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"Making Sense of Menhaden" [1]

"In the Chesapeake Bay, a fight is raging over a little fish with an outsized importance."

"Over the week of July 4, 2022, people flocking to Chesapeake Bay’s Virginia coast were met at the water’s edge by hordes of ghastly visitors: schools of hand-sized silver menhaden washed up by the thousands, their carcasses floating in the surf in the summer’s heat. By the week’s end, as the fish liquefied in a dumpster at a nearby wharf, circulating petitions were gaining signatures.

Source: Hakai [2], 02/07/2023

"Some Corals Are More Heat Resistant Than Thought" [3]

"The vast genetic diversity of corals means there are some that may survive warming waters. Now scientists just need to find them."

Source: Eos [4], 02/07/2023

"Climate Denial Campaign Goes Retro With New Textbook" [5]

"This week, the [Heartland Institute] sent copies of its book “Climate at a Glance” to 8,000 middle and high school teachers across the country, in order to provide them, it says, with “the data to show the earth is not experiencing a climate crisis.”"

Source: Grist [6], 02/07/2023

Coal Ash Along Shores of Great Lakes Threatens Water as Residents Protest [7]

"More than 100 coal ash waste sites, many unregulated, sit just feet from the Great Lakes, raising concerns for nearby communities and the 30 million people who rely on the lakes for drinking water."

Source: Inside Climate News [8], 02/07/2023

"Essential Insects In East Asia Have Declined Massively, Study Finds" [9]

"Cabbage moths, corn borers and other plant-eating insects crucial to ecosystems have declined dramatically in East Asia over the past two decades — along with dragonflies and other predator insects that eat them, according to a study published Friday in the journal Science Advances."

Source: Washington Post [10], 02/07/2023

"Nevada Monument Will Shield Sacred Tribal Land — From Renewables" [11]

"For years now, Native American tribes have sought more protections for the federal lands in the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada that are central to their core beliefs about creation. But advocates say the effort took on new urgency as renewable energy developers eyed pieces of the same land for projects that could fit into the Biden administration’s push for clean electricity."

Source: E&E News [12], 02/07/2023

"Census: Disasters Displaced More Than 3 Million Americans In 2022" [13]

"More than 3 million adults were forced to evacuate their homes in the past year because of a natural disaster, according to a new Census Bureau tally that marks a rare federal effort to assess the uprooting caused by hurricanes, floods and other events."

Source: E&E News [14], 02/07/2023

"Toxic Fumes Are Released From Burning Train That Derailed in Ohio" [15]

"A rail operator on Monday released toxic fumes from several derailed train cars that it said were at risk of exploding in East Palestine, Ohio, after the authorities ordered residents on both sides of the state’s border with Pennsylvania to evacuate to avoid a deadly threat."

Source: NYTimes [16], 02/07/2023

Pair Is Charged With Plotting to ‘Destroy Baltimore’ by Attacking Grid [17]

"Federal law enforcement officials have arrested two people accused of conspiring to “completely destroy Baltimore” in what they described on Monday as a racist plot to demolish the power grid in a predominantly Black city."

Source: NYTimes [18], 02/07/2023

The Department of Yes — How the Pesticide Industry Corrupted the EPA and Poisoned America [19]

Many were skeptical that the complex problem of industry influence on regulatory decisions could be understood, let alone explained. But in her deeply reported story on the pesticide industry, journalist Sharon Lerner broke through those barriers with another award-winning story, showing how small, technical decisions can have big consequences. In the latest Inside Story, she shares her approach and lessons learned.

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