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"The People Behind America’s Disaster Recovery" [1]

"When a disaster strikes, be it a hurricane, flood, wildfire, or other type of extreme weather, an army of workers assemble. They arrive in waves to ravaged areas ready to respond." "From cleanup crews to powerline techs, these are the workers called in after catastrophe."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Government [4]
Infrastructure [5]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Grist [10], 09/23/2025
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"UN Treaty To Protect Oceans To Take Effect After Clinching Ratification [11]

"A UN treaty to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday after Morocco and Sierra Leone ratified the agreement, clinching the threshold of at least 60 ratifications needed to enact it as international law." 

Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
International [17]
Source: France 24 [18], 09/22/2025
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"Dems Float Dueling CR With Energy, Environment Language" [19]

"Republicans rejected Democrats’ counteroffer on government funding before even seeing it." 

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [21], 09/22/2025
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"National Parks Remove Signs About Climate, Slavery And Japanese Detention" [22]

"The National Park Service has removed signs at Acadia National Park in Maine that make reference to climate change amid the Trump administration’s wider effort to remove information that it says undermines “the remarkable achievements of the United States.” A sign has also been removed from at least one additional park that referred to slavery, the detention of Japanese Americans during World War II and conflicts with Native Americans."

Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [24]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [26], 09/22/2025
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October 1, 2025

Webinar: Vanishing Numbers — How Federal Data Manipulation and Removal Threaten Journalism and Public Trust [27]

The Journalist's Resource will host a discussion with experts: a former federal statistical agency commissioner; a leading demographer recognized internationally for tracking disaster recovery and climate impacts; and a senior national data leader who has driven innovation in public-interest data across federal, local and nonprofit sectors. 12 p.m. ET.

Other Events [28]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [29]
Government [4]
Health [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
September 29, 2025

Up in the Air: Climate Policy Without the Endangerment Finding [31]

Join the UCLA Emmett Institute for a virtual discussion on the fight over the endangerment finding, the Trump administration's possible motivations and legal justifications, as well as the pushback from the scientific community, and what lies ahead in the process. 3:15 p.m. ET.

Other Events [28]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [32]
Climate Change [2]
Government [4]
Policy [33]
Pollution [34]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]

Hurricane Helene Hit NC A Year Ago. Some Students Never Returned To School [35]

"When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after Hurricane Helene, she had to tightrope across a wooden beam to reach what was once her bedroom."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Justice [23]
Government [4]
Infrastructure [5]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: AP/BRPR [37], 09/19/2025
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October 16, 2025

Beat Academy: Tracking Climate Change Rollbacks [38]

This free Poynter / Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources webinar will teach journalists how to track federal climate policy rollbacks and their local impacts. Learn how to turn climate policy changes into stories your audience cares about. 1 p.m. ET.

Other Events [28]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [25]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]

"Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer" [39]

"America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments."

Consumer [40]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [24]
Government [4]
Health [30]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [34]
Science [41]
Technology [42]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes Magazine [43], 09/16/2025
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COP30 — Why It Won’t Save the Planet [44]

Just under two months from the start of the annual global forum for managing climate change — the United Nations’ conference of parties beginning Nov. 10 in Belém, Brazil — our Backgrounder analysis laments the vanishingly small chance that nations will agree on managing steadily rising greenhouse gas emissions. A look at the obstacles, plus COP30 reporting challenges, from hotel expenses to diplomatic spin.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [45]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [46]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [25]
Policy [33]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
International [17]
South America [47]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
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