"The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s plans for protecting the U.S. from a bug that could devastate its beef industry, decimate wildlife and even kill household pets."
"xAI’s gas turbines get official approval from Memphis, Tennessee, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations."
"The binding climate treaty has been a success, earning the support of businesses and Republicans. It could be in peril under President Donald Trump."
"The spacecraft, MethaneSAT, was just a year into its mission to provide a clearer picture of planet-warming emissions from oil and gas sites." "For nearly two weeks, however, the mission’s controllers have been unable to get in contact with the satellite. It has lost power, they said, and most likely cannot be recovered."
"The Trump administration says that it plans to delay and potentially loosen water pollution rules for coal-fired power plants."
An initiative of the Wits Centre for Journalism, this annual conference gathers investigative journalists from Africa and elsewhere at Wits University to network, share ideas and stories, celebrate excellent, groundbreaking work and learn from one another through lectures, workshops, masterclasses and seminars.
Run by the Wits Centre for Journalism and the African Investigative Journalism Conference, this award recognizes outstanding investigative reporting from across Africa. Enter by Jul 15 for the chance to win cash and a trip to the AIJC conference, Nov 5-7, 2025 in Johannesburg.
The 2025 Central European Initiative and the South East Europe Media Organisation award seeks to highlight the role of investigative journalism in raising public awareness of critical issues such as human rights violations, social discrimination, corruption, gender inequality, environmental threats. Cash prizes. Enter by Jul 15.
The University of Texas at Austin’s McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering Professor and Electrified Processes for Industrial eXCellence Institute CTO Michael Baldea will share how the institute’s research is working to revolutionize the U.S. industrial sector using clean electricity with cost-effective, high-impact solutions. 1 pm ET.
"New research out of Iowa adds to a wide body of evidence showing that when pregnant women are exposed to nitrates in drinking water, it raises the risks of problematic birth outcomes, including low birth weights and pre-term birth."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-plans-begin-breeding-billions-flies-fight-new-world-screwworm
[2] https://apnews.com/article/fly-factories-cattle-screwworm-texas-baf01b846d38e34d9ff1c1414cd752a4
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/despite-protests-elon-musk-secures-air-permit-xai
[4] https://www.wired.com/story/xai-data-center-air-pollution-permit/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/5-things-know-about-trump-s-attacks-montreal-protocol
[6] https://www.eenews.net/articles/5-things-to-know-about-trumps-attacks-on-the-montreal-protocol/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/methane-tracking-satellite-lost-blow-climate-efforts
[8] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/climate/methane-sat-lost.html
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-says-it-will-delay-water-pollution-rules-coal-plants
[10] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5377532-epa-pollution-rules-coal-plant-regs-epa-zeldin/
[11] https://www.sej.org/calendar/african-investigative-journalism-conference
[12] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-african-investigative-journalist-year-award
[13] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-cei-seemo-award-outstanding-merits-investigative-journalism
[14] https://www.sej.org/calendar/ut-austin-energy-institute-webinar-clean-electricity-revolutionizing-industrial-sector
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/nitrate-levels-soar-iowa-new-research-underscores-risks-babies
[16] https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/06/as-nitrate-levels-soar-in-iowa-new-research-underscores-risks-for-babies/
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=173
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=170
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=171
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=172
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=175
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=176
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=177
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=178
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4930