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Chemical Safety Board May Have Finally Cleaned Its Slate. What Now? [1]

A key U.S. federal agency tasked with investigating the nation’s industrial chemical accidents has been limping along for years. Now, the latest Issue Backgrounder reports that replenished staffing and a funding boost may mean it’s found its footing. But as the pace of chemical accidents accelerates and safety regulations stagnate, will it make a difference?

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Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Policy [8]
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National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Asia [11]
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Public [12]
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Spill-Tracking Data Sources Help Cover Hazmat Events [13]

A new Spill Tracker website is a good source of information on chemical spills, albeit one with an agenda. But according to the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, it’s just one among a set of powerful resources for covering dangerous releases, large and small. More on Spill Tracker, plus another half-dozen-plus government and nonprofit data sources on petrochemical incidents.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [17]
Pollution [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
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Public [12]
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"This Texas Company Wants to Bring Species Back From the Dead" [19]

"Proponents of the de-extinction movement press on with little research and lots of fanfare"

Biodiversity [20]
Technology [21]
Public [12]
International [10]
Source: Sierra [22], 02/26/2024
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"Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes" [23]

"Rain used to be rare in the Arctic, but as the region warms, so-called rain-on-snow events are becoming more common. The rains accelerate ice loss, trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wildlife and the Indigenous people who depend on them."

Climate Change [24]
Disasters [4]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
International [10]
Antarctica & Arctic [27]
Source: YaleE360 [28], 02/26/2024
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"Climate Change, Extreme Weather & Conflict Exacerbate Global Food Crisis" [29]

"Global food insecurity has risen substantially since pre-pandemic times, exacerbated by extreme weather, climate change, war and conflict."

Agriculture [30]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [4]
Food [31]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
International [10]
Source: Mongabay [33], 02/26/2024
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Agenda: SEJ's 33rd Annual Conference [34]

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See the agenda for #SEJ2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3-7, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.

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Journalism & Media [17]
Other or All [35]
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Public [12]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
International [10]
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March 20, 2024

SWCC Workshop: "To Build a Better Future, We Must First Imagine It." [37]

Join queer science communicator and climate optimist Ive Velikova in this Science Writers & Communicators of Canada workshop exploring how to leverage the power of storytelling to motivate climate action in your community, drawing from storytelling traditions and speculative fiction genres. 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET.

Workshops and Fellowships [38]
Visibility: 
Public [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [39]
Climate Change [24]
Journalism & Media [17]
Science [40]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Canada [41]

100s Coming To Tahiti For Olympic Surfing. Can It Protect Its Way Of Life? [42]

"Peva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as “mana” when he surfed Teahupo’o’s waves on a piece of plywood for the first time, rushing down a crumbling white surf in front of an untouched volcanic beach several years before the steady streams of surfers started arriving when the village got its first asphalt road over fifty years ago."

Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
International [10]
Australia & Oceania [43]
Source: AP [44], 02/22/2024
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"Does LNG Really Fight Climate Change? 5 Common LNG claims, Examined" [45]

"American liquefied natural gas exports surged from basically nothing just eight years ago to a formidable force reshaping domestic and global politics. Now, thanks to the Biden administration’s recent pause on approvals of new LNG projects, it’s become the hottest topic in U.S. energy news. It’s also one of the most confusing."

Climate Change [24]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Source: Canary Media [47], 02/21/2024
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"Rich Countries’ Squabbling Undermines Historic Climate Deal" [48]

"Aid for victims of climate change is in danger of being delayed as wealthy countries brawl over who gets to sit on the board of a new global fund."

Climate Change [24]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [46]
Environmental Justice [49]
Environmental Politics [5]
Public [12]
International [10]
Source: Politico [50], 02/21/2024
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