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"Moscow's Decades-Old Gas Ties With Europe Lie In Ruins" [1]

"Meticulously crafted over decades as a major revenue stream for the Kremlin, Moscow's gas trade with Europe is unlikely to recover from the ravages of military conflict."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Military [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Europe [8]
Source: Reuters [9], 02/14/2023

Groups Urge Feds To Track Illnesses Common After BP Spill" [10]

"Several environmental groups are petitioning federal regulators to require employers to document a wider range of illnesses, including cold- and flu-like symptoms, suffered by cleanup workers and emergency responders during oil spills."

Activism [11]
Chemicals [12]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [17], 02/14/2023

Oil Industry Flags Concern About EPA's Methane 'Super Emitter' Plan [18]

"U.S. oil industry groups said on Monday they are concerned the Biden administration's proposed plan to crack down on methane emissions gives too much power to environmental advocacy groups, by forcing companies to react when third-parties report suspected leaks of the powerful greenhouse gas."

Air [19]
Chemicals [12]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Reuters [22], 02/14/2023

"Orphan Well Cleanup in Pennsylvania Underscores Enormity of Task" [23]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited the Pittsburgh area Thursday to announce the plugging of the first 10 abandoned oil and gas wells in the area paid for with funds from the 2021 infrastructure law."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [25], 02/14/2023

"Ford To Build EV Battery Plant In Michigan, Use Chinese Tech" [26]

"Ford Motor Co. announced Monday it will build a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan that uses Chinese technology, a move the company believes will bolster its ability to take advantage of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [27]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [29], 02/14/2023

"Health Concerns Grow In East Palestine, Ohio, After Train Derailment" [30]

"Health and environmental concerns are mounting in East Palestine, Ohio after several derailed train cars released toxic fumes last week."

Chemicals [12]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [21]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [32]
Source: NPR [33], 02/14/2023
February 23, 2023

Webinar: Journalist Briefing on the Climate-Development Nexus — Supporting Local Stories with Global Data [34]

Drawdown Lift, a program of US NGO Project Drawdown, is hosting a briefing for reporters who cover the climate-development nexus in Africa and South Asia, including discussion of their report examining climate mitigation solutions that co-benefit humans and climate adaptation in low- and middle-income countries. 7am ET.

Other Events [35]
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Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [13]
Forests [37]
Health [38]
People & Population [39]
Region: 
International [7]
Africa [40]
Asia [41]

Koalas, Under Pressure From Wildfires and Development, Are Beloved But Undefended [42]

The cuteness of the fuzzy koala appears not to be winning it special protection in its native Australia, despite dwindling numbers, per a new volume on the endangered marsupial. BookShelf contributor Melody Kemp offers praise for “Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future,” with a review that begins amusingly with bodily functions but ends dispiritedly with yet more koala habitat lost to housing tracts and wildfire.

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Biodiversity [44]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Studies [45]
Forests [37]
Government [46]
Wildlife [47]
Region: 
International [7]
Australia & Oceania [48]
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Eco-Muckrakers, Dig In — Writing for Nonprofit Ecology and Conservation Magazines [49]

Freelancers looking to explore complex environmental issues may want to consider magazines published by … environmental organizations. Despite the caveats, like ensuring a publication’s editorial independence and guarding against organizational self-promotion, long-time environmental writer Francesca Lyman makes the case in the latest Freelance Files that the pros of such gigs outweigh the cons. Plus a sampler of pubs to approach.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Freelance Files [50]
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Activism [11]
Journalism & Media [51]
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National (U.S.) [21]
International [7]
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Public [6]
February 24, 2023

FIJ/INN Webinar: How to Develop and Manage Collaborative Investigations [52]

This Fund for Investigative Journalism/Institute for Nonprofit News webinar will be led by Dianna Hunt, Senior Editor at Indian Country Today and a member of FIJ’s Board of Directors, and Bridget Thoreson, INN’s Director of Collaborations. They will share tips for both news organizations and freelancers, and more. 11:30 a.m. ET.

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