Meet SEJ member Mark Schleifstein! Mark is part of a four-reporter team — supported by SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism with funding from the Walton Family Foundation — covering the environment for The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate | NOLA.com. He covers coastal restoration, levees, hurricanes, climate change and the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.
"With this month’s release of the F-150 Lightning, Ford hopes to electrify new and traditional truck buyers alike, and—eventually—to replace its industry-defining gas-powered line."
"More than half of species could face greater extinction risk by midcentury, a new study found, as rising heat and dryness test the prickly plants’ limits."
"American electric utilities often talk a good game when it comes to climate change. But many are working to keep the country hooked on fossil fuels."
"Four environmental organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging it has failed to properly enforce the Clean Air Act’s Regional Haze Rule."
"U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to Europe to cut the region’s dependence on Russian fuel risks undermining his administration’s climate goals by encouraging more gas production and increasing emissions, according to climate experts."
"Defying pressure from industry members and Republican lawmakers, EPA has released a long-delayed and highly contentious draft assessment finding formaldehyde is carcinogenic to humans when inhaled."
"Canada was warned in 2012 by its own scientists that a virus was infecting both farmed and wild salmon, but successive governments ignored the expert advice, saying for years that risks to salmon were low."
"Agricultural workers in the east and Horn of Africa are preparing for their most severe drought in 40 years, as authorities warn that higher temperatures and less than normal rainfall was recorded by weather agencies in March and April this year."
"Tumbleweeds drift along the Rio Grande as sand bars within its banks widen. Smoke from distant wildfires and dust kicked up by intense spring winds fill the valley, exacerbating the feeling of distress that is beginning to weigh on residents."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/sejspotlight-mark-schleifstein-environment-reporter-times-picayune-new-orleans-advocate-nola.com
[2] https://www.sej.org/headlines/america-s-favorite-truck-about-test-tesla-s-dominance
[3] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-04-14/2022-ford-f-150-lightning-electric-truck-takes-on-tesla?srnd=green
[4] https://www.sej.org/headlines/even-cactus-may-not-be-safe-climate-change
[5] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/climate/cactus-climate-change.html
[6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/your-electric-utility-blocking-climate-action
[7] https://grist.org/accountability/is-your-electric-utility-blocking-climate-action/
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/environmental-groups-sue-epa-over-state-air-pollution-plans
[9] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3267908-environmental-groups-sue-epa-over-state-air-pollution-plans/
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/analysis-biden-plan-aid-europe-lng-poses-risk-us-climate-goals
[11] https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-climate-lng-analysis/analysis-biden-plan-to-aid-europe-with-lng-poses-risk-to-us-climate-goals-idUSKCN2M61MU
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-breathing-formaldehyde-causes-cancer
[13] https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-breathing-formaldehyde-causes-cancer/
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/canada-ignored-warnings-virus-infecting-farmed-and-wild-salmon
[15] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/infected-farmed-wild-salmon-canada-virus-report
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/east-and-horn-africa-prep-worst-drought-decades
[17] https://apnews.com/article/business-indian-ocean-kenya-africa-droughts-193a7d69a05182455cc163aa59751aeb
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/expanding-drought-leaves-western-us-scrambling-water
[19] https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-business-colorado-river-environment-6ceb8b539966d869169781997c7c05e6
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