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From Swine Waste, Student Journalist Extracts Prize-Winning Story [1]

Industrial hog farmers tout swine biogas as a clean, green energy source, but others point to its messy side. A young journalist who investigated the underreported stench of environmental racism associated with this technology learned valuable lessons along the way to producing a feature story that won her a Society of Environmental Journalists’ award for outstanding student reporting.

Will Thousands of Orphan Wells Be Safely Plugged? [2]

Abandoned oil and gas wells are found in significant numbers in some 27 states. Reporters who want to track their status can dig into several databases, but will need to support their data crunching with lots of shoe-leather and ground-truth reporting. Reporter’s Toolbox has insights into what the databases offer. Plus, a primer on API numbers.

Diving Deeper on the Wetlands Beat Yields Groundbreaking Coverage [3]

Two journalists covering water policy used a wide range of reporting techniques, from FOIA appeals to on-the-ground reporting, to get at the heart of how problems with wetlands and waterways in the United States are tied to climate change concerns. Inside Story spoke with Hannah Northey and Kevin Bogardus of E&E News about their award-winning beat reporting.

International Journalism Festival [4]

This annual media event takes place every April in Perugia, Italy. All sessions are free entry for all attendees, without tickets and without registration. In addition, all festival sessions are live streamed.

"Climate Change Is Fueling More Conflict Between Humans And Wildlife" [5]

"Wildfires pushing tigers towards Sumatran villages. Drought prodding elephants into African cropland. Hotter ocean temperatures forcing whales into shipping lanes. Humans and wildlife have long struggled to harmoniously coexist. Climate change is pitting both against each other more often, new research finds, amplifying conflicts over habitat and resources."

Source: NPR [6], 03/03/2023

"Deforestation Inc.: How 'Green' Firms Prevent Climate Action" [7]

"A new 9-month long cross-border investigation exposes the flaws of “green” forestry labels. Environmental auditors overlook harm by “sustainable" companies, hindering climate efforts."

Source: DW [8], 03/03/2023

"Next Labor Secretary Will Face A Big Shortage Of Clean-Energy Workers" [9]

"President Biden on Tuesday nominated Julie Su to be the next labor secretary ... . If confirmed by the Senate, Su would face a major challenge: a shortage of workers in the clean-energy industry that threatens to derail the administration’s ambitious climate agenda."

Source: Washington Post [10], 03/03/2023

"Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reached A Record High In 2022" [11]

"Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records dating to 1900, a result of air travel rebounding from the pandemic and more cities turning to coal as a low-cost source of power."

Source: AP [12], 03/03/2023

Tijuana River Sewage May Be Contaminating Air Along S. Calif. Coast: Study [13]

"Chronic coastal contamination from the Tijuana River can end up in the atmosphere as “sea spray aerosol” — spreading far beyond the San Diego County beaches where it has long polluted the water, a new study has found."

Source: The Hill [14], 03/03/2023

"California Reactors Win Exemption In Fight To Keep Running" [15]

"Government regulators Thursday granted California’s largest utility an unusual exemption that could allow the state’s last nuclear power plant to continue running after the expiration of its federal operating licenses, a key piece of a contentious proposal to keep the reactors producing electricity for years to come."

Source: AP [16], 03/03/2023

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