#SEJSpotlight: Dr. Cindy Salo, Plant Ecologist and Freelance Writer [1]
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"Tubman spent part of her childhood in the cabin before escaping slavery and leading others to freedom on the Underground Railroad."
"More evidence that harmful PFAS chemicals are sneaking into some "green" and "compostable" products."
"Texas, already the U.S. state with the most wind energy capacity, is catching up to California in utility-scale solar capacity, according to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday."
"New research from the American Lung Association finds that more than four in 10 people – a whopping 135 million in the US – live in counties with unhealthy levels of particle or ozone pollution."
"If anything, the worst public health crisis in a century has brought our understanding of our planet, and our place in the fragile yet resilient web of life throughout it, into stark relief."
"Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is joining a group of Democrats who are seeking to overturn a Trump administration rollback of the regulation of methane, a greenhouse gas that’s significantly more potent than carbon dioxide."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/sejspotlight-dr-cindy-salo-plant-ecologist-and-freelance-writer
[2] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-solutions-journalism-study-abroad-program
[3] https://www.sej.org/calendar/impact-investigations-environmental-coverage-racial-equity-lens
[4] https://www.sej.org/calendar/science-writers-and-communicators-of-canada-annual-conference
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/harriet-tubman-s-family-home-unearthed-maryland-wildlife-refuge
[6] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harriet-tubman-family-home-unearthed-maryland-wildlife-refuge_n_607f3efee4b0b7990ab05444
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/forever-chemicals-coat-outer-layers-biodegradable-straws
[8] https://www.ehn.org/pfas-in-straws-2652512040.html
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/texas-track-add-record-solar-power-capacity-end-2022
[10] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-solar-power/texas-on-track-to-add-record-solar-power-capacity-by-end-of-2022-idUSKBN2C81UZ
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/four-10-americans-live-counties-unhealthy-air-pollution
[12] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/21/us-air-pollution-report-american-lung-association
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/10-things-we-learned-about-earth-last-earth-day
[14] https://www.vox.com/22392485/earth-day-climate-change-environment-year-review
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/collins-joins-democrats-bid-undo-trump-methane-emissions-rollback
[16] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/549358-collins-joins-democrats-in-bid-to-undo-trump-methane-emissions
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results
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[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1446
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5001