Climate, Development Pushing Vampire Bats North -- Maybe To Florida
"Vampire bats could soon make their way into the United States from Mexico due to climate change and development, scientists say."
Source: WUSF, 05/26/2021
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SEJ Webinar: Investigating Extractive Industries
Join SEJ June 10 to hear from leading reporters whose powerful investigations have increased transparency about extractive industries in the Americas. You will see inspiring examples of investigations into logging, mining and fishing and walk away with tips for staying safe while staying true to the story. 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET.
Pope Launches Green Initiative, Decrying 'Predatory Attitude' Toward Planet
"Pope Francis launched an initiative on Tuesday to make Catholic institutions ranging from families to universities to businesses environmentally sustainable in seven years, saying a "predatory attitude" toward the planet must end."
Source: Reuters, 05/26/2021
"NASA Chief Touts New Earth-Observing Satellites For Climate"
"The White House is providing fresh details of a major satellite program that administration officials call poised to reveal vital information about climate change and extreme weather events."
Source: Axios, 05/26/2021
Another Louisiana Bayou Joins List Of Waterways With Mercury-Laden Fish
"The Department of Health announced this week that Little Alabama Bayou, about 20 miles west of Baton Rouge, has fish with unsafe levels of mercury, a heavy metal that can stunt brain development and inflict long-term damage on the kidneys and heart. The bayou runs through the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area, a popular fishing destination."
Source: nola.com, 05/26/2021
Could Helium Lift Rural Arizona Economy? Locals Want Answers On Fracking
"On red-dirt pastureland on the southern edge of the Navajo Nation, El Pahi stands beside what looks like a child’s science experiment, but on a larger scale."
Source: Arizona Republic, 05/26/2021
"People Of Color More Exposed To Heat Islands, Study Finds"
"In nearly every major city in the U.S., people of color are exposed to more extreme urban heat than white people, a new study found."
Source: AP, 05/26/2021
Appeals Court Again Orders EPA to Set New Lead Paint and Dust Standards
"The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this month ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to go back and reconsider its lead hazard standards for homes—again."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/26/2021
#SEJSpotlight: Shannon Osaka, Climate Policy and Solutions Reporter, Grist
Meet SEJ member Shannon Osaka! Shannon is a climate policy and solutions reporter at Grist, currently based in Seattle and originally from San Jose, CA. Her favorite stories dive deep into ideas — the debate over degrowing the economy, the perils and promises of carbon pricing, or the push to declare a ‘climate emergency.’
"Bipartisan Roads Bill Set for Vote as Groups Lament ‘Status Quo’"
"A bipartisan bill to fund highways, roads, and bridges set to be considered on Wednesday perpetuates the U.S. transportation system’s entrenched safety, sustainability, and inequality problems, advocacy groups say. The $303.5 billion highway bill that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to mark up would boost funding by 34% compared with the last long-term surface transportation law."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/26/2021
