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"Texas Board Rejects Many Science Textbooks Over Climate Change Messaging" [1]

"A Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on Friday rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that for the first time will require them to include information on climate change."

Source: Texas Tribune [2], 11/20/2023

Negotiations For Treaty To End Plastic Pollution Close Amid Disagreements [3]

"The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after strained talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the treaty after a week of negotiations."

Source: AP [4], 11/20/2023

Reemerging Wetlands Controversy Brings Local Angles [5]

Wetlands provide a wide array of ecological and societal benefits. But in the United States, they also represent a morass of conflicting views going back decades on how best to regulate them. Now a recent Supreme Court ruling and proposed federal rules are the source of new discord. The latest TipSheet explores how best to cover the wetlands controversy for your community.

Gathering Offers Sobering Look Ahead at 2024, But With Glimmers of Hope [6]

Top environmental journalists and others at the Society of Environmental Journalists annual “Journalists’ Guide to Environment and Energy” program foresee some challenging realities to cover in 2024, most notably with the ongoing impacts of climate change. Bright signs emerged as well. Read our take, watch the event video [7] and visit our full “2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy [8]” special report.

"The Naturalist and the Wonderful, Lovable, So Good, Very Bold Jay" [9]

"Canada jays thrive in the cold. The life’s work of one biologist gives us clues as to how they’ll fare in a hotter world."

Source: Hakai [10], 11/17/2023

PG&E Bills Will Go Up By $32 Per Month To Pay For Wildfire Protections [11]

"About 16 million people in California will see their electric and gas bills go up by an average of more than $32 per month over next year in part so that one of the nation’s largest utility companies can bury more of its power line s to reduce the chances of starting wildfires."

Source: AP [12], 11/17/2023

2 Enviros Targeted By A Hacking Network Say The Public Is The Real Victim [13]

"Two environmentalists told a federal judge Thursday that the public was the real victim of a global computer hacking campaign that targeted those fighting big oil companies to get the truth out about global warming."

Source: AP [14], 11/17/2023

Only 51 Of These U.S. Whales Remain. Little Prevents Their Extinction [15]

"Even before they saw one of the rarest mammals in the Gulf of Mexico, the two amateur fishermen were already feeling lucky. They had motored to their favorite spot 35 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., downed a couple Miller Lites, and caught their third mahi mahi when they heard the sound of air escaping a blowhole."

Source: NPR [16], 11/17/2023

"Los Angeles Will Offer More Energy Incentives to Low-Income Residents" [17]

"Los Angeles said on Thursday that it would build electric vehicle chargers and offer bigger rebates for the purchase of battery-powered cars in response to a new report that concluded that low-income people were being left behind in the transition to clean energy."

Source: NYTimes [18], 11/17/2023

"FTC Cracks Down On Food Industry For Paid Dietitian ‘Influencer’ Posts" [19]

"Federal regulators announced warnings against two major food and beverage industry groups and a dozen nutrition influencers Wednesday, as part of a broad action to enforce stricter standards for how companies and social media creators disclose paid advertising."

Source: Washington Post [20], 11/17/2023

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