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March 5, 2020

How to Protect Yourself Online: Digital Safety Tools & Strategies Against Abuse [1]

Join Future Tense, PEN America and the Freedom of the Press Foundation in Washington, DC, 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET, for drinks and a hands-on cybersecurity self-defense session. Get practical tools and strategies to both prepare for and respond to online harassment. This event is free and open to the public. Can't be there in person? Watch the livestream.

Other Events [2]
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Technology [4]

An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [5]

In Part Two of our ongoing “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [6]” special report, we take a look at the impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest region — and how best to cover them. Our A-to-Z Guide explores 26 neglected angles and stories, plus resource links to get you started. And check out our inaugural backgrounder [7] and watch in coming weeks for additional tipsheets and a toolbox.

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Activism [9]
Agriculture [10]
Air [11]
Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [14]
Disasters [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Food [21]
Forests [22]
Government [23]
Health [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Military [27]
Natural Resources [28]
People & Population [29]
Planning & Growth [30]
Policy [31]
Science [32]
Technology [4]
Transportation [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
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National (U.S.) [35]
Northwest (OR WA) [36]
International [37]
Canada [38]
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Public [3]
  • Read more about An A-to-Z Guide to Emerald Corridor Climate Impacts [5]

"Security: Cyberattack Shut Down Gas Pipeline For Days — DHS" [39]

"A recent ransomware cyberattack caused a natural gas company to shut down a pipeline for two days, according to an alert from the Department of Homeland Security."

Disasters [15]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Military [27]
Technology [4]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: EnergyWire [40], 02/20/2020
  • Read more about "Security: Cyberattack Shut Down Gas Pipeline For Days — DHS" [39]

Weather Data Privatization Poses Conflicts in a Changing Meteorology Landscape [41]

Weather reports are not just about donning galoshes. They can mean literal life or death for people and businesses, such as during a natural disaster. So, as the latest Issue Backgrounder details, the ongoing effort to privatize publicly funded weather data is a matter of real controversy. Find out what’s in the weather privatization forecast.

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Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [14]
Disasters [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Environmental Politics [19]
Government [23]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Technology [4]
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National (U.S.) [35]
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Public [3]
  • Read more about Weather Data Privatization Poses Conflicts in a Changing Meteorology Landscape [41]

"U.K. to Spend $1.6 Billion on World’s Best Climate Supercomputer" [43]

"The U.K. said it will spend 1.2 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) on developing the most powerful weather and climate supercomputer in the world."

Climate Change [13]
Science [32]
Technology [4]
Public [3]
Europe [44]
Source: Bloomberg [45], 02/17/2020
  • Read more about "U.K. to Spend $1.6 Billion on World’s Best Climate Supercomputer" [43]

"Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End" [46]

"Last April, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, proclaimed at an auto show ... that he would soon roll back President Barack Obama’s stringent fuel efficiency standards. ... Nearly a year later, the rollback is nowhere near complete and may not be ready until this summer — if ever."

Climate Change [13]
Consumer [14]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Science [32]
Technology [4]
Transportation [33]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: NY Times [47], 02/14/2020
  • Read more about "Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End" [46]

Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [6]

This special report is designed to help journalists in the Pacific Northwest cover the impacts of climate change, as well as the actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and to adapt to what can’t be stopped. The report includes a wide-ranging issue backgrounder and tipsheets on climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation, plus a toolbox of sources. Read on for a wealth of story ideas for right now, and over the coming decade. We hope this is the first in a series of regional climate special reports, and welcome your suggestions [48] and ideas for future editions of "Covering Your Climate."​

Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [10]
Air [11]
Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [14]
Disasters [15]
Diversity [49]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [50]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [51]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Food [21]
Forests [22]
Government [23]
Health [24]
Journalism & Media [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Military [27]
Natural Resources [28]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [52]
People & Population [29]
Planning & Growth [30]
Policy [31]
Pollution [53]
Science [32]
Technology [4]
Transportation [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
Wildlife [54]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [35]
Northwest (OR WA) [36]
International [37]
Canada [38]
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Public [3]
  • Read more about Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [6]
March 8, 2020

DEADLINE: Knight Foundation Grants for Sustainable Publishing Solutions [55]

The Knight Foundation has launched a three-year, $2 million initiative to help underserved news organizations access more sustainable publishing solutions. In its first year, the program offers a one-time subsidy grant of $20,000 to 25 publishers that can be applied to the adoption or management of a Content Management System (CMS) of their choice. Apply by Mar 8, 2020.

Awards and Grants [56]
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"A Remedy For Harmful Algal Blooms? Scientist Thinks He's Found One" [57]

"Covering the entire 40 acres of Lake Newport was a thick, green mat of algae. Looking across the lake in Youngstown, Ohio, last September, Peter Moeller, a government researcher, wondered if his experimental treatment could heal the lake by removing the toxin-producing cyanobacteria."

Pollution [53]
Technology [4]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: Daily Climate [58], 02/06/2020
  • Read more about "A Remedy For Harmful Algal Blooms? Scientist Thinks He's Found One" [57]

"Democrats Hit DOE For Holding Back Energy Efficiency Funds" [59]

"Democrats on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee grilled Department of Energy (DOE) staff Wednesday on delays in releasing funds for energy efficiency research, a topic that has broad bipartisan support in Congress but not from the White House."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Technology [4]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: The Hill [60], 02/06/2020
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