"The Heat Stays On: Earth Hits 6th Warmest Year On Record"
"Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements."
Source: AP, 01/14/2022
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The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is offering a full-tuition scholarship in partnership with the Native American Journalists Association for any NAJA member admitted to a Master’s program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and who meets CUNY’s eligibility requirements for being a New York State Resident. Deadline: Mar 1, 2022.
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"Here’s How Climate Change and Covid Are Transforming Skiing"
"Skiing is an endangered sport, caught between a warming planet and a global pandemic. But there’s a boom in one corner of the ski world that’s being driven, at least in part, by a combination of climate change and Covid."
Source: NYTimes, 01/13/2022
"No English River Is Free From Pollution - Parliament Report"
"Raw sewage, microplastics and slurry are coursing through all of England's rivers, putting health and nature at risk, a parliamentary report concludes."
Source: BBC News, 01/13/2022
Powell Says Climate Stress Tests Likely A 'Key Tool Going Forward'
"Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said climate stress tests will “very likely” be a “key tool going forward,” a comment that may assuage progressives' concerns regarding his renomination to chief of the central bank."
Source: The Hill, 01/13/2022
"On the Defensive a Year Ago, the American Petroleum Institute Is Back"
"The oil and gas lobby, looking at resurgent production, has more than held its own in dealings with the Biden administration."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/13/2022
"EPA OKs Weedkiller ‘Cocktail’ With New Wildlife Protections"
"EPA yesterday approved new seven-year registrations for two widely used weedkillers, adding "robust" label restrictions to protect endangered species."
Source: E&E News, 01/13/2022
"An Alabama Town’s Sewage Woes Test Biden’s Infrastructure Ambitions"
"The new law allocates $11.7 billion for wastewater and stormwater projects. Will it get to the impoverished communities who need it most?"
Source: NYTimes, 01/13/2022
