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Biden Faces Environmental Challenges on Multiple International Treaties [1]

As the incoming Biden administration prepares to re-engage on the global stage, environment-related treaties are high on the agenda. The latest Backgrounder, part of our 2021 Guide [2], takes a closer look at 10-plus top treaties, including those focused on climate change, biodiversity, plastics pollution, airplane emissions, the future of the Arctic and more.

Environmental Justice Stories Will Keep Proliferating in 2021 [3]

The surging racial justice movement has reenergized aspirations to correct the environmental injustices that blemish countless underprivileged U.S. communities. The new TipSheet, another part of our 2021 Guide [2], scans the landscape of trouble spots, from urban to rural, industrial zones to Superfund sites. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

“You Can’t Fool Mother Nature: The Once and Future Triumph of Environmentalism” [4]

It’s been a half-century since the first Earth Day in 1970 and a new book from an old hand catalogues the advances and the setbacks in the decades since. BookShelf contributor Francesca Lyman reviews “You Can’t Fool Mother Nature: The Once and Future Triumph of Environmentalism,” and explores how a long view from a veteran environmentalist informs the field of environmental reporting.

"Snow Leopards Are the Latest Cats to Be Infected With the Coronavirus" [5]

"Snow leopards at the Louisville Zoo are the latest animals to be infected with the coronavirus."

Source: NYTimes [6], 12/14/2020

"Researchers May Have Discovered A New Whale Species" [7]

"Researchers believe they have found a previously unknown species of beaked whale in waters off Mexico’s western coast. If confirmed, the new species would mark a significant discovery among giant mammals."

Source: Reuters [8], 12/14/2020

"Biochar Traps Water and Fixes Carbon in Soil, Helping the Climate." [9]

"As droughts become longer, the soil additive could save on irrigation water and, if mass produced, might compete with energy sources such as oil and gas."

"Biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from burning organic materials in a low or zero-oxygen environment, can improve the quality of soil and trap carbon dioxide in the earth for potentially hundreds, or even thousands, of years.

But a recent study suggests that it may also have another benefit: it could reduce irrigation costs for farmers, thanks to its highly porous and water-absorbent properties.

Source: Inside Climate News [10], 12/14/2020

"Scientists Cheered By Bowhead Whale Recovery Despite Arctic Warming" [11]

"In some rare good news from the top of the world, bowhead whale populations have rebounded and are nearing pre-commercial whaling numbers in US waters."

Source: Guardian [12], 12/14/2020

The End Of Coal? Investors Aren't Buying Myth Of Industry's 'Renaissance' [13]

"At the world’s biggest coal export port in Newcastle, no China-bound ships are waiting or scheduled to load before Christmas".

Source: Guardian [14], 12/14/2020

"California Environmentalists Blast Federal Oil Lease Sale" [15]

"Oil and gas leases on federal public lands in California were put up for auction for the first time in eight years on Thursday, drawing protests from environmental organizations on grounds including threats to climate, human health and wildlife."

Source: AP [16], 12/14/2020

"For Biden’s Economic Team, an Early Focus on Climate" [17]

"The video rollouts of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s pick for Treasury secretary, Janet L. Yellen, and National Economic Council director, Brian Deese, began biographically. But they quickly shifted to focus on an issue that could distinguish Mr. Biden’s core economic team from its predecessors: climate change."

Source: NYTimes [18], 12/14/2020

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