"Former President Donald Trump has said he would cancel all unspent funds from President Joe Biden's signature climate law if he wins the presidential election on Nov. 5. But the vast majority of grants will be spent by the time a new president takes office in January, and targeting what remains would be a massive legal challenge, according to Biden administration officials."
"Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response."
The Society of Environmental Journalists is pleased to announce the Outstanding Explanatory Reporting, Large winners of the 2024 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment. Read and listen to the stories.
Presented by Sierra Club Canada during Climate Week NY, this art exhibit reflects how climate change is impacting lives in Canada and underlines the need to cap rising fossil fuel emissions. 10am - 7pm EDT.
During Climate Week in New York, Summer of Heat, Climate Rights International (CRI) and Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) invite you to this open and in-depth discussion on the future of climate activism. 7:00 p.m. ET. The event will also be livestreamed.
Join The Influencer Lab for Tomorrow (TILT) with Fossil Free Media, and climate influencer agency Cuíca for a free climate storytelling workshop at Climate Week New York. Speakers include SEJ member Dharna Noor, reporter at The Guardian. 3:30-5:30, followed by happy hour until 7pm.
"The concept designs are for D.C.’s first public memorial to celebrate press freedom and honor the journalists who have been slain while doing their jobs."
"Researchers have found several promising ways to thwart the fungus, which causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats."
"Yorba Linda is a small, sunny city southeast of Los Angeles. It’s perhaps best known for being the birthplace of President Richard Nixon. But in the past few years, Yorba Linda has picked up another distinction: It’s home to the nation’s largest per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) water treatment plant of its kind, according to the city."
"Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris."
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[2] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-spending-climate-cash-fast-trump-threatens-cancel-it-2024-09-18/
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[12] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/science/bats-white-nose-syndrome.html
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-california-county-got-pfas-out-its-drinking-water
[14] https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/09/12/g-s1-22291/pfas-drinking-water-filter
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/big-energy-issue-pennsylvania-low-natural-gas-prices-not-fracking
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