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"NOAA Officials Who Led ‘Sharpiegate’ Investigation Placed On Leave" [1]

"Two top officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who led the investigation into the so-called “Sharpiegate” scandal, were placed on leave amid clashes with the Trump administration, according to a report." "The move comes days before a Senate committee votes on the nomination of Neil Jacobs, who was found to have violated the agency’s scientific integrity policy"

Source: Independent [2], 08/05/2025

Report Calls Plastics “Grave” Danger To Health As Nations Negotiate Treaty [3]

"Plastics are a “grave” danger to humans and the planet, responsible for an estimated $1.5 trillion annually in health-related costs, and nations need to center human health as they finalize the global plastics treaty, scientists said in a new report released Monday."

Source: The New Lede [4], 08/05/2025

Finding Your Voice in Longterm Storytelling: A Conversation With David Walter Banks [5]

Vital Impacts' online talk at 11 a.m. ET is with David Walter Banks who is known for his blend of stylized portraiture, documentary work and long-term storytelling. You'll be taken behind the scenes of "Trembling Earth," his three-year project focused on protecting Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp.

Ecofiction — A Novel Approach to Environmental Truth-Telling [6]

Fiction and journalism might seem like polar opposites, but some environmental journalists find writing ecofiction is an ideal complement to their day jobs. Drawing on journalistic research skills and curiosity, ecofiction lets them explore environmental issues from a different angle while enjoying an opportunity to unleash their imaginations. Journalist-fictioneers Valerie Brown and Meg Turville-Heitz on working across genre boundaries.

Coastal Flooding Challenges Cities Around the U.S. [7]

The United States has nearly 100,000 miles of coastline and much of it is at risk of flooding. But what that inundation looks like varies widely from place to place. From storm surges to land subsidence, the latest Backgrounder details the different types of flooding and the threats they pose to coastal communities, especially sea level cities.

"Stalking the Elusive Hellbender" [8]

"These rare salamanders, which can grow to over two feet long, lurk in the wild rivers of Appalachia. To spot one, you’ll need a snorkel, and some luck."

Source: NYTimes [9], 08/04/2025

"‘Sponge City’: How Copenhagen Is Adapting to a Wetter Future" [10]

"Climate change is bringing ever more precipitation and rising seas to low-lying Denmark. In response to troubling predictions, Copenhagen is enacting an ambitious plan to build hundreds of nature-based and engineered projects to soak up, store, and redistribute future floods."

Source: YaleE360 [11], 08/04/2025

"Trump’s EPA Puts California In Its Crosshairs With Its Proposed Car Rules" [12]

"Documents supporting the EPA’s plan to roll back vehicle emission standards reference California by name nearly 30 times. For more than 50 years, California has had special authority from the EPA to set strict tailpipe emission standards. The agency’s own analysis indicates that without California’s leadership and tax credits created under President Biden, national adoption of electric vehicles will decline and gasoline prices will increase."

Source: LA Times [13], 08/04/2025

"How Flood-Ravaged Boston Took On The Climate Deniers – And Won" [14]

"As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how"

Source: Guardian [15], 08/04/2025

"Enviros Are Reeling In Trump’s ‘Scorched-Earth’ Second Term" [16]

"“We just lost a decade’s worth of work,” said one green group leader."

Source: E&E News [17], 08/04/2025

Finding Your Voice in Longterm Storytelling: A Conversation With David Walter Banks [5]

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