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October 20, 2025 to October 30, 2025

Convention on Biological Diversity's SBSTTA-27, Oct 20-24, and SB8J-1, Oct 27-30 [1]

Media are invited to apply for accreditation to the 27th meeting of the CBD's Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and the 1st meeting of the CBD's new Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

Professional Meetings [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Diversity [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Health [8]
Planning & Growth [9]
Science [10]
Technology [11]
Region: 
International [12]
South America [13]

NASA Portal Can Lead Reporters to Universe of Data [14]

For environmental journalists looking for data riches to help tell their stories — whether about urban heat islands, sea-surface temperatures or air pollution — NASA has the satellites whose sensors capture insights galore. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers an introduction to the U.S. space agency’s incredibly extensive data portal, and how to get started amid the wealth of information (caveat: before it’s gone).

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [16]
Climate Change [17]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Studies [18]
Forests [19]
Government [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Science [10]
Technology [11]
Water & Oceans [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [23]
International [12]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
  • Read more about NASA Portal Can Lead Reporters to Universe of Data [14]

Amid Politics, Research on Harmful Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Piles Up [24]

"A growing body of research shows the cascading health impacts of wildfire smoke, from cognitive decline to heart issues." 

Air [16]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [7]
Forests [19]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [27]
Science [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [23]
Canada [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [29], 07/17/2025
  • Read more about Amid Politics, Research on Harmful Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Piles Up [24]

"No, Chemtrails Are Not Real or Causing Floods, E.P.A. Says" [30]

"No, chemtrails are not real, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday, in a notable instance of the Trump administration debunking a conspiracy theory that gained traction amid catastrophic flooding in Central Texas."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Politics [31]
Journalism & Media [21]
Science [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [32], 07/11/2025
  • Read more about "No, Chemtrails Are Not Real or Causing Floods, E.P.A. Says" [30]

"Public Health Groups File Lawsuit To Stop RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Changes" [33]

"The lawsuit seeks to overturn Kennedy’s decision in May to end the government’s long-standing blanket recommendation for children and pregnant women to receive coronavirus shots." 

Consumer [34]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [20]
Health [8]
Laws & Regulations [35]
People & Population [26]
Science [10]
Technology [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Washington Post [36], 07/11/2025
  • Read more about "Public Health Groups File Lawsuit To Stop RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Changes" [33]

Trump Admin Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Across the Country [37]

"The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office buildings at the University of Oklahoma, off a state highway in Norman. It’s responsible for radar breakthroughs in forecasting that the nation relies on for storm warnings and emergency preparedness. But the Trump administration wants to shut it down, prompting a rare rebuke from a prominent Republican member of Congress."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Politics [31]
Science [10]
Technology [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NOTUS [38], 07/11/2025
  • Read more about Trump Admin Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Across the Country [37]

"These Toads Have Psychedelic Powers, but They’d Prefer to Keep It Quiet" [39]

"New research suggests Sonoran Desert toads went into steep decline after stories of their mind-bending chemical properties began circulating among drug users." 

Biodiversity [5]
Consumer [34]
Natural Resources [40]
Science [10]
Wildlife [41]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [42], 07/10/2025
  • Read more about "These Toads Have Psychedelic Powers, but They’d Prefer to Keep It Quiet" [39]

"Trump’s NASA Budget Could Cede Solar System To China, Scientists Warn" [43]

"As the administration slashes spending on science, NASA is running low on new missions."

Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Politics [31]
Environmental Studies [18]
Science [10]
Technology [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Washington Post [45], 07/10/2025
  • Read more about "Trump’s NASA Budget Could Cede Solar System To China, Scientists Warn" [43]

"Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave" [46]

"Days after an intense, record-breaking heat wave sweltered wide swaths of Europe, a group of scientists released a rapid analysis estimating the extent to which climate change might have amplified the heat wave’s death toll."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [7]
People & Population [26]
Science [10]
Public [3]
Europe [47]
Middle East [48]
Source: NYTimes [49], 07/09/2025
  • Read more about "Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave" [46]

"Trump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change" [50]

"The three scientists joined the administration after it dismissed hundreds of experts who were assessing how global warming is affecting the country." 

Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [31]
Science [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [51], 07/09/2025
  • Read more about "Trump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change" [50]

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