"Fiona Barrels Toward Turks And Caicos As Cat. 3 Hurricane"
"Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to impose a curfew."
Source: AP, 09/20/2022
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Author Shares Unorthodox Look at the Ways of Water
How water moves through the global ecosystem and shapes our landscapes is the subject of a must-read new book by writer Erica Gies, according to BookShelf editor Tom Henry. A significant part of water’s story is how humanity invariably fails when trying to manipulate it. But hope may reside with Gies’ various “water detectives,” who explore how to “let water go where it wants to go.”
Methane, a Key Global Warming Source, Is Targeted by Nations
Carbon dioxide may get more attention, but the second-most damaging greenhouse gas, methane, is now the focus of a global pledge to cut emissions 30% by 2030. As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists publishing project focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at methane with energy reporter Nushin Huq. A primer on the climate-related problems of methane and the promise of methane-based solutions. Plus, watch a recent SEJ methane solutions webinar and see our Methane and Climate Change Toolbox.
EPA-Mandated Regional Haze Plans Open Horizons on Local, State Stories
A Biden administration move to force states to submit cleanup plans for regional haze offers opportunities to report air pollution news in your area, writes the latest TipSheet. The Clean Air Act regulatory program, focused on parks and wilderness areas, is not just about the scenery, but human health too. The backstory and the list of states, plus reporting resources and story ideas.
Clean Energy Justice (CEJ) Convergence
More than 45 organizations will come together in Pittsburgh to stand in solidarity with people around the world working to advance truly clean energy justice. CEJ will spotlight Indigenous leaders from the Lummi Nation and frontline community activists from SW Pennsylvania, the Pacific Northwest and the Gulf Coast.
Sustain What? Telling Stories With Graphics
Watch the recording of Dale Willman (Columbia Climate School’s Resilience Media Project) having a discussion with graphics editor Mira Rojanasakul of the New York Times, who designed the Aug 12, 2022 article "The Coming California Megastorm." 1:00 p.m. ET.
"Flight of the Condors"
"Once pushed to the brink of extinction, condors are soaring in Northern California skies again with the help of an Indigenous tribe and a team of scientists."
Source: Washington Post, 09/19/2022
"Iraq's Political Stalemate Pushes Climate Action To Backseat"
"A political crisis has left Iraq without a functional government and unable to act on worsening climate change impacts".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/19/2022
Regulators Let Oil Companies Gulp California's Dwindling High-Quality Water
"California’s oil industry uses hundreds of millions of gallons of freshwater a year in a state with none to spare. Most of that water is used in Kern County, where communities have long lacked affordable, safe drinking water."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/19/2022
Fossil Firms Seek To Expand Own Free Speech - Limit It For Citizens
"As oil companies push to criminalize dissent, they’re also making the case that climate denialism is protected speech, not fraudulent advertising."
Source: The Intercept, 09/19/2022
