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September 20, 2023

The Politics and Geopolitics of Latin America's Energy Transition [1]

Join the Center on Global Energy Policy in New York City (or via Zoom) for a discussion on the potential impact of recent developments on LAC’s energy transition, the region’s role in global energy markets, global supply chains and  critical mining commodities necessary for the global clean energy transition. 5:30-7:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Policy [6]
Region: 
Mexico [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [8]
South America [9]

Alaska District Aligns School Year With Traditional Subsistence Harvests [10]

"Seventy miles inland from the Bering Sea, on roadless lands beside the Kuskokwim River, three Yup'ik villages are perfect examples of the educational challenges faced in Alaska."

Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [13]
Public [3]
Alaska and Hawaii [14]
Source: NPR [15], 09/05/2023
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January 23, 2026 to February 6, 2026

IIJ Freelance Webinar Series [16]

From Sep 2025 to Feb 2026, the Institute for Independent Journalists is offering free monthly webinars to help you strengthen your freelance journalism practice. 12-1:15 p.m. ET.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]

"The Summer From Hell Was Just A Warning" [21]

"It’s been a summer of norm-shattering extremes — with temperatures beyond human memory, catastrophic floods from Beijing to Vermont, choking wildfires and climate records tumbling on every continent. Welcome to the rest of our lives."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]
Source: E&E News [24], 09/05/2023
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"Carbon Credit Market Confidence Ebbs As Big Names Retreat" [25]

"Voluntary carbon markets have shrunk for the first time in at least seven years, as companies including food giant Nestle and fashion house Gucci reduced buying and studies found several forest protection projects did not deliver promised emissions savings."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [3]
International [20]
Source: Reuters [28], 09/05/2023
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Big Farms and Flawless Fries Are Gulping Water in the Land of 10,000 Lakes [29]

"When Minnesota farmers cranked up their wells in a drought, they blew through state limits. Thirsty crops included corn, soybeans and perfect, fry-friendly potatoes."

Agriculture [30]
Climate Change [22]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [32]
Source: NYTimes [33], 09/05/2023
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"The Never-Ending Nightmare of Ukraine’s Dam Disaster" [34]

"Environmentally, economically and in terms of pure human suffering, the destruction of the Kakhovka dam unleashed untold damage. Months later, many communities are still reeling."

Disasters [23]
Infrastructure [35]
Military [36]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [13]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [3]
Europe [37]
Source: NYTimes [38], 09/05/2023
  • Read more about "The Never-Ending Nightmare of Ukraine’s Dam Disaster" [34]

"Rags Not Riches: Ghana Drowns In Western Castoffs" [39]

"Traders in the world's largest secondhand clothes market want reparations for chronic pollution caused by fast fashion".

Consumer [40]
Environmental Politics [27]
Pollution [41]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [3]
International [20]
Africa [43]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [44], 09/05/2023
  • Read more about "Rags Not Riches: Ghana Drowns In Western Castoffs" [39]

Green Groups Are Divided Over Proposal to Boost the Nation’s Hydropower [45]

"The new bill would shorten the permitting process for some projects, with a focus on converting old dams that don’t currently produce electricity into ones that do."

"America’s hydropower industry is hoping to reestablish some of its former glory by making itself central to the nation’s transition to clean energy—and it’s turning to Congress for help.

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Justice [11]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Infrastructure [35]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 09/05/2023
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"Biden Surveys Storm Damage In Florida, Without DeSantis" [48]

"President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to survey the destruction from Hurricane Idalia and comfort victims of the storm, but he did not meet with Governor Ron DeSantis, a potential presidential rival, who opted not to come."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [18]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Source: Reuters [50], 09/05/2023
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