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.
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 [3] and visit our full “2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy [4]” special report.
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"A fierce storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts dumped more than a foot (30.5 cm) of rain on parts of South Florida on Thursday, flooding homes and streets, downing power lines and trees and leaving tens of thousands of homes and business without power."
"Glencore, ExxonMobil and Stellantis are among companies lobbying for policies that conflict with their own pledges to cut carbon emissions, a study published by non-profit think tank InfluenceMap on Thursday found."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/reemerging-wetlands-controversy-brings-local-angles
[2] https://www.sej.org/publications/sej-news/gathering-offers-sobering-look-ahead-2024-glimmers-hope
[3] https://www.sej.org/sejs-2024-journalists-guide-environment-and-energy
[4] https://www.sej.org/publications/sej-news/2024-journalists-guide-environment-and-energy
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/naturalist-and-wonderful-lovable-so-good-very-bold-jay
[6] https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-naturalist-and-the-wonderful-loveable-so-good-very-bold-jay/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/pge-bills-will-go-32-month-pay-wildfire-protections
[8] https://apnews.com/article/pge-rates-california-wildfires-99be6963a57b1f4812a056be93cec50f
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/2-enviros-targeted-hacking-network-say-public-real-victim
[10] https://apnews.com/article/computer-hacking-azari-environment-0ff1c0b21d81a53bd0216d7981084552
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/only-51-these-us-whales-remain-little-prevents-their-extinction
[12] https://www.npr.org/2023/11/16/1212690111/only-51-of-these-u-s-whales-remain-little-has-been-done-to-prevent-their-extinct
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/los-angeles-will-offer-more-energy-incentives-low-income-residents
[14] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/business/energy-environment/los-angeles-energy-inequality.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ftc-cracks-down-food-industry-paid-dietitian-influencer-posts
[16] https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/11/15/ftc-food-industry-dietitians-tiktok/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/south-florida-storm-dumps-more-foot-rain
[18] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/south-florida-storm-dumps-more-than-foot-rain-2023-11-16/
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/top-companies-lobbying-undermines-their-climate-pledges-study-finds
[20] https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/top-companies-lobbying-undermines-their-climate-pledges-study-finds-2023-11-16/
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=725
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=722
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=723
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=724
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=727
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=728
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[30] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5027