"Texas Stumbles In Its Effort To Punish Green Financial Firms"
"For years, fossil fuel producing states have watched investors shy away from companies causing the climate crisis. Last year, one state decided to push back."
Source: NPR, 05/03/2022
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Gas Giants Ghostwrote Letters Of Support From Elected Officials
"Internal emails show pipeline firms provided North Carolina and Virginia leaders with draft letters and talking points praising their own projects."
Source: HuffPost, 05/03/2022
Florida Black Woman Fights Polluting Landfills Made From Sand Pits
"Late last summer, LaFanette Soles-Woods carefully made her way to the podium to address the Escambia County commissioners. Normally, she rode a mobility scooter because she so easily lost her breath. But she thought this occasion was vital enough to make an exception."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/03/2022
"A Longer Life For Diablo Canyon? Newsom Touts Nuke Extension"
"Facing possible electricity shortages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday raised the possibility that the state’s sole remaining nuclear power plant might continue operating beyond a planned closing by 2025, an idea that could revive a decades-old fight over earthquake safety at the site."
Source: AP, 05/03/2022
"Progressives Seize On Quarterly Oil Profits To Call For Windfall Tax"
"Progressives and environmentalists pointed to huge first-quarter profits posted by major oil companies to argue in favor of a windfall profits tax on oil companies amid the ongoing energy crunch."
Source: The Hill, 05/03/2022
"Biden Administration Begins $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries"
"The Biden administration is planning a major shift to electric vehicles, but experts say it requires a secure, resilient supply of critical minerals."
Source: NYTimes, 05/03/2022
Should EPA Chemical Risk Info Remain a ‘Trade Secret’?
The public’s right to know about toxic and hazardous chemicals is currently limited by trade secret rules that no longer serve any true purpose, argues the new WatchDog Opinion column. And a pending federal rulemaking is an opportunity for journalists to make the case to draw back the curtain, for the sake of their reporting and so that they can better cover their communities’ risks.
Global Satellite Data IDs Tensions Between Food Production, Biodiversity
A recent study of global cropland expansion highlights several trends that are ripe with environmental news stories. One finding: New farm fields have taken over an area the size of Texas and California combined since the start of the century, an expansion primarily affecting biodiversity-rich natural ecosystems, with Africa leading the cropland boom. Freelancer Gabriel Popkin explores the latest data and the reporting possibilities.
As Summer Worsens Air Pollution, Data Sources Help Coverage
As the weather grows warmer, air pollution from smog typically worsens, as does smoke from spreading wildfires. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox spotlights the data that can help improve your coverage, whether via an easy-to-use report on the state of the air from a prominent nonprofit, or straight from various quality EPA data resources. Find help getting started on your air pollution coverage projects now.
"The Tick That Makes People Allergic To Red Meat Is in D.C."
"One bite from a lone star tick could cause an allergy to red meat for life"
Source: Washington Post, 05/02/2022
