"Two high-ranking Trump political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency arranged for a pair of agency employees to reap tens of thousands of dollars in salaries even after they were fired, according to a report from EPA’s Office of Inspector General."
"Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare effort by Democrats to use the legislative branch to overturn a regulatory rollback under President Donald Trump."
"The U.S. Senate has approved a measure intended to encourage greater use of farming and forestry practices that prevent greenhouse gas emissions and remove planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere."
"The deadly collapse of a 12-story condominium tower on a barrier island north of Miami Beach early Thursday morning has spurred new calls to survey buildings in areas vulnerable to sea level rise and subsidence, highlighting one of the lesser-known threats of climate change."
"A fragile bipartisan infrastructure deal appeared to be moving forward once again on Sunday, as moderate Republicans said they had been reassured that President Biden would not hold it hostage while Democrats simultaneously work on a larger, partisan economic package."
"The Pacific Northwest is baking in a record-breaking heat wave, with an all-time high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit reported Saturday in Portland, Oregon. Along the West Coast, more than 20 million people are under a heat warning or advisory, from the Canadian border to the Mexican border."
The American Journalism Project invites letters of inquiry this quarter from national, topical and regional nonprofit news organizations planning to grow their investments in original local journalism and demonstrate a clear commitment to serving local audiences. Deadline: July 12, 2021.
The Society of Environmental Journalists is partnering with PEN America, the Freedom of the Press Foundation and Global Cyber Alliance for a free webinar series offering a crash course on digital safety and online abuse defense for journalists, writers and media organizations. Dates: July 7, 14, 21 and 22, 2021. 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) is the premier North American organization for journalists who cover environment-related issues on all media platforms. SEJ’s Board of Directors is inviting inquiries, letters of intent and proposals from prospective hosts and sponsors for conference events in 2027 and 2028.
Journalists: Agroforestry is a climate solutions story that's easily localized, as it is currently practiced across the US. This virtual conference may provide lots of story ideas as it brings together various stakeholders to discuss barriers to scaling agroforestry. Free media access offered.
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-watchdog-says-trump-appointees-kept-fired-employees-payroll
[2] https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/25/epa-report-fired-employees-496398
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/congress-votes-reinstate-methane-rules-loosened-trump
[4] https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-climate-change-business-environment-and-nature-government-and-politics-5bb7bb2de2f8ecdfe90f40762297ddda
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/senate-oks-bill-certify-farm-practices-limiting-emissions
[6] https://apnews.com/article/science-bills-climate-change-business-environment-and-nature-a151e437eb1b0638837778a3871aef62
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/miami-tower-collapse-stokes-new-fears-rising-seas
[8] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/miami-tower-collapse-environment-climate-change_n_60d631d2e4b06c8105d5d5be
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/infrastructure-deal-back-track-after-biden-s-assurances
[10] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/us/politics/infrastructure-republicans-biden.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/portland-oregon-sets-high-temperature-record-and-seattle-comes-close
[12] https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/27/us/northwest-heatwave-record-high-temperatures/index.html
[13] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-american-journalism-project-2021-grants
[14] https://www.sej.org/calendar/summer-bootcamp-digital-safety-online-abuse-defense
[15] https://www.sej.org/rfp-hosts-and-sponsors-sej-annual-conferences
[16] https://www.sej.org/calendar/2021-north-american-agroforestry-conference
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1352
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1349
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1350
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1351
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1354
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1355
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1356
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1357
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4968