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Laws Offer Little Protection to Expected 200 Million Climate Refugees [39]

"Negotiators at COP26 are unlikely to deal with the challenges posed by climate migration, a failure that some experts say shows “a lack of political will.”"

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Source: Inside Climate News [40], 11/03/2021

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Will Animal-To-Human Disease Transmission Bring the Next Big Pandemic? [41]

The COVID-19 outbreak has left little unchanged — including how environment reporters do their jobs, given that many experts believe the disruption of the human-wild interface could be the source of the next deadly virus. The new Backgrounder makes the case in this analysis, looking at how societies — and journalists — handled this pandemic and must prepare for possible future outbreaks.

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EPA Data Moves Toward Openness — Again [46]

Public data around environmental issues has been a thing at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for decades, ... except when it hasn’t. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks at how data transparency is back in fashion under the Biden EPA, and the many ways that environmental journalists can build on available datasets for their coverage.

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"Italy Hosts A Climate-Focused G20 As Geopolitics Shift" [48]

"The leaders of Russia and China aren’t coming. Turkey nearly set off a diplomatic incident on the eve of the meeting. And the United States, Australia and France will be at the same table for the first time since Washington pulled the rug out from under Paris’ $66 billion submarine deal Down Under."

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Source: AP [49], 10/27/2021

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Will 2022 See the Start of Formal Negotiations Toward a Global Plastics Treaty? [50]

Plastic waste, already the subject of preliminary international talks, could be increasingly targeted after UN meetings in early 2022. Meanwhile, this ubiquitous product is polluting land, ocean and air in its various forms, as well as through little-understood microplastic particles. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on efforts to forge an international plastics treaty, as well as ideas for how to cover plastic pollution locally.

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Read more about Will 2022 See the Start of Formal Negotiations Toward a Global Plastics Treaty? [50]

"Senate Hearing On Sams To Head National Parks Set For Oct. 19" [55]

"A politically polarized Senate has set Oct. 19 for a hearing on the nomination of former Oregon tribal leader Chuck Sams as the next director of the National Parks Service."

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Source: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin [56], 10/19/2021

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Climate Risk Disclosure Guides Journalists, Not Just Investors [57]

A profound tightening of companies’ environmental risk disclosure requirements may be ahead, thanks to efforts by the Biden administration’s Securities and Exchange Commission. And the new WatchDog Opinion column argues that as fossil fuel firms position themselves as part of an environmentally sound future, journalists must act too — demanding full disclosure of corporate financial risks related to climate.

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As Locales Move to Decarbonize Buildings, Will States Ban Gas Bans? [59]

While climate change is certainly a global phenomenon, conflicts over addressing it often turn on local concerns. Case in point: Community bans on the use of the fossil fuel methane (aka natural gas), which has in turn prompted some states to ban the bans themselves. The latest TipSheet explains the bans and how they play into the climate change debate, plus story ideas and resources.

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