"The White House on Thursday nominated Tracy Stone-Manning as the Bureau of Land Management director, potentially putting an environmentalist in charge of America’s largest land-owning agency."
"President Biden on Thursday moved to put four years of official climate denial behind the United States, declaring that America would cut its global warming emissions at least in half by the end of the decade."
April 22, 2021 — Today, SEJ wrote a letter to Attorney General of the United States Merrick B. Garland calling on the Department of Justice to expand its investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department to include violations of civil rights and of the First Amendment stemming from police targeting journalists in Brooklyn Center and anywhere else in Minnesota that occurred during the recent protests. Read the letter [6].
Solutions Journalism Without Borders' pilot program in Antigua, Guatemala will run from July 3-31, 2021. Learn how to catalyze high-impact solutions reporting in order to amplify marginalized voices and reframe coverage of complex issues in underserved communities around the world. Deadline is May 10.
Join the Fund for Investigative Journalism on April 29, 2021 for a free online forum. Hear from several leading journalists, including two of their grantees whose recent stories examine the impact of environmental issues on communities of color. Moderated by Lottie Joiner, who serves on the FIJ’s Board of Directors. 11:30am ET.
The SWCC will gather in Ottawa June 4-6 for their 2023 Conference to explore the big topics including, but not limited to, climate change, health, reconciliation, and trust in science.
"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."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/tracy-stone-manning-tapped-lead-bureau-land-management
[2] https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/tracy-stone-manning-nominated-to-lead-bureau-of-land-management
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-calling-action-commits-us-halving-its-climate-emissions
[4] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/biden-climate-change.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/sej-calls-doj-expand-investigation-minneapolis-police-department
[6] https://www.sej.org/sites/default/files/SEJ-letter-justice-dept-investigation-minnpd-04222021.pdf
[7] https://www.sej.org/sejspotlight-dr-cindy-salo-plant-ecologist-and-freelance-writer
[8] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-solutions-journalism-study-abroad-program
[9] https://www.sej.org/calendar/impact-investigations-environmental-coverage-racial-equity-lens
[10] https://www.sej.org/calendar/science-writers-and-communicators-of-canada-annual-conference
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/harriet-tubman-s-family-home-unearthed-maryland-wildlife-refuge
[12] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/harriet-tubman-family-home-unearthed-maryland-wildlife-refuge_n_607f3efee4b0b7990ab05444
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/forever-chemicals-coat-outer-layers-biodegradable-straws
[14] https://www.ehn.org/pfas-in-straws-2652512040.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/texas-track-add-record-solar-power-capacity-end-2022
[16] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-solar-power/texas-on-track-to-add-record-solar-power-capacity-by-end-of-2022-idUSKBN2C81UZ
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1444
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1441
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1442
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1443
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1446
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1447
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1448
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1449
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5004
