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July 31, 2024

SELC Webinar: Power Plants to Public Lands — Key Decisions Shaping Our Future [1]

Join the Southern Environmental Law Center for a webinar about key decisions being made in the South now that will chart our future, and how we can ensure the right choices are made. 12:30 p.m. ET.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [4]
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]

Meet The Californians In The First Class Of The American Climate Corps [12]

"At the start of summer, the White House swore in more than 9,000 members of the inaugural class of the American Climate Corps. The corps members are now serving across the country stifling wildfires, helping farms adapt to climate change, installing solar panels, conserving the country’s wildlands and, of course, helping climate organizations create some “hip” Instagram content."

Activism [4]
Climate Change [5]
Infrastructure [13]
People & Population [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [16]
Source: LA Times [17], 07/16/2024
  • Read more about Meet The Californians In The First Class Of The American Climate Corps [12]

"A Leading Environmental Group Calls on Biden to Step Aside" [18]

"The Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate organization that helped elect President Biden, is now calling on him to quit the race for the White House."

Activism [4]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Politics [19]
People & Population [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [20], 07/15/2024
  • Read more about "A Leading Environmental Group Calls on Biden to Step Aside" [18]

Greens Sue Interior, Claim It Ignores Harms Of Idle Offshore Rigs [21]

"An environmental group is suing the federal government to force the U.S. Department of Interior to reassess the long-term environmental effects of delays in shutting down inactive oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico."

Activism [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [24], 07/12/2024
  • Read more about Greens Sue Interior, Claim It Ignores Harms Of Idle Offshore Rigs [21]

"Sharp Rise In Number Of Climate Lawsuits Against Companies, Report Says" [25]

"The number of climate lawsuits filed against companies around the world is rising swiftly, a report has found, and a majority of cases that have concluded have been successful."

Activism [4]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [26]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [27], 07/09/2024
  • Read more about "Sharp Rise In Number Of Climate Lawsuits Against Companies, Report Says" [25]

"Environmental Protests: Interview With UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst" [28]

"The repression that environmental activists using peaceful civil disobedience are facing in Europe is a major threat to democracy and human rights, according to U.N. special rapporteur Michel Forst."

Activism [4]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [30]
Source: Mongabay [31], 06/25/2024
  • Read more about "Environmental Protests: Interview With UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst" [28]

Underfunded NYC Parks Dept. Losing Fight Against Invasives, Disrepair, Climate [32]

"Mayor Adams’ proposed budget cuts may place an outsized burden on park conservancies and small volunteer groups. With less than 1 percent of the city budget spent on parks, they’re finding it harder and harder to keep up."

Activism [4]
Biodiversity [33]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [34]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [10]
Wildlife [35]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 06/25/2024
  • Read more about Underfunded NYC Parks Dept. Losing Fight Against Invasives, Disrepair, Climate [32]

Hawaii Settles Lawsuit From Youths Over Climate Change. Here’s What To Know. [38]

"About two years after 13 children and teens sued Hawaii over the threat posed by climate change, both sides reached a settlement that includes an ambitious requirement to decarbonize the state’s transportation system over the next 21 years."

Activism [4]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [22]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [39]
Source: AP [40], 06/24/2024
  • Read more about Hawaii Settles Lawsuit From Youths Over Climate Change. Here’s What To Know. [38]

Pulling Back the Curtain on the Plunder of the Planet [41]

“Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places,” a new work by investigative journalist Christopher Pollon, offers a sweeping global view of how the mining industry profits, despite causing vast environmental losses and failing to acknowledge Indigenous ownership or rights to the land it mines. BookShelf’s Melody Kemp lauds Pollon’s searing observations and investigations. Read her review.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [42]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [4]
Biodiversity [33]
Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [26]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [19]
Fish & Fisheries [44]
Forests [45]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [46]
Pollution [22]
Technology [47]
Water & Oceans [23]
Wildlife [35]
Region: 
International [30]
Africa [48]
Asia [49]
Australia & Oceania [50]
South America [51]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
  • Read more about Pulling Back the Curtain on the Plunder of the Planet [41]

"A Key Court Ruling Could Weaken U.S. Environmental Protections" [52]

"The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether to overturn the Chevron doctrine, a landmark precedent that has stood for 40 years. Scrapping the doctrine could have major impacts on regulation in such areas as pollution, climate change, and endangered species."

Activism [4]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Pollution [22]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: YaleE360 [53], 06/20/2024
  • Read more about "A Key Court Ruling Could Weaken U.S. Environmental Protections" [52]

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[1] https://www.sej.org/calendar/selc-webinar-power-plants-public-lands-key-decisions-shaping-our-future [2] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/other-events [3] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [11] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/meet-californians-first-class-american-climate-corps [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [15] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [16] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california [17] https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-07-09/meet-the-first-class-of-the-american-climate-corps [18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/leading-environmental-group-calls-biden-step-aside [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [20] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/climate/biden-sunrise-movement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E0.kfN2.jyp3fpCuUyVb&smid=url-share [21] https://www.sej.org/headlines/greens-sue-interior-claim-it-ignores-harms-idle-offshore-rigs [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [24] https://apnews.com/article/abandoned-offshore-oil-wells-interior-lawsuit-8064a85e624ab8fbe5cc83c28e5910a9 [25] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sharp-rise-number-climate-lawsuits-against-companies-report-says [26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [27] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/27/sharp-rise-in-number-of-climate-lawsuits-against-companies-report-says [28] https://www.sej.org/headlines/environmental-protests-interview-un-special-rapporteur-michel-forst [29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [30] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [31] https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/environmental-protests-under-attack-interview-with-un-special-rapporteur-michel-forst/ [32] https://www.sej.org/headlines/underfunded-nyc-parks-dept-losing-fight-against-invasives-disrepair-climate [33] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [34] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [35] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife [36] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [37] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22062024/new-york-underfunded-parks/ [38] https://www.sej.org/headlines/hawaii-settles-lawsuit-youths-over-climate-change-here-s-what-know [39] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/alaska-and-hawaii [40] https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-youth-climate-lawsuit-things-to-know-bcb791b6f23c7dc798bf9e3cd2b67f97 [41] https://www.sej.org/publications/bookshelf/pulling-back-curtain-plunder-planet [42] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/bookshelf [43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology [48] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/africa [49] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia [50] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/australia-oceania [51] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/south-america [52] https://www.sej.org/headlines/key-court-ruling-could-weaken-us-environmental-protections [53] https://e360.yale.edu/features/chevron-doctrine-supreme-court [54] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=39 [55] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=36 [56] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=37 [57] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=38 [58] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=41 [59] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=42 [60] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=43 [61] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=44 [62] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism?page=200