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"Leonard Leo-Linked Group Attacking Efforts To Educate Judges On Climate" [1]

"A rightwing organization is attacking efforts to educate judges about the climate crisis. The group appears to be connected to Leonard Leo, the architect of the rightwing takeover of the American judiciary who helped select Trump’s supreme court nominees, the Guardian has learned."

Climate Change [2]

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Science [5]

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National (U.S.) [7]

Source: Guardian [8], 09/30/2024

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US Company Uses Government Funds To Suppress Global Pesticide Opposition [9]

"In 2017, two United Nations experts called for a treaty to strictly regulate dangerous pesticides, which they said were a “global human rights concern”, citing scientific research showing pesticides can cause cancers, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, and other health problems. Publicly, the industry’s lead trade association dubbed the recommendations “unfounded and sensational assertions”. In private, industry advocates have gone further."

Agriculture [10]

Chemicals [11]

Economy & Business [12]

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Journalism & Media [13]

Science [5]

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National (U.S.) [7]

International [14]

Source: The New Lede [15], 09/27/2024

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Coequal Catastrophes — Quammen on Climate Change, Extinction and Epidemics [16]

Biodiversity loss can seem like a remote and abstract problem that pales in comparison to climate worries. But award-winning author David Quammen sees them as coequal threats, along with emerging diseases, and encourages journalists to illuminate the relationships between them. His advice includes getting out of big cities to see the extinction crisis firsthand and weaving humor and hope into your writing.

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Features [17]

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Biodiversity [18]

Chemicals [11]

Climate Change [2]

Environmental Health [19]

Environmental Studies [20]

Health [21]

Journalism & Media [13]

Pollution [22]

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Wildlife [23]

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A Renowned Birder Shatters the Audubon Myth [24]

In his fascinating volume about John James Audubon, world-renowned naturalist-writer-illustrator Kenn Kaufman pays homage to the artist but meticulously dissects the man, writes BookShelf Editor Tom Henry. A review of “The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness” depicts how Audubon, driven by the rivalries of his time, marred his own legacy with factual errors and outright fraud.

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BookShelf [25]

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Biodiversity [18]

Environmental Politics [3]

Environmental Studies [20]

Science [5]

Wildlife [23]

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National (U.S.) [7]

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EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals: IG [26]

"Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response."

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Source: ProPublica [29], 09/19/2024

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FDA Probing Tampon Safety After A Study Found Toxic Metals In Popular Brands [30]

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will investigate the ingredients in tampons, after a study released earlier this summer found toxic metals in products from over a dozen popular brands."

Chemicals [11]

Consumer [27]

Environmental Health [19]

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People & Population [31]

Pollution [22]

Science [5]

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National (U.S.) [7]

Source: NPR [32], 09/18/2024

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Should Weather Data Really Be Withheld From the Public? [33]

Project 2025, which many consider a blueprint for a second Trump term, calls for breaking up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and pivoting its National Weather Service to commercial operations, shutting down its free flow of data to news outlets and others. WatchDog Opinion column argues a not-so-hidden motive is at the heart of these sweeping changes: the desire to obscure evidence of climate change.

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WatchDog [34]

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Climate Change [2]

Consumer [27]

Economy & Business [12]

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Journalism & Media [13]

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Worldview Data Expands Environment Reporter’s Strike Zone [37]

A sweeping array of satellites observes our planet and sends vast amounts of data back — data that the powerful NASA Worldview website can translate into graphic form to help journalists tell some of the environment beat’s most central stories. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores the strengths and weaknesses of Worldview in covering everything from wildfires and floods to climate.

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Reporters Toolbox [38]

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Climate Change [2]

Environmental Health [19]

Government [35]

Journalism & Media [13]

Science [5]

Technology [39]

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Colleges With Fossil Fuel Funding Can Become 'Vehicle Of Climate Obstruction' [40]

"For decades, oil and gas companies have donated tens to hundreds of millions of dollars to colleges and universities, sat on governing boards, sponsored scholarships and built pro-fossil fuel programming and curriculum — resulting in real or apparent conflicts of interest for universities and their researchers."

Climate Change [2]

Energy & Fuel [41]

Environmental Politics [3]

Environmental Studies [20]

Journalism & Media [13]

Policy [36]

Pollution [22]

Science [5]

Technology [39]

Public [6]

National (U.S.) [7]

International [14]

Source: Floodlight [42], 09/06/2024

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Sea Surface Temperature Data Tells Many Environmental Stories [43]

With hurricane season expected to kick into high gear, a key data source for reporters is sea surface temperatures. But this widely available information can also tell reporters something about many other water-related environment stories, whether algal blooms, bacterial risks to public health or the prospects for entire estuarine systems. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox helps you dip your toe into this important data pool.

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Reporters Toolbox [38]

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Environmental Health [19]

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