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On the Mafia To-Do List? Take Out the Trash [1]

A student op-ed zeroing in on Rome’s trash problem, the role of organized crime and the silencing of Italy’s journalists has won the Society of Environmental Journalists’ first-ever Student Press Freedom Day contest. Our EJ Academy column shares Macy Berendsen’s opinion piece, which asks what the news media there can do to help clean up the Eternal City.

Climate Change Action May Depend on Supreme Court [2]

A milestone legal challenge soon to be decided by the U.S. high court could severely limit how the U.S. government regulates the greenhouse gasses that cause climate change. The new Issue Backgrounder takes a look at West Virginia v. EPA, its legal implications, the politics behind it and what it would mean for efforts to curb future impacts of global warming.

Data Bazaar at the EPA’s Environmental Dataset Gateway [3]

An intriguing portal to the vast data resources of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — the Environmental Dataset Gateway — could lead to many hidden story ideas, suggests the latest Reporter’s Toolbox. Find out more about the EDG and consider a handful of possible angles, including PCB transformer registrations, precipitation, heat-related hospitalizations and chemicals in consumer products.

"Far From Lake Powell, Drought Punishes Another Western Dam" [4]

"Water is flowing through two of three hydropower turbines in a blockish building at the base of Flaming Gorge Dam, so I can feel the floor buzzing — vibrations pulsating through my body — as Billy Elbrock leads me past the blue-and-yellow Westinghouse generators. The warehouse-like space is adorned with an American flag, and with the 1965 logo of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation."

Source: LA Times [5], 05/17/2022

"In US, States Struggle To Replace Fossil Fuel Tax Revenue" [6]

"Government budgets are booming in New Mexico: Teacher salaries are up, residents can go to an in-state college tuition-free, moms will get medical care for a year after childbirth, and criminal justice initiatives are being funded to reduce urban violence."

Source: AP [7], 05/17/2022

"The ‘Carbon Bombs’ Set To Trigger Catastrophic Climate Breakdown" [8]

"Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns".

Source: Guardian [9], 05/17/2022

Pennsylvania Senate Candidates Support Fracking, Barely Mention Climate [10]

"The Republican candidates in Tuesday’s primary support more drilling and “energy independence,” while the Democrats “straddle” a line between support for fracking and concern about climate."

Source: Inside Climate News [11], 05/17/2022

"Climate Change Is Hurting Insurers, Report Says" [12]

"Climate change is hurting the insurance industry and only 8% of insurers are preparing adequately for its impact, consultants Capgemini and financial industry body Efma said in a report on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters [13], 05/17/2022

"U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drops To Lowest Level Since 1987" [14]

"The amount of crude oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) dropped by 5 million barrels in the week to May 13, data from the U.S. Department of Energy showed."

Source: Reuters [15], 05/17/2022

"6 Months In, Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Has 4,300 Projects" [16]

"Six months after the signing of President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure package, the government said Monday there are 4,300 projects underway with more than $110 billion in funding announced — milestones the administration is publicly heralding as midterm politics intensify."

Source: AP [17], 05/17/2022

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