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"SEC Democrats Worry Climate Reporting Plan Falls Short on Audits" [18]

"Democratic SEC Commissioners Allison Lee and Caroline Crenshaw are raising more questions about whether the agency’s climate disclosure proposal would do enough to elicit reliable greenhouse gas emissions data from companies."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [21], 06/14/2022

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As Climate Makes Animals Migrate, 1000s of New Viruses Will Hop To Humans [22]

"“We can’t put this one back in the bottle,” said the researcher behind a recent study about the spread of zoonotic diseases."

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Source: Inside Climate News [24], 06/08/2022

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"Fracking Moratorium off California Coast Ordered by Ninth Circuit" [25]

"In a long series of court proceedings, permits allowing the fracking and acidizing of oil wells in federal waters off the coast of California were prohibited by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today [Friday].

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Source: Santa Barbara Independent [28], 06/06/2022

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Global Satellite Data IDs Tensions Between Food Production, Biodiversity [29]

A recent study of global cropland expansion highlights several trends that are ripe with environmental news stories. One finding: New farm fields have taken over an area the size of Texas and California combined since the start of the century, an expansion primarily affecting biodiversity-rich natural ecosystems, with Africa leading the cropland boom. Freelancer Gabriel Popkin explores the latest data and the reporting possibilities.

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How — And Why —To Avoid Jargon When Covering Climate [44]

Climate change reporting is sometimes peppered with jargon that confounds rather than clearly communicates. Audiences may miss not just one story’s message, but lose interest in the broader topic. Contributor Rebecca Hersher, a science reporter for National Public Radio, writes how the public’s connection with climate information increases when both journalists and scientists strive to replace elite terminology with simple and accurate language.

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"Supreme Court Rejects Dakota Access NEPA Battle" [45]

"The Supreme Court today dealt a blow to a pipeline developer, deciding against hearing a dispute over environmental reviews for infrastructure projects."

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Source: E&E News [46], 02/23/2022

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"Shell CCS Plant Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It's Captured" [47]

"A new report provides some damning new math on one of the oil giant's much-hyped CCS projects."

"Oil companies love to tell the world about the super cool technologies that have that will allow us to keep burning fossil fuels without cooking the climate. But those technologies are largely bullshit.

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Source: Earther [49], 01/24/2022

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Grantee Suits Up To Ask If Honeybees Harm Native Species [50]

When Colorado-based freelance journalist Jennifer Oldham suited up in protective gear to investigate if commercial honeybee hives on public lands impact native bee populations, as well as to meet with federal scientists and visit a bee study site, it was a Fund for Environmental Journalism grant that helped her do it. Oldham shares her experience and advice in the latest FEJ StoryLog.

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Lead Pipes To Make News on the Environment Beat in 2022 [53]

A crisis of lead in drinking water affects thousands of U.S. communities, but 2022 will bring new focus to the problem as new Biden administration plans play out following passage of a $15 billion fund to replace lead service lines. TipSheet outlines the problem and the impact of a regulation carried over from the Trump era. Plus, seven reporting approaches to local and state-level stories.

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