"A $6 billion credit program was a centerpiece win for the nuclear industry in last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill—a move aimed to prevent the imminent closure of zero-emissions power plants that struggled to compete with low natural gas prices in the 2010s."
"The Mountain Valley Pipeline exists as a 303-mile-long chain with hundreds of missing links. Without all of its federal permits, the natural gas project cannot cross Jefferson National Forest or many of the streams and wetlands in its proposed path from West Virginia to North Carolina."
"Smoke from hundreds of wildfires darkened skies over the Alaskan Interior this summer, with the state experiencing its fastest start to the fire season on record amid hot and dry conditions."
"California moved Wednesday to become the first state to lower insurance costs for property owners who make improvements to reduce their fire risk, the state’s insurance commissioner said as wildfires again flared across the heat-stricken state."
"A bottlenose dolphin found dead in a Florida canal this past spring tested positive for a highly virulent strain of bird flu, scientists said on Wednesday. The announcement came a week after Swedish officials reported that they had found the same type of avian influenza in a stranded porpoise."
"The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that he wants Mississippi’s capital city to receive “its fair share” of federal money to repair a troubled water system that left homes and businesses without running water for several days."
Join the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the next installment in its virtual Ocean Encounters series. Speakers will discuss the links between the atmosphere and ocean, why heat waves are on the rise and what it means for our ocean planet. 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET.
Climate change impacts have begun to promote large-scale human migration to more hospitable areas, a trend set to accelerate. The University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute presents a workshop with interdisciplinary scholars and practitioners who'll share knowledge and discuss the issues. 9:00 a.m. - Noon ET.
The sixth annual SJF is a global event (in-person in UAE and hybrid) where science journalists, writers, publishers, scientists, students and academia can share new ideas and thoughts in science journalism — and pitch story ideas to the world’s top editors. Attendance fellowships available.
"An environmental group is seeking Endangered Species Act protections for underwater forests of bull kelp along the West Coast." "Bull kelp is critical to Oregon coastal ecosystems that historically supported sea otters, urchins and sunflower sea stars."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/nuclear-s-6-billion-bailout-likely-help-only-diablo-canyon
[2] https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/nuclears-6-billion-bailout-likely-to-help-only-diablo-canyon
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/west-virginians-divided-over-gas-pipeline-despite-manchins-support
[4] https://www.npr.org/2022/09/06/1119911325/an-unfinished-natural-gas-pipeline-in-west-virginia-is-back-in-the-national-spot
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/why-arctic-wildfires-are-releasing-more-carbon-ever
[6] https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/why-arctic-wildfires-are-releasing-more-carbon-than-ever-2022-09-08/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/california-aims-lower-fire-insurance-costs-homeowners
[8] https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-fires-california-eb657eafeec9b25455af06bb6dc134d5
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bird-flu-found-dolphin-florida-and-porpoise-sweden
[10] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/health/bird-flu-dolphins-cetaceans.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-leader-jackson-needs-fair-share-money-fix-water
[12] https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-jackson-us-environmental-protection-agency-climate-and-environment-1462e3817c64470ff4a001778dbfdb4e
[13] https://www.sej.org/calendar/ocean-encounters-heatwaves-extreme-heat-land-and-ocean
[14] https://www.sej.org/calendar/virtual-workshop-human-cost-climate-change
[15] https://www.sej.org/calendar/science-journalism-forum
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/group-seeks-endangered-species-protection-west-coast-bull-kelp
[17] https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/05/bull-kelp-endangered-species-oregon/
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