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SEJ Urges State Dept. To Help Free U.S. Journalists Detained in Myanmar

June 3, 2021 — The Society of Environmental Journalists has written the U.S. State Department urging it to do all in its power to free two U.S. journalists working in Myanmar who have been imprisoned since the military seized power there in February. Danny Fenster, managing editor of the independent news outlet Frontier Myanmar, was detained May 24 as he prepared to fly to the U.S. for a family visit. Nathan Maung, editor-in-chief of the local news outlet Kamayut Media, was seized in March. Read SEJ's letter.

"Wendy’s, States Ditch Food Wrappers With ‘Forever Chemicals’"

"Fast-food restaurants and grocery store chains are joining a growing number of states in pushing “forever chemicals” out of food packaging, despite a federal thumbs-up that allows PFAS to touch what people eat."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/04/2021

Alliance Between Biden And Republicans Could Save Dying Everglades

"Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a $3.4bn deal to restore the freshwater preserve and Biden has earmarked funds to help".

Source: Guardian, 06/04/2021

"Shrinking Giants: North Atlantic Right Whales Getting Tinier"

"The younger generation of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are on average about three feet (one meter) shorter than whales were 20 years ago, drone and aircraft data show in a study in Thursday’s journal Current Biology."

Source: AP, 06/04/2021

"Shocking Study Finds 10% Of World's Giant Sequoias Killed By Castle Fire"

"At least a tenth of the world's mature giant sequoias were destroyed by a single wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada late last year, according to a draft report prepared by scientists with the National Park Service and shared with the Visalia Times-Delta."

Source: Visalia Times Delta, 06/04/2021

Bird Lovers Grapple With Honorary Names Linked To Racists (Like Audubon)

"The birding community faces a difficult debate about the names of species connected to enslavers, supremacists and grave robbers".

Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2021

"U.S. To List Nevada Flower As Endangered, Dealing Blow To Lithium Mine"

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Thursday it will propose listing the Tiehm’s buckwheat flower as an endangered species, dealing a blow to ioneer Ltd’s proposed Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada."

Source: Reuters, 06/04/2021

Appeals Court Rules Trump Policy Wrongly Denied Protection To Walruses

"A U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration improperly denied Endangered Species Act protections to Pacific walruses, animals reliant on diminishing Arctic sea ice for survival."

Source: Reuters, 06/04/2021

"Florida Solar Plans Stoke Fight Over 'Environmental Racism'"

"A northern Florida town is at the center of a clash between renewable energy developers and residents of a historically Black community — one that highlights an emerging rift between President Biden's environmental justice and clean energy goals."

Source: E&E News, 06/04/2021

"Here Are America’s Top Methane Emitters. Some Will Surprise You."

"Oil and gas giants are selling off their most-polluting operations to small private companies. Most manage to escape public scrutiny."

Source: NYTimes, 06/04/2021

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