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Geothermal a Valuable, But Overlooked Clean Energy Source? [1]

More heat pumps than ever are going into homes and businesses in the United States these days. But they are just one small-scale use of geothermal energy, a promising utility-scale technology that is growing worldwide — and with a minimal carbon footprint to boot. But there are drawbacks as well. The new Issue Backgrounder explains how it all works.

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Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Technology [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
California [8]
International [9]
Asia [10]
Australia & Oceania [11]
Europe [12]
Middle East [13]
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Public [14]
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September 17, 2026

ISOJ 2026 — International Symposium on Journalism [15]

For the first time in its 27 years history, the International Symposium on Journalism [16] (ISOJ) will be held in the fall instead of the spring. Traditionally, ISOJ has been held in April, but the 2026 edition of the conference will be on Sept. 17 – 18, 2026, at the University of Texas at Austin.

Professional Meetings [17]
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Public [14]
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Journalism & Media [18]
Region: 
International [9]

Scientists Call Near-Record Hot Year Warning Of A Shifting, Dangerous Climate [19]

"Earth’s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international climate monitoring teams reported."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [9]
Source: AP [21], 01/16/2026
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"Insured Losses From Wildfire, Storms And Floods Hit Record High Globally" [22]

"Record insured losses from wildfires, storms and floods hit $98 billion globally last year, with L.A. County’s January wildfires the costliest disaster of 2025."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [23]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Health [20]
People & Population [25]
Public [14]
International [9]
Source: LA Times [26], 01/16/2026
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‘Bombshell’: Doubt Cast On Discovery Of Microplastics Throughout Human Body [27]

"High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives. One chemist called the concerns 'a bombshell.'"

Chemicals [28]
Environmental Health [20]
Pollution [29]
Science [30]
Public [14]
International [9]
Source: Guardian [31], 01/15/2026
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Trump’s Biggest Inaugural Donor Benefits from Worker Safety Weakening [32]

"Meatpacking giant JBS gave $5 million; industry soon celebrated a decision to make those on the assembly line work faster."

Agriculture [33]
Consumer [34]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [35]
Food [36]
Laws & Regulations [37]
People & Population [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [9]
Source: Capital & Main [38], 01/13/2026
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"Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet" [39]

"By pulling the United States out of the main international climate treaty, seizing Venezuelan crude oil and using government power to resuscitate the domestic coal industry while choking off clean energy, the Trump administration is not just ignoring climate change, it is likely making the problem worse."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Pollution [29]
Science [30]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [9]
Source: NYTimes [41], 01/13/2026
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Between the Lines — Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability [42]

Writers with disabilities and chronic illnesses explore perspectives on nature and environment in a unique anthology, “Moving Mountains.” Editor Louise Kenward discusses the recent volume with contributor William Allen in a new BookShelf “Between the Lines” Q&A — the connection between climate change and disability, the benefits of learning to rest, the value of engaging with different perspectives and more. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [43]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [23]
Diversity [44]
Environmental Justice [45]
Environmental Politics [35]
Health [46]
Journalism & Media [18]
People & Population [25]
Policy [47]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
International [9]
Visibility: 
Public [14]
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"Big Oil Expresses Tepid Interest As Trump Seeks Deal On Venezuela" [48]

"Major oil firms expressed interest — with reservations — about doing business in Venezuela as President Trump said Friday he’s seeking a deal to decide which companies will drill in the Latin American nation."

Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Military [49]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [9]
Source: The Hill [50], 01/12/2026
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My Brush With Dengue Was Excruciating. Even Scarier: How Fast It’s Spreading [51]

"When the chills, body shivers, and pounding headache first hijacked my system, I was 30,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, midway through a 14-hour flight to Manila in the Philippines."

Biodiversity [52]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [20]
Wildlife [53]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [9]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [54], 01/09/2026
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