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"Scientist: Extent of DDT Dumping In Pacific Is ‘Staggering’" [1]

"Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
California [9]
Source: AP [10], 04/28/2021

"Senate Confirms Janet McCabe As Deputy EPA Chief" [11]

"The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Janet McCabe as the No. 2 official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."

Environmental Politics [12]
Government [13]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [15], 04/28/2021

Extreme Weather: Flood Insurance Debate Returns. Here's What To Expect [16]

"Competing legislative pitches for extending and reforming the nation's debt-hampered flood insurance program are about to hit Capitol Hill — bringing debates over climate change and risk, equity and cost, and the role of federal subsidies."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [20], 04/28/2021

"Why Dead Trees Are ‘the Hottest Commodity on the Planet’" [21]

"Bitcoin? Blasé. Gold? Going out of style. “The hottest commodity on the planet,” according to Dustin Jalbert, an economist at the market-research firm Fastmarkets, is lumber." "Blame climate change, wildfires, hungry beetles … and Millennial home buyers."

 

Economy & Business [22]
Forests [23]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Atlantic [24], 04/28/2021

"Biden Administration Announces $8.25B In Loans To Boost Power Grid" [25]

"The Biden administration is taking several actions to boost the power grid, it announced Tuesday, including up to $8.25 billion in new Energy Department loans."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Infrastructure [27]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [28], 04/28/2021
May 18, 2021

SEJ Webinar: Missing Stories — Uncovering Environment-Climate-Religion Connections [29]

When it comes to covering climate change and environmental crisis, journalists are missing a major hook: religion, faith and spirituality. Join us, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET, for a discussion on how to find these missing stories and tell them well, including launch of a new fellowship and story grants via SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism.

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International [34]

EPA Scientific Integrity Policy — Good Journalism and Good Science Need Lots of Light [35]

“Science is back at EPA,” declared the agency’s new administrator. But for reporters to do their job means more, argues the latest WatchDog — it means ditching a long-standing policy that requires EPA scientists have permission, along with press office “minders,” for interviews. Why that holds back quality journalism and government responsibility to protect public health. Plus, how past agency appointees have overruled science.

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Angling for Stories on Streams Suffering From Climate Change? Try Trout [39]

Telling the local climate change story may mean you’ll have to dip a wading-boot-clad toe into the nearest stream, virtually at least. A decline there of a bellwether species, freshwater trout, could signal climate change-driven changes in critical water temperatures. To help guide your investigation, Reporter’s Toolbox spotlights a government database that taps into a massive network of monitoring stations. 

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Climate Change [17]
Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Journalism & Media [32]
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Fact Check: No, Biden Is Not Trying To Force Americans To Eat Less Red Meat [41]

"Republican members of Congress, Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying to force Americans to eat far less red meat."

Activism [42]
Environmental Politics [12]
Food [43]
Journalism & Media [32]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: CNN [44], 04/27/2021

"Saudi Arabia To Join New Forum On Climate Change - State News Agency" [45]

"Saudi Arabia will join the United States, Canada, Norway, and Qatar in forming a new platform for oil and gas producers to discuss how they can support the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the state news agency SPA reported on Saturday."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Public [8]
International [34]
Source: Reuters [46], 04/27/2021

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