"Liz Truss faces a daunting array of environmental crises, from energy supply to sewage spills on British beaches, with little to show that she has the inclination to take them on."
"President Joe Biden has selected environmental law expert Richard Revesz to lead his regulatory office, a move widely seen as a victory for the establishment wing over the progressive wing of the Democratic Party."
"President Biden on Friday appointed John Podesta, a veteran Washington insider who spearheaded the Obama administration’s climate strategy, to oversee the federal investment of $370 billion in clean energy under a landmark new climate law."
Levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have doubled in the past 150 years due to human activity, particularly from fossil fuels and extensive farming. As part of an ongoing Society of Environmental Journalists special project focused on covering climate solutions, check out a methane resource toolbox and stay tuned for a methane reporting tipsheet in the coming weeks. Plus, watch the recording [8] of an SEJ virtual webinar, Covering Climate Solutions: Containing and Monitoring Methane.
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Biden administration efforts to measure its response to environmental injustice have spurred the launch of a place-based database that scores individual communities on the issue. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reviews the new government index and suggests that despite weaknesses, it is still useful as part of a suite of similar tools. Learn more about how to effectively use the new database.
SciLine will host a briefing for reporters on the long-term toll of hurricanes on community services and infrastructure. Three experts will discuss the lasting effects of disruptions to municipal services, as well as sustained impacts on housing and schools in the months and years after a storm. 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET.
Reporters can book a 15-min interview with pollution expert Dr. Erica Walker, from the Brown University School of Public Health, between 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET, on the impacts of noise pollution on human health, impact disparities for different demographic groups and steps individuals can take to reduce their exposure to noise pollution.
SciLine is hosting a free, science reporting "Crash Course" designed for local and general assignment reporters, co-led by a freelance science reporter and a Ph.D. neuroscientist. Learn basic principles about how science works and ways it can be used to strengthen virtually any news story. 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
Reporters can book a 15-min interview with a plastic recycling expert from UC Berkeley, between 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET, on why some jurisdictions have suspended their recycling programs; what research says about the potential implications of state-level recycling legislation; impacts of single-use plastics; and more.
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/what-will-new-uk-pm-liz-truss-do-climate-environment
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/05/liz-truss-shows-little-sign-she-is-ready-to-meet-big-environmental-challenges
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/white-house-announces-regulations-doe-nominees
[4] https://www.eenews.net/articles/white-house-announces-regulations-doe-nominees/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-remaking-climate-team-picks-john-podesta-guide-spending
[6] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/climate/john-podesta-climate-biden.html
[7] https://www.sej.org/publications/special-reports/climate-solutions/methane-and-climate-change-toolbox
[8] https://www.sej.org/calendar/sej-webinar-covering-climate-solutions-containing-monitoring-methane
[9] https://www.sej.org/publications/freelance-files/meeting-challenge-making-more-money
[10] https://www.sej.org/publications/reporters-toolbox/new-environmental-justice-index-helps-id-vulnerable-communities
[11] https://www.sej.org/calendar/sciline-media-briefing-lasting-toll-hurricanes-communities
[12] https://www.sej.org/calendar/interview-scientist-noise-pollution-human-health
[13] https://www.sej.org/calendar/sciline-crash-course-science-essentials-local-reporters
[14] https://www.sej.org/calendar/interview-scientist-plastic-recycling
[15] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[16] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1096
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1093
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1094
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1095
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1098
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1099
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1100
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1101
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5052