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Will 2022 See the Start of Formal Negotiations Toward a Global Plastics Treaty? [1]

Plastic waste, already the subject of preliminary international talks, could be increasingly targeted after UN meetings in early 2022. Meanwhile, this ubiquitous product is polluting land, ocean and air in its various forms, as well as through little-understood microplastic particles. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on efforts to forge an international plastics treaty, as well as ideas for how to cover plastic pollution locally.

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Activism [3]
Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [7]
Economy & Business [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Food [12]
Government [13]
Health [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Policy [16]
Pollution [17]
Waste [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [20]
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National (U.S.) [21]
International [22]
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Public [23]
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November 3, 2021 to November 11, 2021

NYT ClimateHub [24]

The New York Times is sponsoring nine days of sessions in Glasgow, bringing together citizens, scientists, inventors, academics, delegates and journalists to answer the most urgent question of our time: How do we adapt and thrive on a changing planet? In person and online options available, including media passes.

Other Events [25]
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Public [23]
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Europe [26]
November 16, 2021 to November 18, 2021

Responsible Business USA 2021 [27]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is partnering with Reuters Events Sustainable Business for their upcoming virtual conference on how business can innovate, invest and collaborate to lead a new business future. Complimentary passes for SEJ members.

SEJ Regional Conferences [28]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [8]

"Fishery Closures and the Ghosts of Past Mistakes" [29]

"Canada is closing fisheries and buying back licenses. Will this latest scheme save salmon or sink fishers?"

Fish & Fisheries [11]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [23]
Canada [31]
Source: Hakai [32], 10/25/2021
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"Navajo Nation Pushes For Radioactive Waste Remnants To Be Removed" [33]

"Navajo Nation continues to hold strong on its stance against radioactive waste being dumped near its lands, while also pushing for the waste to be removed completely."

Air [4]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [34]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [35]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Source New Mexico [37], 10/25/2021
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"White House Taps Martha Williams To Head FWS" [38]

"The White House announced last night the intention to nominate Martha Williams as director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, capping nine months in which she has already been leading the agency as the administration overhauls key policies."

Biodiversity [39]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Wildlife [20]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [40], 10/25/2021
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Total Accused of Campaign to Play Down Climate Risk From Fossil Fuels" [41]

"The French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies was aware of the link between fossil fuels and rising global temperatures 50 years ago but worked with other oil majors to play down the risks for at least three decades, according to internal company documents and interviews with former executives."

Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [15]
Science [43]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 10/25/2021
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"Judge Nixes Trump-Era Limits On Regulation Of Water-Polluting Projects" [45]

"A federal judge on Thursday refused to leave a contested Trump-era water pollution rule in place while the Biden administration reviews it for the next 18 months, finding that letting it stay in effect could cause long-lasting environmental harm."

Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Justice [34]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Courthouse News Service [46], 10/25/2021
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"Drought-Stricken California Doused By Powerful Storm" [47]

"A powerful storm barreled toward Southern California after flooding highways, toppling trees and causing mud flows in areas burned bare by recent fires across the northern part of the state."

Agriculture [48]
Climate Change [6]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [23]
California [49]
Source: AP [50], 10/25/2021
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Big Ag Pays Farmers For Control Of Their Soil-Bound Carbon [51]

"The biggest global agriculture companies are competing on a new front: enticing farmers to join programs that keep atmosphere-warming carbon dioxide in the soil."

Agriculture [48]
Climate Change [6]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Reuters [52], 10/25/2021
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