"The last story I wrote before Donald Trump was elected president, four years and two months ago, was about the Obama administration’s claim that it had approved 60 renewable energy projects on public lands, capable of powering up to 5 million homes. I scrutinized those numbers, finding they dramatically overestimated the outgoing president’s accomplishments."
"The world is lagging behind the pace of change needed to avert catastrophic impacts from the climate crisis, John Kerry has warned in his first remarks as the US’s new climate envoy."
"President Biden last night signaled he would take a bold approach to federal regulations — giving some hope to the progressive wing of his party."
"President Biden took swift action to deliver on his promise to embrace green energy hours after he was sworn into office yesterday, mandating a review of regulatory rollbacks that were part of the Trump administration's efforts to boost the fossil fuel industry."
On Jan 21, 2021, SEJ wrote President Biden and Vice President Harris, petitioning them "to commit your administration to restoring openness and transparency throughout the federal government, and by your words and actions, to help restore respect for the vital role journalists play in our democracy" and providing concrete steps to do so. Read full text of the letter [10].
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"Batteries capable of fully charging in five minutes have been produced in a factory for the first time, marking a significant step towards electric cars becoming as fast to charge as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles."
"A Washington State report put it bluntly: Because of the devastating effects of climate change and deteriorating habitats, several species of salmon in the Pacific Northwest are “on the brink of extinction.”"
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-takes-office-whole-new-era-writing-about-climate-change
[2] https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2021-01-21/as-biden-takes-office-its-a-whole-new-era-for-writing-about-climate-change-boiling-point
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/kerry-commits-us-climate-crisis-fight-warns-world-way-pace
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/21/john-kerry-climate-crisis-joe-biden-envoy
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-signals-new-direction-regulations
[6] https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063723163
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bidens-first-100-days-whats-coming-energy
[8] https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063723117
[9] https://www.sej.org/sej-petitions-bidenharris-restore-government-openness-and-respect-journalists
[10] https://www.sej.org/sites/default/files/sej-letter-president-biden-01212021.pdf
[11] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-canadian-journalism-foundation-awards-and-fellowships
[12] https://www.sej.org/calendar/webinar-how-canada-s-natural-landscapes-can-help-fight-climate-change
[13] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-ijnr-virtual-workshop-editors-covering-environmental-racism
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/electric-car-batteries-five-minute-charging-times-produced
[15] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/19/electric-car-batteries-race-ahead-with-five-minute-charging-times
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/northwest-s-salmon-population-may-be-running-out-time
[17] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/climate/washington-salmon-extinction-climate-change.html
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1536
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1533
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1534
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1535
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1538
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1539
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1540
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1541
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5019