since 2017."
Source: The Hill, 06/18/2021
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"What Is The COP15 Biodiversity Summit, And Why Is It So Important?"
"The U.N.'s approaching COP26 climate talks have been in the limelight, but COP15 - the biodiversity conference planned for China in October - will be equally critical. Here's why"
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 06/17/2021
"Earth Is Now Trapping An ‘Unprecedented’ Amount Of Heat, NASA Says"
"The amount of heat Earth traps has roughly doubled since 2005, contributing to more rapidly warming oceans, air and land, according to new research from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."
Source: Washington Post, 06/17/2021
National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships
Applications are open for the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships (SHERF), a collaboration of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). Early-career US journalists will receive training, networking, mentoring, new sources and story ideas — while allowing them to stay at their jobs. Read the announcement, watch the recording of the Nov. 21 info webinar amd apply now (Dec. 31 deadline).
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US-Funded Study Of Whale Hearing Going Ahead Despite Concerns For Whales
"An international team of scientists is preparing to trap a dozen baleen whales off the coast of Norway and conduct hearing tests on them to gauge their sensitivity to human-made sounds such as sonar."
Source: NPR, 06/10/2021
Bird Lovers Grapple With Honorary Names Linked To Racists (Like Audubon)
"The birding community faces a difficult debate about the names of species connected to enslavers, supremacists and grave robbers".
Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2021
Digging Deep Into an Insect ‘Die-off’ When the Data Is Missing
Even with a book in the works and a pledge to not take on new projects, freelance environmental journalist Jeremy Hance couldn’t say no to a series on global insect decline. Despite missing data and numerous other challenges, the resulting project was an award-winning example of explanatory reporting. Insights and lessons learned, in the new Inside Story.
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