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#SEJSpotlight: Tanka Dhakal, Freelance Journalist [1]

Meet SEJ member Tanka Dhakal! Tanka is an independent journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He reports in both Nepali and English on the environment, climate change, science, health, labor migrations and marginalized communities, with real-world experience and scientific analyses.

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"‘Forever Chemical’ Found In Mineral Water From Several European Countries" [4]

"Mineral water from several European nations has been found for the first time to be contaminated with TFA, a type of PFAS “forever chemical” that is a reproductive toxicant accumulating at alarming levels across the globe."

Chemicals [5]
Consumer [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [3]
International [10]
Europe [11]
Source: Guardian [12], 12/13/2024
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Global Food Production At Increased Risk From Excess Salt In Soil, UN Warns [13]

"The extent of the world’s land affected by excess salt is set to increase rapidly with potentially devastating impacts on food production, research has found."

Agriculture [14]
Food [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: Guardian [17], 12/13/2024
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Climate Action Looks First To Go Under New Administration [18]

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pull the United States out of the Paris climate treaty and to maximize U.S. fossil fuel production. And as the transition to his incoming administration unfolds, he has named a cabinet replete with climate action skeptics. But will all that stop the transition to cleaner power? The latest EJ TransitionWatch has an assessment.

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ TransitionWatch [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [14]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [6]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Government [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Policy [26]
Pollution [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [27]
International [10]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
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"‘Climate Bomb’ Warning Over $200 Billion Wave Of New Gas Projects" [28]

"A $200bn wave of new gas projects could lead to a “climate bomb” equivalent to releasing the annual emissions of all the world’s operating coal power plants, according to a report."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: Guardian [29], 12/12/2024
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"Biden Doubles Tariffs On Chinese Solar Panel Components" [30]

"The Biden administration will double tariffs on certain solar panel components that are made in China, it announced Wednesday."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Technology [32]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [27]
International [10]
Asia [33]
Source: The Hill [34], 12/12/2024
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"Social Media Is a Growing Vehicle for Climate Misinformation" [35]

"A new report, published on Friday by international nonprofit Global Witness, found that climate misinformation and disinformation spread unchecked on TikTok during COP29, mostly in user comments on videos. The users they identified denied man-made global warming and rebuked efforts to combat it, claiming that climate change is a “lie” or “hoax.”"

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [22]
Journalism & Media [2]
Science [36]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [27]
International [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 12/12/2024
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"Chinese Gold Mining Threatens A Protected UN Heritage Site In Congo" [38]

"Nestled in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, the Chinese-run gold mine is rapidly encroaching on an area that many say it shouldn’t be operating in at all - the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, an endangered World Heritage site."

Biodiversity [39]
Forests [40]
Natural Resources [16]
Wildlife [41]
Public [3]
International [10]
Africa [42]
Source: AP [43], 12/11/2024
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2nd-Warmest November Means 2024 Is Likely To Be Earth’s Hottest Year: Report [44]

"Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured, according to a report Monday by European climate service Copernicus."

Climate Change [20]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: AP [45], 12/11/2024
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"What Is The Energy Charter Treaty And How Has It Been Amended?" [46]

"Global accord lets oil firms sue over green policies. Pact signatories agree to reforms. Eleven European countries have quit treaty."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [47], 12/10/2024
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