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February 22, 2026 to February 27, 2026

AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting [8]

Press registration is open for the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting, co-sponsored by the American Geophysical Union, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography and The Oceanography Society (TOS), in Glasgow, Scotland. Complimentary for staff, freelance and student journalists.

Professional Meetings [9]

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Science [7]

Water & Oceans [10]

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]

November 17, 2023

DEADLINE: IJNR Virtual Workshop on Wildfire Policy, Politics + Science [12]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists to apply by Nov 17 for this free virtual workshop, Dec 5-6, 2023, on covering the science and policy surrounding the shifting fire landscape. Reporters will hear from expert speakers, including scientists, Indigenous fire practitioners, policy-makers and fire managers.

Other Events [13]

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Disasters [14]

Environmental Politics [15]

Policy [16]

Science [7]

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Author Brings Far-Reaching Insight to ‘The Three Ages of Water’ [17]

Leading water expert Peter Gleick’s new book on water’s past, present and future is an ambitious volume that offers a panoramic look at this essential resource — and hope for living in harmony with it in the future. BookShelf Editor Tom Henry calls “The Three Ages of Water” a rare book of breadth and depth, part history and part sustainable remedy. Read his review.

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BookShelf [18]

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Climate Change [19]

Environmental Health [20]

Environmental Justice [21]

Food [22]

Health [23]

People & Population [25]

Planning & Growth [26]

Policy [16]

Science [7]

Water & Oceans [10]

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]

Africa [28]

Asia [29]

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Public [3]

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Electric Vehicles Will Be Burning Rubber in 2024 [30]

As global sales of electric vehicles surge, the positive impact on climate change emissions could be a critical benefit. But as our Backgrounder points out, it’s not as simple as that. There are challenges with politics, tax laws, mineral access, related pollution regulations and union jobs. Get an overview of the issue, in this latest entry in our expanding 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy.

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Backgrounders [31]

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Climate Change [19]

Consumer [32]

Energy & Fuel [33]

Environmental Politics [15]

Government [34]

Laws & Regulations [35]

Policy [16]

Pollution [36]

Science [7]

Technology [37]

Transportation [38]

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Asia [29]

Europe [39]

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Public [3]

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"Massive Prehistoric Solar Storm Is Warning For Earth, Researchers Say" [40]

"The night sky lit up so bright that some people thought it was morning. Gold miners in the Rocky Mountains woke up at 1 a.m. to make breakfast and start their day. Birds began singing as if the sun had already risen."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [41]

Science [7]

Public [3]

Source: Washington Post [42], 10/12/2023

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Fungal Networks Could Help Make The Planet More Resilient To Climate Change [43]

"A team of scientists loaded into a gray minivan in this capital city earlier this year and drove for hundreds of miles west through the Kazakh steppe — a vast region marked by endless open plains of grass, abandoned farms and flower-filled meadows."

Agriculture [44]

Biodiversity [45]

Environmental Studies [46]

Science [7]

Public [3]

Source: Washington Post [47], 10/11/2023

Read more about Fungal Networks Could Help Make The Planet More Resilient To Climate Change [43]

"Gene Editing Offers Chickens Some Protection Against Bird Flu - Study" [48]

"Scientists in Britain have found they can partially protect chickens from bird flu infections by editing their genes, signaling a new potential strategy to reduce the spread of the deadly virus."

Agriculture [44]

Biodiversity [45]

Disasters [14]

Environmental Health [20]

Science [7]

Technology [37]

Wildlife [49]

Public [3]

Source: Reuters [50], 10/11/2023

Read more about "Gene Editing Offers Chickens Some Protection Against Bird Flu - Study" [48]

"The High-Tech Hunt For One Of The World’s Most Elusive Sharks" [51]

''Nicolas Tomasi has never laid eyes on it. He has worked these waters for years without seeing one but has heard the tales from old-timers — of a patient predator, hiding under the sand off this French island’s shores, waiting for the right moment to strike."

Biodiversity [45]

Fish & Fisheries [52]

Science [7]

Public [3]

Source: Washington Post [53], 10/04/2023

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Wildfire DisInformation Becomes a State Weapon, Aided by AI [54]

How did the Lahaina wildfire spark an AI-driven influence campaign out of China? Perhaps a technological leap. Or perhaps, the new WatchDog Opinion column suggests, a natural evolution of a decades-old disinformation playbook with roots in a war against science and culminating in climate denial. A look at the disturbing prospects and a plea for journalists not to sidestep the phenomenon but to cover it.

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WatchDog [55]

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Chemicals [56]

Climate Change [19]

Economy & Business [57]

Energy & Fuel [33]

Environmental Politics [15]