England’s Churches Make An Uneasy Peace With The Bats In Their Belfries
"A £5m project is helping more than 100 historic churches deal with the damage caused by bat colonies".
Source: Guardian, 10/11/2023
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Money in Politics: Reporting on Campaign Finance and Lobbying
Journalists will play a crucial role in informing the public about who and what organizations are funding candidates, ballot measures and policy debates in Washington, D.C. and across the country. To help you with your reporting, the National Press Club Journalism Institute and OpenSecrets are hosting this training, 11:30 a.m. ET.
Public Health Research and Surveillance Priorities from the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: A Workshop
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a two-day virtual public workshop to explore potential health research and surveillance priorities arising from the train derailment and material hazards spill that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3, 2023.
"Student Activists Are Pushing Back Against Big Polluters — And Winning"
"South Baltimore is on a peninsula surrounded by water, highways and train tracks. It's mostly made up of residential row houses, small yards, schools, rec centers and parks."
Source: NPR, 10/11/2023
Major CO2 Pipeline Project On Hold While Company Reevaluates In 5 States
"OMAHA, Neb. — Navigator CO2 Ventures announced Tuesday that it is putting on hold one of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest so it can reassess the project.
The company withdrew its application for a key permit in Illinois and said it it was putting all its permit applications on hold. The decision comes after South Dakota regulators last month denied a permit.
Source: AP, 10/11/2023
Fungal Networks Could Help Make The Planet More Resilient To Climate Change
"A team of scientists loaded into a gray minivan in this capital city earlier this year and drove for hundreds of miles west through the Kazakh steppe — a vast region marked by endless open plains of grass, abandoned farms and flower-filled meadows."
Source: Washington Post, 10/11/2023
Watchdog Group Warns Of Big Ongoing Flaw In A Montreal Ozone Treaty
"Findings by the Environmental Investigation Agency point to a perceived loophole in the Montreal Protocol".
Source: Washington Post, 10/11/2023
Vessel Strikes on Whales Are Increasing With Warming. Can Ships Slow Down?
"Rising ocean temperatures and marine heat waves are pushing whales closer to busy shipping lanes. Flexible speed reduction areas could help prevent ship collisions, scientists say."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/11/2023
Pennsylvania Community Sues to Stop Disposal Well for Toxic Fracking Waste
"Attorneys representing Plum Borough and an environmental group opposed to fracking said in arguments on Tuesday before Commonwealth Court in Pittsburgh that a proposed second “injection” well for disposing of toxic fracking wastewater would violate the borough’s zoning code."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/11/2023
Tensions Rise in Rio Grande Basin as Mexico Lags in Water Deliveries to US
"In 2020, rebellious Mexican farmers occupied a dam in parched Chihuahua state to prevent the federal government from sending its reservoir water to Texas under a 1944 treaty. With the clock ticking toward another treaty deadline, the two sides are struggling for a solution."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/11/2023
