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Editorial: "A Reporter’s Shield Law Is Vital to Prevent Abuses of Power" [1]

"Governments often chafe at the presence of a free press. The reason is simple: A robust and independent news media keeps a sharp eye on government and, when necessary, exposes abuse of power, corruption, incompetence and waste. Exposing such things depends, of course, not just on journalists but also on brave officials willing to sound the alarm about government misconduct."

Source: NYTimes [2], 10/18/2024

"Trump Has Vowed To Gut Climate Rules. Oil Lobbyists Have A Plan Ready." [3]

"An influential oil and gas industry group whose members were aggressively pursued for campaign cash by Donald Trump has drafted detailed plans for dismantling landmark Biden administration climate rules after the presidential election, according to internal documents obtained by The Washington Post."

Source: Washington Post [4], 10/18/2024

Sewage Sludge Can Spread the Harm of Many Toxic Chemicals [5]

What was once benignly dubbed biosolids is more accurately tagged toxic sludge. And some of it may be finding its way into our food. The latest TipSheet reports how that came to be despite (or perhaps because of) Clean Water Act regulation, and how hard it is to calculate the potential harms. Plus, more than a dozen reporting ideas and resources for this highly localizable story.

Esri LinkedIn Livestream: Mapping the Future of Biodiversity [6]

Join renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe for a fireside chat discussion about the natural connection between climate change and biodiversity. This Esri LinkedIn Livestream will focus on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), a new initiative in England that aligns planning with the global biodiversity targets laid out by COP16. 11:00 a.m. ET.

"Brazil's Kalunga People At Frontline Of Nation's Climate Fight" [7]

"The Kalunga people have mastered wildfires in the Cerrado for generations. Now they fight blazes from the Amazon to the Pantanal"

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [8], 10/17/2024

"These Scientists Tested Dolphin Breath. They Found Plastic." [9]

"Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been detected in the breath of dolphins."

Source: NYTimes [10], 10/17/2024

Report Condemns Increasing Violence Against Environmental Activists [11]

"Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo was watching television in his living room in May when a group of motorcyclists pulled up outside the gates of his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the riders fired nine bullets into the house."

Source: Inside Climate News [12], 10/17/2024

"Water Crises Threaten the World’s Ability to Eat, Studies Show" [13]

"The world’s food supply is under threat because so much of what we eat is concentrated in so few countries, and many of those countries are increasingly facing a water shortage. That’s the conclusion of three independent studies published this week.'

Source: NYTimes [14], 10/17/2024

"What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures?" [15]

"Since early 2023, the world has seen a steep rise in temperatures that scientists are struggling to explain. Our contributor Elizabeth Kolbert talked with Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s top climate scientist, about possible causes of the warming and why experts cannot account for the heat."

Source: YaleE360 [16], 10/17/2024

"Nuclear Power Could Solve US Electricity Needs. But At What Cost?" [17]

"As Three Mile Island and a Michigan reactor aim to restart, critics question whether the cost of nuclear power makes sense."

Source: Floodlight [18], 10/17/2024

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