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"Will Renewables Ride Out The Virus Better Than Oil And Gas?" [1]

"Few industries have survived the novel coronavirus pandemic unscathed — and the renewable energy sector is no exception. But market watchers say there are signs that wind and solar companies are in a better position to rebound from the crisis than their counterparts in the oil and gas industry."

Disasters [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: ClimateWire [7], 04/01/2020
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April 2, 2020

Webinar: The Relationship Between the Environment and the Coronavirus [8]

This free online webinar, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CDT, will feature speakers from Louisiana State University's School of Public Health in New Orleans (a hotspot for coronavirus in the U.S.) among other LSU experts. Interested journalists can learn more about it and register to attend.

Other Events [9]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [11]
Health [12]

Wildlife Rescue Centres Struggle To Treat Endangered Species In Outbreak [13]

"Shortages in funds, medicines and masks threaten charity work around the world".AC

Biodiversity [14]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [11]
Wildlife [15]
Public [5]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [17], 03/31/2020
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After 4 Months In Arctic, Researchers Come Home To A World In Crisis [18]

"The about 100 researchers that on Tuesday set foot in Tromsø, Norway, will hardly be able to recognize the life they left in December."

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Studies [19]
Science [20]
Public [5]
Antarctica & Arctic [21]
Source: Barents Observer [22], 03/31/2020
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"'We Have Never Done This Before.' Inside N.Y.'s Grid Lockdown" [23]

"New York's historic decision to require workers to live at facilities operating the state's power grid during the novel coronavirus pandemic may be a test case for the rest of the nation."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [11]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Technology [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: EnergyWire [28], 03/31/2020
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"Commercial Fishermen Struggle To Survive In The Face Of Coronavirus" [29]

"Commercial fishermen in the U.S. who have already faced challenges in recent years to make it in an increasingly globalized and regulated industry, are now struggling to find customers during the coronavirus crisis."

Disasters [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [31], 03/31/2020
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Standing Together in Spite of Distancing [32]

Journalists cannot help but be part of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic story, balancing our mandate to be a key information source with our own health and safety, writes Society of Environmental Journalists President Meera Subramanian. But SEJ is right there with them, providing resources and a shared sense of purpose and connection. Find out how SEJ can help, plus SEJ’s plans to weather the related economic crisis, preparations for the annual conference this fall and more. Read the latest SEJ President’s Report.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ Presidents Report [33]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Journalism & Media [34]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [16]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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SEJ Webinar: Covering a Crisis: Climate, Coronavirus and Global (In)Action [35]

How should the media cover a crisis? SEJ's 2020 webinar series launched April 2 with a discussion of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that could inform how journalists, scientists and advocates communicate about and address climate change. Panelists: Denis Hayes, The Earth Day Network and The Bullitt Foundation; Alice Hill, Council on Foreign Relations; and John Mecklin, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, moderated by Guardian US' Emily Holden.

  • Watch the recording [36].
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [37]
Disasters [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [38]
Government [24]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [34]
Policy [39]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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"Whitmer Order Halts Water Shutoffs During Virus Pandemic" [40]

"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Saturday requiring communities statewide to restore water service, effectively ending water shutoffs for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic."

Consumer [37]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [38]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [41], 03/30/2020
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New Infections Soar And The Nation Is Warned That 200,000 Could Die [42]

"Faced with the grim prospect that 200,000 Americans could die even with aggressive action to slow the spread of the coronavirus, President Trump extended the guidelines on avoiding nonessential travel, staying away from work, visiting bars and restaurants and gathering in groups of more than 10 for at least another month.

“We can expect that by June 1, we will be well on our way to recovery,” Mr. Trump said on Sunday evening. “We think by June 1. A lot of great things will be happening.”

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [11]
Health [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [43], 03/30/2020
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