"A new report points to a chemical explosion in Louisiana this year as a prime example of why the federal government should toughen national safety standards at petrochemical plants."
"President Biden should work for the removal of the head of the World Bank, former Vice President Al Gore said on Tuesday, calling him a “climate denier” at an event coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly."
"Louisiana’s proposed $2 billion project to divert water and sediment from the Mississippi River into Barataria Basin as part of an unprecedented plan to fight coastal land loss moved a major step forward on Monday with the release by the Army Corps of Engineers of a final environmental impact statement."
"President Joe Biden is set to miss a United Nations roundtable on climate action Wednesday afternoon in New York, stoking concern that other G-7 leaders will also forgo the session meant to help pave the way for international global warming negotiations later this year."
"The Senate cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday afternoon before moving to ratify the international climate deal to phase down the use of potent greenhouse gases stemming from refrigerants and air conditioning units."
Investigative Reporters and Editors' second-annual online symposium, over two half days, will focus on diversity, belonging, equity and inclusion (DBEI) issues for newsrooms. Fellowships available; apply by Sep 23. SEJ is hosting a panel, "The work of environmental journalists of color in reframing the beat," on Oct 21.
"Fall's dazzling colors will soon transform woods and forests around the U.S., delighting spectators — if they can figure out when to see the fall foliage at the peak of their transformation."
"Mayflies are among nature’s best environmental sentinels — and their current message to us is grim".
"Garnett Querta slips on his work gloves as he shifts the big rig he’s driving into park. Within seconds, he unrolls a fire hose and opens a hydrant, sending water flowing into one of the plastic tanks on the truck’s flat bed."
"Kevin Ferrara spent his career working around a wispy white chemical foam that could douse the hottest jet-fuel fires he fought, and was still considered harmless."
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[2] https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_32d3ce7e-3911-11ed-9104-8b4781e88370.html
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[11] https://www.sej.org/calendar/ire-dbei-symposium
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[13] https://www.npr.org/2022/09/14/1122657153/fall-leaves-peak-map
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[15] https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/09/19/mayfly-decline/
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[17] https://apnews.com/article/travel-arizona-colorado-river-native-americans-water-rights-ce39952c4a2d7844454f4b439eb5d3e5
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