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Experts Decry ‘Funny Math’ Of Plastic Industry ‘Advanced Recycling’ Claims [1]

"Environmental experts say there’s a strong possibility that a federal bill will be introduced in the U.S. that seeks to strengthen an industry known as “advanced recycling,” or “chemical recycling.” While proponents of advanced recycling tout it as a solution to the ever-growing plastic pollution issue, critics say that it’s not recycling at all, but a highly polluting incineration process that converts plastic into fuel."

Source: Mongabay [2], 09/30/2022

Hospitals in Coastal Cities Risk Flooding Even in ‘Weak’ Hurricanes: Study [3]

"In a large proportion of the metropolitan areas along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, at least half of the hospitals are at risk of flooding even from relatively weak hurricanes, a new study found."

Source: NYTimes [4], 09/30/2022

"In A First, U.S. Appoints A Diplomat For Plants And Animals" [5]

"As temperatures rise and habitats shrink, hundreds of thousands of plant and animal species around the world are at risk of vanishing. For the first time, the United States is designating a special diplomat to advocate for global biodiversity amid what policymakers here and overseas increasingly recognize as an extinction crisis."

Source: Washington Post [6], 09/30/2022

"Revealed: Huge Gas Flaring Emissions Never Reported" [7]

"Major oil companies are not declaring a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, a BBC News investigation has revealed."

Source: BBC News [8], 09/30/2022

"How Climate Change Is Rapidly Fueling Super Hurricanes" [9]

"As Hurricane Ian barreled toward Florida this week, it did what six other storms did over the past six years as they approached the United States: It intensified, quickly."

Source: Washington Post [10], 09/30/2022

"Hurricane Ian’s Toll Is Severe. Lack of Insurance Will Make It Worse." [11]

"Most of the Florida homes in the path of Hurricane Ian lack flood insurance, posing a major challenge to rebuilding efforts, new data show."

Source: NYTimes [12], 09/30/2022

#SEJSpotlight: Zoya Teirstein, Climate Reporter, Grist [13]

Meet SEJ member Zoya Teirstein! Zoya is a staff writer for Grist covering the intersection of public health and climate change, and the politics of climate change. Zoya's reporting can also be found in Wired, Slate, HuffPost, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone and other outlets.

"A Moonshot for Coral Breeding Was Successful" [14]

"Wearing a navy-blue polo neck emblazoned with the Florida Aquarium logo, Keri O’Neil hugs a white cooler at Miami International Airport. “Coral babieeeeees,” she says, before letting out a short laugh. Relief. The container holds 10 plastic bottles teeming with thousands of tiny peach-colored specks."

Source: Hakai [15], 09/29/2022

"Zoonotic Diseases Like COVID-19 And Monkeypox Will Become More Common" [16]

"Cases of monkeypox are on the rise in the U.S., with about 67,600 global cases, including about 25,500 in the U.S. Simultaneously, the world is still facing a COVID-19 pandemic, despite the number of cases tapering off. Researchers say these types of viruses, known as zoonotic diseases, or ones that spread between humans and animals, will become increasingly commonplace as factors such as the destruction of animal habitats and human expansion into previously uninhabited areas intensify."

Source: NPR [17], 09/29/2022

"The CDC Is Looking Into A Stomach Bug Outbreak At The Grand Canyon" [18]

"Hundreds of visitors to the Grand Canyon over the summer were sickened by a norovirus, which prompted the CDC to take a look at it."

Source: NPR [19], 09/29/2022

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