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"15 States Pledge Emissions-Free Truck Sales By 2050" [1]

"Fifteen states and the city of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday announced an agreement that aims to make all new truck and bus sales emission-free by 2050."

Source: The Hill [2], 07/15/2020

"Global Methane Emissions Reach a Record High" [3]

"Global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, soared to a record high in 2017, the most recent year for which worldwide data are available, researchers said Tuesday." "Scientists expect emissions, driven by fossil fuels and agriculture, to continue rising rapidly."

Source: NYTimes [4], 07/15/2020

"4 Former CDC Heads Say Trump's Undermining Of Agency Puts Lives At Risk" [5]

"Four former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention blasted the Trump administration's 'repeated efforts to subvert' agency guidelines related to reopening schools, accusing the White House in a scathing Washington Post op-ed of undermining science with 'partisan potshots.'"

Source: Axios [6], 07/15/2020

"Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data" [7]

"The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and send all Covid-19 patient information to a central database in Washington beginning on Wednesday. The move has alarmed health experts who fear the data will be politicized or withheld from the public."

Source: NYTimes [8], 07/15/2020

"Biden Announces $2 Trillion Climate Plan" [9]

"Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Tuesday a new plan to spend $2 trillion over four years to significantly escalate the use of clean energy in the transportation, electricity and building sectors, part of a suite of sweeping proposals designed to create economic opportunities and strengthen infrastructure while also tackling climate change."

Source: NYTimes [10], 07/15/2020

‘I Can’t Not Shoot This’ — For Photojournalist, Preparation Meets Opportunity [11]

Wildfire photographer Helen Richardson, in a companion EJ InSight case study, shares a personal account of her efforts to capture compelling images from Colorado’s deadly Waldo Canyon Fire. Plus, more of her photos [12] and a report on how to prepare properly to shoot disasters [13] while protecting yourself, including from COVID-19.

F/8, N95 and Be There — Wildfire Photojournalism in the Pandemic Era [13]

Safety has long been an element of smart disaster photojournalism. But there’s a new dimension to the risk now — coronavirus. Wildfire photographer Helen Richardson writes in the latest EJ InSight column about how to protect yourself, how to be prepared and how to get the story. Plus, a photo slidehow [12] and a case study [11] on confronting the journalistic challenges in one major fire.

“Flight Lines: Across the Globe on a Journey With the Astonishing Ultramarathon Birds” [14]

Weighing in at little more than a couple of pats of butter, the remarkable grey plover undergoes an epic migration of thousands of miles. A new volume captures the wonder of this tiny shorebird, as well as worries over its rapidly declining numbers and possible extinction. Melody Kemp reviews “Flight Lines” in this month’s BookShelf.

Chehalis River: "To Dam or Not to Dam" [15]

"As dams are being torn down across the United States, Washington is floating a plan to dam one of the state’s greatest rivers."

Source: Hakai [16], 07/14/2020

"A Casualty Of Trump’s Immigration Policy: Millions Of Trees" [17]

"The decision to suspend seasonal visas is expected to hurt forestry firms as well as state and federal governments."

Source: Politico [18], 07/14/2020

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