"The Lost History Of What Americans Knew About Climate Change In The 1960s" [3]
"To judge by recent Supreme Court decisions, the world didn’t know much about climate change a half century ago."


Join the Wilson Center and partners in Washington, DC or via live stream for a panel discussion featuring speakers from three American and three Japanese cities as they exchange insights and ideas on how cities can achieve net-zero emissions while enhancing the well-being and quality of life. 10:00 – 11:30am ET.

SciLine is hosting a free, social science reporting "Crash Course" designed for local and general assignment reporters, co-led by a former Washington Post science reporter and a Ph.D. neuroscientist. Learn basic principles about how social science works and ways it can be used to strengthen virtually any news story. 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
"To judge by recent Supreme Court decisions, the world didn’t know much about climate change a half century ago."
"Perched on a nest atop a green navigation marker in Maryland’s Harris Creek, the osprey glared, spread its wings and started hopping as a boatload of people drew near."
"Blaming “wealthy plantation owners” and outside “special interest groups,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry decried the abrupt decision late Tuesday to cancel a massive grain elevator proposed for a small predominantly Black community along the Mississippi River fighting to preserve its history and landmarks."
"In hundreds of U.S. cities and towns, extreme rainfalls are overwhelming outdated sewer systems, flooding waterways with untreated sewage."
"Fossil fuel companies are running “a massive mis- and disinformation campaign” so that countries will slow down the adoption of renewable energy and the speed with which they “transition away” from a carbon-intensive economy, the UN has said."
"More than 100 homes in Alaska's capital Juneau have been damaged by a glacial dam outburst north of the city, an increasingly frequent phenomenon exacerbated by climate change."
"Tropical Storm Debby brought intense rainfall and flooding threats to North Carolina on Thursday, highlighting the vulnerability of hog lagoons and wastewater treatment plants."
"Despite aging pipes and vulnerable children, schools face no national requirement to test for lead"
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/calendar/wilson-center-bringing-climate-and-health-together-japanese-and-american-cities
[2] https://www.sej.org/calendar/sciline-crash-course-social-science-essentials-local-reporters
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/lost-history-what-americans-knew-about-climate-change-1960s
[4] https://grist.org/science/lost-history-climate-1960s-clean-air-act-supreme-court/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/more-osprey-reproduction-problems-found-around-chesapeake-bay
[6] https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/more-osprey-reproduction-problems-found-around-the-chesapeake-bay/article_9a3824ca-534f-11ef-a93b-77f2d5a46a7d.html
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/louisiana-advocates-gobsmacked-decision-halting-massive-grain-terminal
[8] https://floodlightnews.org/louisiana-advocates-gobsmacked-by-decision-halting-massive-grain-terminal/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-change-making-us-sick-literally
[10] https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/climate-change-is-making-us-sick-literally/
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/massive-disinformation-campaign-slowing-global-transition-green-energy
[12] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/08/fossil-fuel-industry-using-disinformation-campaign-to-slow-green-transition-says-un
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/glacial-dam-outburst-floods-alaskas-capital-damages-homes
[14] https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/glacial-dam-outburst-floods-alaskas-capital-damages-homes-2024-08-08/
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rising-waters-storm-debby-put-north-carolina-waste-sites-risk
[16] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/climate/hog-lagoon-flooding-north-carolina.html
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/kids-drink-contaminated-water-schools-lead-testing-isn-t-required
[18] https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/08/lead-schools-pipes-testing/
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=395
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=392
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=393
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=394
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=397
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=398
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=399
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=400
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4899