SEJ's 30th Anniversary Conference, Sept. 2020
#SEJ2020, our first-ever virtual conference, took place September 16, 17, 23 and 30. Registered attendees can watch recordings of #SEJ2020 in the Whova app.
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SEJ's 30th Anniversary Conference (Part 1), Virtual, Sept 2020
Registration is now open for part one of SEJ's 30th Anniversary Conference:
#SEJ2020 Virtual Conference, September 16, 17, 23 and 30, will convene the SEJ community to investigate environmental angles on the 2020 elections and other timely events, celebrate the winners of the SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment, and preview workshops, tours and panels coming in June. Part two, the in-person conference in Boise, takes place June 2-6 (#SEJ2021). Special thanks to our partners at Boise State University and the city of Boise for graciously adapting to these changes necessary to protect everyone's health. Go to the conference website.
"Gulf Oysters Are Dying, Putting a Southern Tradition at Risk"
"Cheap and plentiful, they’ve long been a menu staple in New Orleans and beyond. But recent months have brought a crisis that worries fishermen and chefs."
Source: NY Times, 11/13/2019
"Arizona Prepares to Lose Federal Water Protections"
"The vast majority of Arizona waters now regulated by the state under the federal Clean Water Act could be excluded from protection under the Trump administration’s narrowed definitions of federal waters, according to state environmental officials."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/13/2019
NW Tribes, Already Feeling the Impact of Climate Change, Taking Action
"Pacific Northwest tribes are focusing on progressive forestry and renewable energy measures to build climate resilience."
Source: Bitterroot, 11/13/2019
"Study — Climate Change Partly To Blame For Stronger Hurricanes"
"Everyone agrees that hurricanes in the United States are causing increasing damage. ... A study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says climate change is partly to blame and uses a novel approach to measure hurricane damage."
Source: ClimateWire, 11/13/2019
"DOE: Trump Admin Targets More Obama Efficiency Rules"
"Environmental and consumer advocacy groups that say the Department of Energy is backtracking on energy efficiency by allowing old-style lightbulbs to stay on the market are arguing the Trump administration is going further and readying changes to more rules that could make it harder to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: EnergyWire, 11/13/2019
"Greta Thunberg Leaves Us With Simple Climate Crisis Message: Vote"
"As Greta Thunberg departs the US to sail across the Atlantic for the second time in a few months, she is leaving behind a simple message for those who care about the climate crisis: you must vote."
Source: Guardian, 11/13/2019
Trump Fined $290,000 After Losing Battle Against Scottish Wind Farm
"The Trump Organization has agreed to pay $290,000 to the Scottish government, ending a multiyear legal battle in which Donald Trump tried and failed to block an offshore wind farm from being built in view of one of his Scottish golf courses."
Source: Washington Post, 11/13/2019
"The Climate Chain Reaction That Threatens The Heart Of The Pacific"
"SHIRETOKO PENINSULA, Japan — Lined up along the side of their boat, the fishermen hauled a huge, heavy net up from swelling waves. At first, a few small jellyfish emerged, then a piece of plastic. Then net, and more net. Finally, all the way at the bottom: a small thrashing mass of silvery salmon."
Source: Washington Post, 11/13/2019
