Fossil-Friendly Manchin To Head Senate Energy Panel As Dems Face Climate
"West Virginia's Joe Manchin once shot a hole in a climate bill in a campaign ad. People who know him say his views have since evolved."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/14/2021
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Wildfire Smoke Causes Up To Half Fine-Particle Pollution in Western U.S.
"Wildfire smoke now accounts for up to half of all fine-particle pollution in the Western U.S., according to a new study that blames climate change for worsening air quality and health risks in both urban and rural communities in recent years."
Source: LA Times, 01/14/2021
Coalition Calls On Biden To Impose National Moratorium On Water Shutoffs
"A broad coalition of organizations is urging Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to mandate a national moratorium on water and other utility shutoffs on day one in the White House, in order to curtail the spread of Covid-19 and ease the financial burden on struggling Americans."
Source: Guardian, 01/14/2021
"Climate Crisis: Record Ocean Heat In 2020 Supercharged Extreme Weather"
"The world’s oceans reached their hottest level in recorded history in 2020, supercharging the extreme weather impacts of the climate emergency, scientists have reported."
Source: Guardian, 01/14/2021
How Trump Admin’s Climate Denial Left Its Mark on The Arctic Council
"Talk of global warming was out, and relations among the eight countries that make up the council, once a highly collaborative group and a steady force for climate action, became dysfunctional."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/14/2021
"17 States Sue EPA For Declining To Tighten Air Pollution Standards"
"A coalition of 17 states and New York City are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its decision not to tighten major air pollution standards."
Source: The Hill, 01/14/2021
Trump Admin Slashes Critical Habitat For Northern Spotted Owl
"The Trump administration has cut designated critical habitat for the northern spotted owl by millions of acres in Oregon, Washington and California."
Source: OPB, 01/14/2021
DEADLINE: Pulitzer Prize Books and Journalism Competitions
The Pulitzer Prizes, established in 1917, are awarded annually in journalism, books and other categories. Deadline: Aug 8, 2025 for books published in the first half of 2025; final deadline Oct 15, 2025 for books. Jan 28, 2025 for journalism.
Energy Markets Forensics: Anatomy of a Price Move
Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy will host via Zoom the first of the Energy Journalism Initiative Extra series, in which energy and environment journalists learn about energy and environmental issues from experts in government, industry and academia. 12:00-1:30 p.m. EST. Register by Jan 22.
Climate Scientists, Mothers, Urge Americans To Act
"The ad opens with two apple-cheeked little girls hiking, camping and taking their wobbly first turns on skis. A mother speaks about her children’s future with worry in her voice. You brace yourself for the inevitable pitch to buy life insurance or an SUV. Instead, the ad, which will debut this week in the swing states of Arizona, North Carolina and Wisconsin, is one of the most sophisticated and well-funded efforts to spread the word on the urgency of climate change in a decade."
Source: LA Times, 01/13/2021
