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"NOAA Gets First Senate-Confirmed Administrator Since 2017" [1]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday got a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time since 2017."

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Climate Change [3]
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Environmental Studies [5]
Natural Resources [6]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [11], 06/18/2021

"What Is The COP15 Biodiversity Summit, And Why Is It So Important?" [12]

"The U.N.'s approaching COP26 climate talks have been in the limelight, but COP15 - the biodiversity conference planned for China in October - will be equally critical. Here's why"

Biodiversity [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [6]
Science [7]
Wildlife [15]
Public [9]
International [16]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [17], 06/17/2021

"Earth Is Now Trapping An ‘Unprecedented’ Amount Of Heat, NASA Says" [18]

"The amount of heat Earth traps has roughly doubled since 2005, contributing to more rapidly warming oceans, air and land, according to new research from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."

Climate Change [3]
Science [7]
Public [9]
International [16]
Source: Washington Post [19], 06/17/2021
June 21, 2021

Global to Local: Warming Stripes and Realtime Climate [20]

Join Climate Central and Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading for a virtual discussion on how to use "warming stripes," Realtime Climate alerts and other resources to integrate localized climate data visualizations into stories and communications about climate-related events. 12 p.m. ET.

Other Events [21]
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Journalism & Media [22]
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National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships [23]

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Applications are open for the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships (SHERF), a collaboration of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) and the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). Early-career US journalists will receive training, networking, mentoring, new sources and story ideas — while allowing them to stay at their jobs. Read the announcement, watch the recording of the Nov. 21 info webinar amd apply now [24] (Dec. 31 deadline).

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Health [25]
Journalism & Media [22]
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US-Funded Study Of Whale Hearing Going Ahead Despite Concerns For Whales [26]

"An international team of scientists is preparing to trap a dozen baleen whales off the coast of Norway and conduct hearing tests on them to gauge their sensitivity to human-made sounds such as sonar."

Biodiversity [13]
Science [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
International [16]
Source: NPR [27], 06/10/2021
October 27, 2021 to October 29, 2021

71st Annual Gulf Coast Geoscience Convention [28]

GeoGulf's 2021 theme is “Sustaining Geoscience through the Energy Transition.” Hosted by Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, the program will cover oil and gas, the energy transition, carbon storage, geothermal, environmental, water and more.

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May 3, 2024

DEADLINE: Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellowship [32]

The Knight Science Journalism Program, in partnership with health, science and medicine publication STAT, is taking applications until May 3, 2024 from early-career US journalists for this nine-month paid fellowship, which aims to diversify the ranks of science and health journalists and foster a more inclusive and comprehensive coverage of science.

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Bird Lovers Grapple With Honorary Names Linked To Racists (Like Audubon) [35]

"The birding community faces a difficult debate about the names of species connected to enslavers, supremacists and grave robbers".

Biodiversity [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [22]
Science [7]
Wildlife [15]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [36], 06/04/2021

Digging Deep Into an Insect ‘Die-off’ When the Data Is Missing [37]

Even with a book in the works and a pledge to not take on new projects, freelance environmental journalist Jeremy Hance couldn’t say no to a series on global insect decline. Despite missing data and numerous other challenges, the resulting project was an award-winning example of explanatory reporting. Insights and lessons learned, in the new Inside Story.

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Biodiversity [13]
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