"As the state of Virginia prepared for a major bridge and tunnel expansion in the tidewaters of the Chesapeake Bay last year, engineers understood that the nesting grounds of 25,000 gulls, black skimmers, royal terns and other seabirds were about to be plowed under."
"In just three years, the Trump administration has diminished the role of science in federal policymaking while halting or disrupting research projects nationwide, marking a transformation of the federal government whose effects, experts say, could reverberate for years."
"We know there are endless appeals flooding your inbox, but the elemental needs of humans and other living things, and the Earth systems we depend upon, rely on strengthening the quality, reach and viability of journalism across all media, every day, to advance the public’s understanding of environmental issues." Read more [5] from Meera Subramanian, Society of Environmental Journalists Board President, then "make every drop count": Support SEJ and our members with your tax-deductible donation [6].
"I look to the Society of Environmental Journalists to build the capacity of the reporters who cover the issues I care about the most." Read more [7] from Jane Lubchenco, Environmental Scientist and former NOAA Administrator, then "start a ripple effect": Support SEJ and our members with your tax-deductible donation [8].
"Two environmental groups concerned the Trump administration won’t defend an Obama administration-era policy on sage grouse protections are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Idaho ranchers."
"Michigan motorists were taken aback on Friday by an alarming image lurking just off the highway: a mysterious green liquid oozing from the walls of Interstate 696, spilling onto the road's shoulder."
"New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) signed legislation establishing an environmental justice advisory group to focus on ensuring no group is disproportionately affected by hazards such as pollution."
"New York enacted a ban on the use, manufacture, sale, or distribution of firefighting foam and equipment containing fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS, unless no viable alternatives are available."
"A string of climate-related disasters that crippled the strategic capability of multiple U.S military bases in recent years has exposed the military's vulnerability to extreme weather, putting a spotlight on its failure to prepare and the consequences to national security."
"The Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Friday ordered the government to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by the end of 2020. It was the first time a nation has been required by its courts to take action against climate change."
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[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/climate/trump-bird-deaths.html
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/science-under-attack-how-trump-sidelining-researchers-and-their-work
[4] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/climate/trump-administration-war-on-science.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/its-never-been-more-important-support-environmental-journalism
[6] https://www.sej.org/donate-sej
[7] https://www.sej.org/environmental-journalism-vital
[8] https://www.sej.org/start-ripple-effect-support-environmental-journalism-today
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/environmental-groups-aim-intervene-sage-grouse-lawsuit
[10] https://apnews.com/e82414b09c3e2de4ba41359ffb54a5b4
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/mysterious-bright-green-liquid-spilled-michigan-highway
[12] https://www.npr.org/2019/12/23/790791879/officials-identify-mysterious-bright-green-liquid-that-spilled-onto-michigan-hig
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ny-governor-signs-bill-creating-environmental-justice-board
[14] https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/n-y-governor-signs-bill-creating-environmental-justice-board
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/new-york-moves-ban-forever-chemicals-firefighting-foam
[16] https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/new-york-moves-to-ban-forever-chemicals-in-firefighting-foam
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-military-precariously-unprepared-climate-threats
[18] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122019/military-climate-change-unprepared-national-security-conflict-heat-risk-war-college-2019-year-review
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/strongest-climate-ruling-dutch-court-orders-leaders-take-action
[20] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/climate/netherlands-climate-lawsuit.html
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