"Human-caused climate change is having varied and unpredictable effects on maple harvests in Wisconsin, Iowa, and elsewhere, experts say."
"Millions of killer culverts lurk beneath North American roadways, strangling populations of migratory fish. Now with a nationwide project, the United States is trying to fix them."
"During the last century, federal agencies have undertaken a campaign to destroy huge tracts of piñon pines and juniper trees in the arid reaches of the American West."
"When a governing body of the International Union of Geological Sciences voted down a proposal to name a new epoch in Earth’s history, it ignored conclusive evidence that for the first time, a single species — humans — has fundamentally altered the planet."
"Financially-motivated EV misinformation comes from both sides of the aisle (the lane?). Industries that see EVs as a threat exaggerate their harms in a bid to get you to hate EVs. And industries that profit from EVs greenwash their benefits in a bid to get you to love EVs."
"US energy use has been flat. But new industries are forcing a boost in utility forecasts for demand, potentially harming efforts to cut emissions."
"A mere 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since the 2016 Paris climate agreement, a study has shown."
"Nearly a quarter of the nation's grid now runs on renewables, bringing the country closer to its climate goals."
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#SEJ2024 took place April 3-7, 2024 in Philadelphia, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. Find multimedia coverage [18] provided by SEJ, UPenn, our multischool Student Newsroom, volunteers and conference attendees, including videos of the four plenaries. Most sessions were audio-recorded and will be posted as available.
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/midwest-maple-syrup-producers-face-record-warm-winter-climate-changes
[2] https://grist.org/agriculture/midwest-maple-syrup-producers-adapt-to-record-warm-winter-uncertainty-as-climate-changes/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/light-end-tunnel
[4] https://hakaimagazine.com/features/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/why-blm-still-clearcutting-pi-juniper-landscapes
[6] https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/why-bureau-land-management-still-clearcutting-pinon-juniper-landscapes
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/despite-official-vote-evidence-anthropocene-clear
[8] https://e360.yale.edu/features/anthropocene-denied
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/guide-electric-car-misinformation-part-2
[10] https://heated.world/p/a-guide-to-electric-car-misinformation-a6a
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/will-bitcoin-data-centers-and-cannabis-risk-us-climate-goals
[12] https://floodlightnews.org/bitcoin-data-centers-evs-fuel-energy-spike-risking-climate-goals/
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/just-57-companies-linked-80-greenhouse-gas-emissions-2016
[14] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/04/just-57-companies-linked-to-80-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-since-2016
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-saw-staggering-growth-solar-and-wind-power-over-last-decade
[16] https://grist.org/energy/wind-solar-account-for-more-of-the-us-energy-mix-than-ever-before/
[17] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/coverage-stories-sejs-33rd-annual-conference
[18] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/coverage-sejs-33rd-annual-conference
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=602
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=599
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=600
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=601
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=604
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=605
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=606
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=607
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5007