"Jair Bolsonaro Could Face Charges In The Hague Over Amazon Rainforest"
"Jair Bolsonaro could face charges in the international criminal court (ICC) after being accused of crimes against humanity."
Source: Guardian, 01/26/2021
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"Climate Scientist Michael Mann: Deniers Are Shifting Tactics"
"Published earlier this month, "The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet" contends that the fossil fuel industry and its allies have shifted their strategies for delaying climate action. Instead of attacking the credibility of the science, these interests are now blaming warming on individuals while arguing it's too late to prevent catastrophic impacts, according to the book."
Source: E&E News, 01/26/2021
"Earth Is Now Losing 1.2 Trillion Tons Of Ice Each Year"
"Global ice loss has increased rapidly over the past two decades, and scientists are still underestimating just how much sea levels could rise, according to alarming new research published this month."
Source: Washington Post, 01/26/2021
"DOJ Watchdog Probes If Staff Tried to Alter Election Outcome"
"The Justice Department’s inspector general has opened an investigation into whether department staff members sought to use the agency to alter the outcome of the 2020 election and overturn President Joe Biden’s victory."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/26/2021
"Biden Vows To Replace U.S. Government Fleet With Electric Vehicles"
"President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to replace the U.S. government’s fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models as the new administration shifts its focus toward clean-energy."
Source: Reuters, 01/26/2021
Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land
"President Biden on Wednesday will direct federal agencies to determine how expansive a ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal land should be, part of a suite of executive orders that will effectively launch his agenda to combat climate change, two people with knowledge of the president’s plans said Monday."
Source: NYTimes, 01/26/2021
"Schumer Calls For Biden To Declare Climate Emergency"
"Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday night that President Biden should consider declaring an emergency when it comes to the climate."
Source: The Hill, 01/26/2021
SciLine Media Briefing: Climate Essentials for 2021
With the election of new leadership in Washington, climate change has reemerged as a national policy priority. SciLine’s next media briefing, 2:00 PM ET, will get reporters up to speed on the science that will inform key climate-related decisions in the year ahead.
Localizing the ‘Land Grab Universities’ Story
Join FIJ and NAJA for an online forum, 11:30 a.m. ET. Tristan Ahtone and Robert Lee will discuss their report on land taken from Native Americans and given to colleges and universities, which produced a database of nearly 11 million acres of land and the agreements associated with it. The forum will help you learn how to access and navigate the data to localize this story.
"Planting Crops — And Carbon, Too"
"President Biden says farmers can adopt agricultural methods that help fight climate change. Maryland farmer Trey Hill has been trying."
Source: Washington Post, 01/25/2021
