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Battlefront Emerges Over Disclosure of Financial Climate Risks [1]

The Biden administration’s “whole-of-government” attack on climate change has increasingly focused on the financial arena, with the most recent move a vote by the Securities and Exchange Commission to draft rules requiring publicly traded corporations to disclose climate risks. Industry and GOP opponents are preparing for the fight over the complex regulations, and WatchDog Opinion argues environmental journalists have a big stake.

‘ECHO Notify’ Offers Automatic Pollution Alarms [2]

Environmental journalists trying to track potential problem polluters have a valuable new tool — a notification service that creates weekly alerts on the enforcement or compliance status of facilities and companies across a range of environmental laws and customizable categories. Track geography, type of emissions, industrial category and more. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has more on the recently launched ECHO Notify service.

Coverage: SEJ's 31st Annual Conference [3]

SEJ's 31st annual conference took place March 30-April 3, 2022, hosted by Rice University. Here you'll find multimedia coverage provided by SEJ, volunteers and conference attendees.

"Hope for Coral Reefs" [4]

"A new book tracks scientific research and restoration efforts around the world that are focused on saving this critical ocean ecosystem."

Source: The Revelator [5], 04/01/2022

"US Taps $420M To Boost Water Supplies Hit By Climate Change" [6]

"Federal officials slated millions of dollars for rural water projects in several states, with the Biden administration looking to shore up infrastructure needs made more urgent by long-term drought conditions that have been exacerbated by climate change."

Source: AP [7], 04/01/2022

"UN Chief Names Panel To Probe Companies’ Climate Efforts" [8]

"The head of the United Nations announced the appointment Thursday of an expert panel led by Canada’s former environment minister to scrutinize whether companies’ efforts to curb climate change are credible or mere “ greenwashing.”"

Source: AP [9], 04/01/2022

"White House Advisers Denounce Race Exclusion From Equity Tool" [10]

"Several members of a federal environmental justice committee on Thursday sharply criticized a new White House website that shows which communities are deemed disadvantaged—and therefore in line for more federal dollars—because it excludes race as a factor in its calculations."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [11], 04/01/2022

"White House Turns To Air Quality In Latest Effort To Thwart Coronavirus" [12]

"The White House is pivoting to emphasize that poorly ventilated indoor air poses the biggest risk for coronavirus infections, urging schools, businesses and homeowners to take steps to boost air quality — a move scientists say is long overdue and will help stave off future outbreaks."

Source: Washington Post [13], 04/01/2022

"New Global Nature Pact Hangs In Balance As 'World Burns'" [14]

"Despite being two years behind schedule due to the pandemic, talks between governments aimed at brokering a new global pact to protect nature made little concrete progress in the past two weeks, with green groups urging political leaders to wade in."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [15], 04/01/2022

"EPA Resurrects Plan To Drop Air Pollution Liability Shield" [16]

"EPA has revived a bid to scrap a Clean Air Act liability shield for the electric power sector and other industries, launching a new round in a see-saw regulatory fight that now crisscrosses three administrations."

Source: E&E News [17], 04/01/2022

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