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October 26, 2021

NPF Briefing: To Stop Carbon 'Leakage,' Can Border Tax Help? [1]

For journalists covering international trade or November's Glasgow UN Climate Change Conference, this National Press Foundation briefing will explore the politics and practicalities of a carbon border tax. 11:00 a.m. ET.

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Climate Change [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
October 27, 2021 to November 18, 2021

PEN America Fall Bootcamp: LGBTQ+ Digital Safety & Online Abuse Defense [6]

Join PEN America, GLAAD, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, and the Trans Journalists Association for a free virtual crash course on digital safety and online abuse defense for LGBTQ+ creative and media professionals. Hear from folks on the front line, and learn how to stay safe and fight back. 12pm ET on 10/27, 11/9, & 11/18.

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Diversity [7]
Journalism & Media [5]
October 26, 2021

State of Emergency: Reporting on Solutions to Climate Change [8]

In advance of COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow later this month, the Canadian Journalism Foundation is holding a free webcast Special Event on the importance of climate-solutions journalism, moderated by Fatima Syed, journalist at The Narwhal. 1:00 p.m. ET.

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Journalism & Media [5]

#SEJSpotlight: David B. Williams, Freelance Writer [9]

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"Salmon Need Trees" [10]

"A new study stands as a striking reminder that logging watersheds has an outsized impact on salmon and trout."

Biodiversity [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Forests [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Canada [16]
Source: Hakai [17], 10/21/2021

"See How the Dixie Fire Created Its Own Weather" [18]

"This year’s largest blaze generated powerful storm clouds. We show you in 3-D."

Air [19]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [20]
Forests [13]
Public [3]
California [21]
Source: NYTimes [22], 10/21/2021

"In Harm’s Way: Our Actions Put People And Wildlife At Risk Of Disease" [23]

"While global attention is currently focused on COVID-19 and other zoonotic diseases that jump from animals to humans, diseases that breach the species barrier also pass from people and domestic animals to wild species."

Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Health [24]
People & Population [25]
Wildlife [26]
Public [3]
International [27]
Source: Mongabay [28], 10/21/2021

Wildfire Smoke Harms More People In The Eastern U.S. Than West: Study [29]

"About 75 percent of asthma cases and deaths from smoke pollutants occurred east of the Rocky Mountains in recent years".

Air [19]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [24]
Forests [13]
Pollution [30]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [31], 10/21/2021

People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late [32]

"Community advocates and environmental groups pointed out that the EPA has promised action on toxic PFAS pollution for many years."

Chemicals [33]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [34]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Intercept [36], 10/21/2021

"Reports: Health Problems Tied To Global Warming On The Rise" [37]

"Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [24]
Public [3]
International [27]
Source: AP [38], 10/21/2021

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