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"White House Directs Agencies to Account for Climate Change in Budgets" [1]

"A directive issued on Thursday by the Biden administration would, for the first time, have federal agencies consider the economic damage caused by climate change when deciding what kinds of vehicles, equipment and goods to buy."

Climate Change [2]
Government [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [6], 09/22/2023

"Government Shutdown Poses ‘Seismic’ Threat to Pollution Controls" [7]

"A US government shutdown would have deep, far-reaching consequences and imperil efforts to protect people from lead and cancer-causing chemicals, a top White House official warned Thursday."

Disasters [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg [10], 09/22/2023
November 30, 2023 to December 12, 2023

COP28 (United Nations 28th Conference of Parties) [11]

COP28 will take place from November 30 until December 12, 2023 in Expo City Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Find out how you can cover it in person or from wherever you are.

Professional Meetings [12]
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Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [15]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Policy [18]
Science [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
International [20]
Canada [21]
Africa [22]
Asia [23]
Europe [24]
Middle East [25]

COP28 Will Be Earth-Shaping News in 2024 and Beyond [26]

When nations converge this fall for the latest round of annual talks on harnessing climate change, they meet at a crucial juncture. Will the increasingly dramatic impacts of global warming, and the prospects of worse, focus their attention enough to bring about progress? In this sweeping analysis, Backgrounder assesses the varied pressures at play at the coming COP28, along with tips for covering it, from up close or afar.

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Backgrounders [27]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [15]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Policy [18]
Science [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
International [20]
Canada [21]
Africa [22]
Asia [23]
Europe [24]
Middle East [25]
Visibility: 
Public [4]

Top Data Sources Can Help Cover the Larger Wildfire Story [28]

In the aftermath of breaking wildfire news, when environmental journalists are looking to tell the bigger picture story, there are myriad resources that provide data and insight. To help you sort through it all, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox scans eight powerful data portals that provide everything from real-time tracking and satellite data to risk analysis and health impacts.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [30]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [8]
Environmental Health [14]
Forests [31]
Government [3]
Health [32]
Journalism & Media [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
September 27, 2023 to September 28, 2023

The Rules-Based Order in Antarctica and Global Challenges [33]

Join the Wilson Center and partners NSF, NOAA, the US Coast Guard and Battelle in Washington, DC or via live stream for the first-ever conference on Antarctic policy, with the aim of elevating dialogue on Antarctica’s connection to key US national interests.

Other Events [34]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [35]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Government [3]
Natural Resources [37]
Policy [18]
Science [19]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region: 
Antarctica & Arctic [39]
June 5, 2024 to June 6, 2024

White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Public Meeting [40]

The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council will convene a free virtual public meeting, ~12:00 - 6:30 p.m. ET each day. Topics for public comment include carbon management and environmental justice issues affecting Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Nations. 

Other Events [34]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Diversity [41]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [3]
People & Population [43]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]

"Congress Enters Pivotal Week On Spending" [44]

"How to prevent a looming potential government shutdown will dominate the conversation on Capitol Hill this week, with the House and Senate considering divergent strategies for keeping agencies running."

Environmental Politics [9]
Government [3]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: E&E News [45], 09/12/2023

"How Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Hurting The Energy Transition" [46]

"After agreeing in 2009 to phase out dirty energy subsidies, G20 nations pumped $1.4 trillion into supporting fossil fuel use in 2022 - money that should be redeployed to support a shift into renewables, analysts say".

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Government [3]
Public [4]
International [20]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [47], 08/29/2023

"'We're All Maui': Climate Change Tests Emergency Alert Systems Across US" [48]

"This summer has been one of weather extremes across the United States, a season of intense heat waves, torrential storms and runaway wildfires that have tested how well prepared public safety officials and the emergency warning systems they oversee are for the changing climate."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [8]
Government [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [49], 08/28/2023

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