"Federal regulators are crafting an exemption for polluters releasing harmful perfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) into the environment in a way that environmental advocates say circumvents a new law meant to address widespread contamination."
"A federal judge has dealt a potentially fatal blow to what would’ve been the largest timber sales in Tongass National Forest in decades."
"The state of Minnesota on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil Corp and Koch Industries for what it called a decades-long campaign to deceive the public about climate change.+"
"Bayer AG agreed to spend more than $12 billion to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits and deal with future claims, taking its biggest step so far in resolving headaches the German chemical giant inherited in its acquisition of Monsanto Co."
SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded $76,760 for 22 new story projects selected through the first round of Rapid Response story project grants on a wide range of environmental issues and regions.
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker reports more than 430 aggressions against reporters during these protests. This online SPJ program, 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, will offer firsthand accounts of attacks as well as commentary on such incidents.
"At Earther, we stan the bears. Bears are good, especially when they are fat. They are the hero we all need. That’s why I’m excited to announce that Alaska’s Katmai National Park has set up its live bear cams for the summer. You know what that means: bears, bears, and more bears."
"The prevailing narrative behind the Senate's passage of the "Great American Outdoors Act" last week was a feel-good tale of bipartisan unity in the interest of advancing the most expansive conservation legislation in decades. But debate on the sweeping public lands bill was also marked by a strong undercurrent of anger and resentment from some lawmakers in both parties who felt their urgent calls for coastal restoration resources were being ignored."
"House Democrats yesterday unveiled the details of a massive $1.5 trillion infrastructure package that has several sections focused on energy and environmental priorities."
"For the first time, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has included climate change in its annual report laying out what events cause refugees to flee. It signals a growing consensus around the risks climate poses, even if it doesn’t change much for the people actually forced to flee their homes after a cyclone or hurricane hits."
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[2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/24/epa-pfas-chemical-releases-exemption-us
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/court-sends-feds-back-drawing-board-over-tongass-timber-sale
[4] https://www.krbd.org/2020/06/24/court-sends-feds-back-to-the-drawing-board-over-tongass-timber-sale/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/minnesota-sues-exxon-koch-and-api-being-deceptive-climate
[6] https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-climatechange-oil/minnesota-sues-exxon-koch-and-api-for-being-deceptive-on-climate-change-idUSL1N2E11RU
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bayer-pays-12-billion-settle-some-roundup-liabilities
[8] https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/bayer-agrees-to-10-9-billion-plan-to-settle-u-s-roundup-claims
[9] https://www.sej.org/fej-grantees-first-round-rapid-response-grants-2020
[10] https://www.sej.org/calendar/when-press-badge-doesnt-protect-you
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/world-still-sucks-least-bear-cam-back
[12] https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-world-still-sucks-but-at-least-bear-cam-is-back-1844121935
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/coastal-lawmakers-lick-their-wounds-prepare-next-fight
[14] https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063435767
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/proposals-watch-democrats-infrastructure-behemoth
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[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/un-sounding-alarm-climate-refugees
[18] https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-un-is-sounding-the-alarm-on-climate-refugees-1844132777
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