Winners: SEJ 16th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment
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DEADLINE: Science of Innovation Summit for Journalists
The Science of Innovation Summit for Journalists at the University of Chicago, Nov 5-8, 2017, offers professional science and technology journalists a respite from deadlines and insight into pressing subjects, such as climate and energy science, the microbiome, advanced batteries, precision medicine and more. Includes lodging, meals and stipend. Apply by Aug 15.
"House Republicans OK Measure Asking Military to Study Climate Change"
"A year ago, the U.S. House tried to block the military from preparing for climate change. Now, several GOP members have voted to support studying the security risks."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/30/2017
"Senators Introduce New Bipartisan Energy Bill"
"The leading senators overseeing energy policy introduced a new version of their broad energy reform bill Thursday."
Source: The Hill, 06/30/2017
"Angela Merkel Predicts Showdown With U.S. Over Climate at G-20"
"In forceful remarks before Germany’s Parliament on Thursday, Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed to defend the international climate agreement spurned by the Trump administration, anticipating a difficult meeting of the leaders of the world’s major economies next week in Hamburg."
Source: Washington Post, 06/30/2017
"Pesticides Damage Survival Of Bee Colonies, Landmark Study Shows"
"The world’s largest ever field trial demonstrates widely used insecticides harm both honeybees and wild bees, increasing calls for a ban".
Source: Guardian, 06/30/2017
"Oregon, Washington Threaten To Sue EPA Over Methane Rules"
"Fourteen states — including Oregon and Washington — are threatening to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating the Clean Air Act. In a letter to the EPA sent Thursday, the group argues Director Scott Pruitt broke the law when he ordered his agency to halt part of the rule-making process for regulating methane and other air pollution from oil and gas facilities."
Source: KUOW/EarthFix, 06/30/2017
"Hundreds of Abandoned Wells Leaking Methane in Alberta Communities"
"About 10 per cent of Alberta’s 1,500 abandoned oil and gas wells in urban areas are leaking methane, in some cases at levels that create the risk of health damage and explosions, according to an unreleased 2016 report."
Source: The Tyee, 06/30/2017
"Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Push Ignores Some Important Realities"
"Mainstream experts in energy policy and finance reacted skeptically to the White House's carefully orchestrated energy policy hootenanny this week, as President Donald Trump and his Cabinet declared what he called 'a golden age of American energy dominance.'"
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/30/2017
"EPA Wins U.S. Court Reversal Over Coal Jobs Study"
"A federal appeals court said the Environmental Protection Agency should not have been ordered by a lower court judge to assess how its air regulations affect coal industry jobs, in a defeat for Murray Energy Corp, a large coal miner."
Source: Reuters, 06/30/2017
