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DEADLINE: IJNR Klamath River Institute [1]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications until July 28 for an expenses-paid Institute for journalists, Sep 17-23, 2023 (tentative), to explore the Klamath River Basin from southern Oregon to northern California, and investigate the impact of the removal of four dams beginning later this year.

"The Scientist And The Bats" [2]

"Funders thought watching bats wasn’t important. Then she helped solve the mystery of a deadly virus."

Source: ProPublica [3], 05/23/2023

"Why Tree-Planting Schemes Aren’t a Silver Bullet" [4]

"Numerous global reforestation efforts are underway, but research suggests getting long-term benefits is harder than it looks, and some projects can do more harm than good."

Source: The Revelator [5], 05/23/2023

"Food Prices Are Still High. What Role Do Corporate Profits Play?" [6]

"After more than two years of cost increases, Americans are finally feeling relief at the grocery store as food inflation cooled off for the first time in March and then again in April." "Corporate food companies have made record profits these last few years, and they’re hoping it stays that way."

Source: Civil Eats [7], 05/23/2023

"Chemours’ PFAS Challenge Affects Semiconductors, State Cleanups" [8]

"The outcome of a Chemours Co. lawsuit challenging a PFAS health advisory the EPA set for drinking water could affect cleanups, public health, and regulatory processes, attorneys said in recent interviews. The lawsuit focuses on a particular PFAS used to make a type of chemical, perfluoroalkoxy alkanes (PFA), important to the semiconductor industry."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [9], 05/23/2023

Oak Flat: "Biden Admin Hits Pause On Ariz. Copper Mine" [10]

"The Biden administration has paused finalizing an environmental impact statement for a controversial copper mine in Arizona in order to meet with opposing tribes and review the Forest Service’s consultation."

Source: E&E News [11], 05/23/2023

Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware Won’t Seek Reelection [12]

"Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. Carper’s announcement paves the way for a wide-open contest for the seat he has held since 2001 in heavily-blue Delaware."

Source: AP [13], 05/23/2023

WMO: 2M Killed, $4.3 Trillion In Damages From Extreme Weather Over 50 Years [14]

"The World Meteorological Organization, in an updated report, tallied nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events over the past half-century around the globe that have killed more than 2 million people and caused economic damage of $4.3 trillion."

Source: AP [15], 05/23/2023

"Global Heating Will Push Billions Outside ‘Human Climate Niche’" [16]

"Global heating will drive billions of people out of the “climate niche” in which humanity has flourished for millennia, a study has estimated, exposing them to unprecedented temperatures and extreme weather."

Source: Guardian [17], 05/23/2023

Colorado Frackers Doubled Freshwater Use During Megadrought [18]

"In the middle of the longest-running drought in more than a thousand years, Colorado energy companies diverted rising volumes of the state’s freshwater resources for fracking, a new analysis shows."

Source: Inside Climate News [19], 05/23/2023

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