Policy experts and reporters at an SEJ forum in Seattle July 6 cautioned that environmental journalists must go into overdrive to keep up with fast and furious changes coming during the Trump Administration. Get more in our SEJ News coverage. [1] Photo: Former EPA official Dennis McLerran, left, fields a query from moderator Jeff Burnside. Read McLerran's full remarks here [2].
Writer David Owen's “Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River” tells the story of the Colorado, while exploring water issues ranging from drought and climate degradation to cross-state and cross-border legal complexities.
The new book “Climate of Hope” by ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Sierra Club chief Carl Pope concludes that, despite partisan obstacles, we have made progress in fighting the planet’s warming.
Author Lisa Palmer tackles a question many experts in the natural and social sciences are also pondering: How can we feed a growing world population in the coming decades when climate change is stressing global food production systems?
To report on federal land disputes near you, just take a look at the congressional Land and Water Conservation Fund, which this year faces conflict over funding levels, land acquisition and more. The latest TipSheet has the story, and how to cover it.
"When my editors asked me to report on forest bathing, I packed a swimsuit. I assumed it must involve a dip in the water. It turns out, my interpretation was too literal. ... The aim of forest bathing ... is to slow down and become immersed in the natural environment. She helped us tune in to the smells, textures, tastes and sights of the forest."
"The shores of Scotland’s Orkney Islands are dotted with ruins that date to the Stone Age. But after enduring for millennia, these archaeological sites – along with many others from Easter Island to Jamestown – are facing an existential threat from climate change."
"The pending buyouts for U.S. EPA employees could mean an exodus from the agency's scientific research shop."
"Emmanuel Macron, the French president, thinks he may have convinced his American counterpart, Donald Trump, not to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement on climate change."
"An environmental group has launched a $1 million ad buy to pressure vulnerable Republicans on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/sej-news/cut-through-fog-cover-trumps-fast-moving-environmental-policy-changes
[2] https://www.sej.org/sites/default/files/Seattle-McLerranRemarks07062017.pdf
[3] https://www.sej.org/publications/bookshelf/where-water-goes-life-and-death-along-colorado-river
[4] https://www.sej.org/publications/bookshelf/climate-hope-how-cities-businesses-and-citizens-can-save-planet
[5] https://www.sej.org/publications/bookshelf/hot-hungry-planet-fight-stop-global-food-crisis-face-climate-change
[6] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/battles-ahead-over-conservation-fund
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/forest-bathing-retreat-nature-can-boost-immunity-and-mood
[8] http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/07/17/536676954/forest-bathing-a-retreat-to-nature-can-boost-immunity-and-mood
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/heritage-risk-how-rising-seas-threaten-ancient-coastal-ruins
[10] http://e360.yale.edu/features/heritage-at-risk-how-rising-seas-threaten-ancient-coastal-ruins
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-buyouts-breakdown-office
[12] https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060057454
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/macron-thinks-he-has-convinced-trump-rejoin-paris-agreement
[14] http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/emmanuel-macron-donald-trump-paris-agreement-climate-change-us-rejoin-france-paris-bastille-day-a7844646.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/greens-launch-ad-campaign-defend-epa-budget
[16] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/342323-greens-launch-ad-campaign-to-defend-epa-budget
[17] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2567
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2564
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2565
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2566
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2569
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2570
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2571
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2572
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5071