International

Pollution [6]

Waste [7]

Public [9]

Source: AP [11], 09/05/2024

Read more about "The World Is Pumping Out 57 Million Tons Of Plastic Pollution A Year" [1]

September 21, 2025 to September 28, 2025

Climate Week NYC [12]

This annual event is hosted by Climate Group, in partnership with the United Nations General Assembly. This year, ~600 events and activities will take place in New York City. For those unable to attend in-person, key sessions will be streamed. Some wholly digital events are also available.

Other Events [13]

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Public [9]

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Activism [14]

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]

"Countries Still Far Apart On COP29 Finance Goal" [17]

"With less than three months until this year's COP29 UN climate negotiations, countries remain far from agreement on the summit's biggest task: to agree a new funding target to help developing countries cope with climate change."

Environmental Politics [18]

Public [9]

Source: Reuters [19], 09/03/2024

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Carbon Credits: How One Company’s Plan To Help The Planet Went Off The Rails [20]

"C-Quest Capital claimed it could improve people’s lives in Africa with cleaner cookstoves. But an investigation by The Post shows it promised more than it could deliver."

Energy & Fuel [21]

People & Population [22]

Public [9]

Africa [24]

Source: Washington Post [25], 09/03/2024

Read more about Carbon Credits: How One Company’s Plan To Help The Planet Went Off The Rails [20]

Making Sense of Jewish Perspectives on the Climate Story [26]

American Jews are heavily involved in climate action in both the political and civic realms. But current events in Israel and Gaza can make it hard for U.S. journalists to cover environmental stories important to Jews at home or abroad. Jewish freelancer Ethan Brown on differences and synergies between Israeli and American Jewish environmentalism and how to approach stories within each community.

SEJ Publication Types:

Features [27]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [14]

Chemicals [2]

Disasters [28]

Environmental Justice [29]

Environmental Politics [18]

Forests [30]

Government [31]

Journalism & Media [32]

Military [33]

People & Population [22]

Religion, Faith and Spirituality [34]

Region:

Middle East [35]

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Public [9]

Read more about Making Sense of Jewish Perspectives on the Climate Story [26]

Sea Surface Temperature Data Tells Many Environmental Stories [36]

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.

SEJ Publication Types:

Reporters Toolbox [37]

Topics on the Beat:

Fish & Fisheries [38]

Health [39]

Journalism & Media [32]

Science [40]

Region:

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]

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Public [9]

Read more about Sea Surface Temperature Data Tells Many Environmental Stories [36]

What Would Trump 2.0 Mean for the Environment? [44]

If former President Donald Trump recaptures the White House this fall, it would likely bring back a radical deregulatory, climate change-oblivious, fossil fuel-intensive environmental policy. But could the fallout be even greater? The new Issue Backgrounder examines how the Project 2025 agenda of Trump’s allies takes aim, in particular, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

SEJ Publication Types:

Backgrounders [45]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [2]

Energy & Fuel [21]

Environmental Justice [29]

Environmental Politics [18]

Government [31]

Natural Resources [46]

Policy [47]

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Visibility:

Public [9]

Read more about What Would Trump 2.0 Mean for the Environment? [44]

September 12, 2024

ACG Webinar: Building Resilience and Protecting Critical Infrastructure [48]

Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about critical infrastructure with a panel of state legislators from the United States, Canada and Germany, to gain valuable insights into the shared challenges faced on both sides of the Atlantic. 11:00 a.m. ET.

Other Events [13]

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Public [9]

Topics on the Beat:

Disasters [28]

Government [31]

Health [39]

Infrastructure [49]

Planning & Growth [50]

Region:

Europe [51]

"Seabed Mining Leader Vows To Investigate Predecessor" [52]

"One of Leticia Reis de Carvalho’s top priorities when she steps up in four months to lead an international agency overseeing deep-sea mining for electric vehicle battery metals: investigating her predecessor."

Energy & Fuel [21]

Natural Resources [46]

Public [9]

Source: E&E News [53], 08/30/2024

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"The Hidden Life Of Seeds" [54]

"Buried in the earth, almost too small to see, seeds have long been underestimated — dismissed as mere inert specks, barely even considered alive. Yet the more closely researchers have examined these embryonic plants, the more they have learned about their dynamism and endurance."

Agriculture [55]

Biodiversity [56]

Natural Resources [46]

Science [40]

Public [9]