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Houston Plays Host to First On-Site SEJ Conference Since 2019 [1]

Environmental journalists from around the country and beyond will gather in Houston later this month for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 31st annual conference. Widely known as the energy capital of the world, this highly diverse city is an ideal place to drill down on the causes and consequences of climate change and other environmental issues of the day.

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Activism [3]
Air [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [6]
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [8]
Diversity [9]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Food [16]
Forests [17]
Government [18]
Health [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [24]
Policy [25]
Pollution [26]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [27]
Science [28]
Technology [29]
Transportation [30]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [33]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [34]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
International [36]
Mexico [37]
Central America & the Caribbean [38]
Europe [39]
South America [40]
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Public [41]
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Aussie Author’s Angry Look at ‘Crimes Against Nature’ [42]

A historical look at how profit and capitalism have ravaged the natural world is the subject of our new BookShelf review. Contributor Melody Kemp offers her take on award-winning Australian journalist Jeff Sparrow’s forthcoming volume, which explores the damage wrought by cars, roads and PR spin, as well as solutions suggested by models of Indigenous land management.

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Activism [3]
Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [20]
Natural Resources [44]
People & Population [23]
Policy [25]
Pollution [26]
Transportation [30]
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International [36]
Australia & Oceania [45]
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Public [41]
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Top Companies Undermine Climate Pledges With Political Donations: Report [46]

"Some of the nation's best-known corporations are undermining their promises to slash emissions by donating significant sums to elect Republican attorneys general, who have emerged as frequent courtroom foes of climate policies and regulations, according to a report shared exclusively with The Climate 202."

Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [21]
Public [41]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Washington Post [47], 02/24/2022
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Biden Announces New Spending On Critical Mineral Production [48]

"President Biden hosted a virtual event Tuesday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), among others, to announce new domestic investments in minerals key to production of goods such as computers and household appliances."

Chemicals [6]
Economy & Business [10]
Natural Resources [44]
Public [41]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Washington Post [49], 02/23/2022
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White House Mulls How To Stabilize Gas Prices Amid Russian Hostilities [50]

"White House aides are reviewing how the United States could respond if Russia curtails exporting global oil products due to hostilities over Ukraine, anticipating a potential spike in gas prices that could further compound already high prices domestically."

Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Military [51]
Public [41]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Washington Post [52], 02/22/2022
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"Plant Vogtle Hits New Delays; Costs Surge Near $30B" [53]

"Southern Co. yesterday announced another delay for its long-troubled nuclear construction project in Georgia, edging its costs closer to the $30 billion mark."

Economy & Business [10]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [54]
Public [41]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: E&E News [55], 02/18/2022
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Weather Disasters Affected 1 In 10 Homes In The Country Last Year: Report [56]

"Extreme weather affected more than 14.5 million homes in the United States last year, causing an estimated $56.92 billion in property damage, according to a report released this morning by CoreLogic, a property information and analytics provider."

Climate Change [7]
Disasters [8]
Economy & Business [10]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [41]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Washington Post [57], 02/18/2022
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Students From 5 Top Universities Sue To Compel Fossil-Fuel Divestment [58]

"For years, they tried to convince universities that investing in fossil fuels was immoral. Now they’re telling them it’s illegal."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [41]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Washington Post [59], 02/17/2022
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"Power Grid Upgrade Costs to Handle Extreme Weather Divide States" [60]

"Clean energy goals and resilience to extreme weather should spur the next wave of power grid upgrades, federal energy officials and state utility commissioners broadly agreed Wednesday during a meeting in Washington."

Climate Change [7]
Disasters [8]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [41]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [61], 02/17/2022
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World Spends $1.8Tn A Year On Subsidies That Harm Environment: Study [62]

"The world is spending at least $1.8tn (£1.3tn) every year on subsidies driving the annihilation of wildlife and a rise in global heating, according to a new study, prompting warnings that humanity is financing its own extinction."

Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [10]
Government [18]
Public [41]
International [36]
Source: Guardian [63], 02/17/2022
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