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February 28, 2021

DEADLINE: Covering Climate Collaborative [1]

Local news organizations with a demonstrated commitment to covering climate-related issues at the regional level are invited to apply to join this collaborative Local Media Association initiative. Includes funding help. Deadline: Feb 28, 2021.

Other Events [2]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [5]

Job Opening: Senior Producer, Climate One from The Commonwealth Club [6]

Climate One from The Commonwealth Club Job Opening

 

POSITION TITLE: Senior Producer
REPORTS TO: Executive Producer

MISSION: Climate One is the premier platform for the conversation about climate disruption. Through our podcast, national radio show, and live convenings for thought leaders and concerned members of the public, we create opportunities for dialogue, exchange, and reflection that deepen understanding and catalyze solutions.

Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"Deep South Towns Are Counting on Biden to Keep His Climate Promises" [7]

"The president promised to direct cash toward communities on the front lines of climate change. Lowndes County is one of them."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Bloomberg Green [14], 02/10/2021

New Biden Conservation Corps Stirs Hopes Of Nature-Focused Hiring Spree [15]

"A 1930s initiative that tackled environmental woes and unemployment could inspire the new administration’s plans to confront the climate crisis".

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [17], 02/10/2021

Countries Must Ramp Up Climate Pledges By 80% To Hit Key Paris Target [18]

"The pledges countries made to reduce emissions as part of the 2015 Paris agreement are woefully inadequate, and the world must nearly double its greenhouse gas-cutting goals to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, according to research published Tuesday."

Climate Change [4]
Public [3]
International [19]
Source: Washington Post [20], 02/10/2021

Fossil Fuel Pollution Causes 1 In 5 Premature Deaths Globally: Study [21]

"Pollution from fossil fuels causes one in five premature deaths globally, suggesting the health impacts of burning coal, oil and natural gas may be far higher than previously thought, according to a study published on Tuesday."

Air [22]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Pollution [11]
Public [3]
International [19]
Source: Reuters [24], 02/10/2021

"Achoo! Climate Change Lengthening Pollen Season in U.S., Study Shows" [25]

"New research suggests that climate change is responsible for longer pollen seasons in the United States and more pollen in the air, as well."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [8]
Science [26]
Public [3]
International [19]
Source: NYTimes [27], 02/09/2021

"Biden's Promise For Justice Tested In Tribal Coal Fields" [28]

"When three 775-foot-tall smoke stacks at the Navajo Generating Station came tumbling down in December, sending plumes of dust into the sky and thundering reverberations off the mesas of the Arizona high desert, it marked the end of an era."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Justice [9]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [29], 02/09/2021

"Before Himalayan Flood, India Ignored Warnings of Development Risks" [30]

"Long before a deadly flood hit two hydroelectric dams, scientists warned repeatedly that such projects were dangerous in a fragile region made more so by global warming."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [31]
Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [3]
Asia [33]
Source: NYTimes [34], 02/09/2021

Seeding Climate Stories in the Backyard Garden [35]

Spring may be weeks away, but gardeners are already browsing the seed catalogs, and that makes it a good time for environmental journalists to apprise them of how climate change will affect their backyard patches. Reporter’s Toolbox talks “hardiness zones” and explains why one of the usual repositories of government information may fall short. That plus, story sources to, well, cultivate.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [37]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Politics [16]
Food [39]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

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