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October 4, 2023

SWCC Webinar: The Lure of the Preprint — The Risks and Opportunities of Un-Peer-Reviewed Science [1]

Preprints offer an opportunity to cover research when it is very fresh. But they also come with risks. This virtual workshop, 12:00 PM, EDT, is hosted by Science Writers and Communicators of Canada. It will not be recorded or available online afterwards. $15 for members and $30 for non-members.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [5]
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International [6]

"Thinking Long-Term: Why We Should Bring Back Redwood Forests" [7]

"Only 5 percent of the redwood forests that once stretched across coastal Northern California have never been logged. An initiative to restore these forests is gaining momentum, aided by research showing that redwoods store more aboveground carbon than any forest on Earth."

Climate Change [8]
Forests [9]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: YaleE360 [11], 09/27/2023
  • Read more about "Thinking Long-Term: Why We Should Bring Back Redwood Forests" [7]

WA Prisoners Struggle With Wildfire Smoke As Ventilation Upgrades Go Unfunded [12]

"When the wildfire smoke arrives, Harry Whitman has nowhere to go. “When there’s smoke or there’s a fire, they lock you in,” Whitman said. Whitman, president of the advocacy group Black Prisoners’ Caucus, is incarcerated at Airway Heights Corrections Center."

Air [13]
Disasters [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Northwest (OR WA) [17]
Source: Washington State Standard [18], 09/27/2023
  • Read more about WA Prisoners Struggle With Wildfire Smoke As Ventilation Upgrades Go Unfunded [12]

"Indigenous Brazilians Celebrate Land Claims Win - But Fight Goes On" [19]

"A few days ago, hundreds of Xokleng Indigenous people gathered around a screen in Ibirama-La Klãnõ territory in southern Brazil to watch the Supreme Court vote on Indigenous land rights."

Biodiversity [20]
Environmental Justice [15]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [3]
South America [22]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [23], 09/27/2023
  • Read more about "Indigenous Brazilians Celebrate Land Claims Win - But Fight Goes On" [19]

"How Carbon Stored Underground Could Find Its Way Back Into the Atmosphere" [24]

"Generous federal tax credits are driving the onrush of carbon capture and storage projects being proposed in the U.S. But like a game of whack-a-mole, there’s a chance the planet-warming emissions could seep back up into the atmosphere after they are injected underground."

Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Floodlight [26], 09/27/2023
  • Read more about "How Carbon Stored Underground Could Find Its Way Back Into the Atmosphere" [24]

"Cars Are A Major Predator For Wildlife. How Is Nature Adapting To Our Roads?" [27]

"In his new book, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, Goldfarb explains how roads and cars are changing the lives of wildlife all over the world — and how roadkill has created a "crisis for biodiversity.""

Biodiversity [20]
Infrastructure [28]
Natural Resources [21]
Transportation [29]
Wildlife [30]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NPR [31], 09/27/2023
  • Read more about "Cars Are A Major Predator For Wildlife. How Is Nature Adapting To Our Roads?" [27]

After Summer’s Extreme Weather, More Americans See Climate Change As Culprit [32]

"New polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicates that extreme weather, including a summer that brought dangerous heat for much of the United States, is bolstering Americans’ belief that they’ve personally felt the impact of climate change."

Climate Change [8]
Environmental Politics [33]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [34], 09/27/2023
  • Read more about After Summer’s Extreme Weather, More Americans See Climate Change As Culprit [32]

"Can the U.S. Make Solar Panels? This Company Thinks So." [35]

"First Solar kept producing them in Ohio after most of the industry moved to China. President Biden wants many more domestic manufacturers."

Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [37], 09/27/2023
  • Read more about "Can the U.S. Make Solar Panels? This Company Thinks So." [35]

"Antarctica Just Hit A Record Low In Sea Ice — By A Lot" [38]

"Sea ice levels around Antarctica just registered a record low — and by a wide margin — as winter comes to a close, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). This significant milestone adds worry that Antarctic sea ice may be entering a state of decline brought on by climate change."

Climate Change [8]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [3]
International [6]
Source: Washington Post [40], 09/27/2023
  • Read more about "Antarctica Just Hit A Record Low In Sea Ice — By A Lot" [38]

"‘We Can’t Drink Oil’: How A 70-Year-Old Pipeline Imperils The Great Lakes" [41]

"Tribes say Line 5 is a ‘ticking time bomb’ for the Great Lakes, which contain a fifth of the Earth’s surface fresh water, and risks destroying their relationship with land and water".

Disasters [14]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Infrastructure [28]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [42]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [43]
Canada [44]
Source: Guardian [45], 09/27/2023
  • Read more about "‘We Can’t Drink Oil’: How A 70-Year-Old Pipeline Imperils The Great Lakes" [41]

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