Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)
Amid Controversial Sale, U.S. Steel Falls Behind In Cleaner Steelmaking
"U.S. Steel’s proposed sale to Nippon Steel stokes concerns over labor rights and national security, all while the company continues to break clean air laws in Western Pennsylvania."
"The Surging Demand For Data Is Guzzling Virginia’s Water"
"In recent years, these data centers have been rapidly expanding in the United States. But the gargantuan facilities do more than keep cloud servers running — they also guzzle absurd amounts of water to run cooling systems that protect their components from overheating."
"Pennsylvania’s First Proposed Chemical Recycling Plant Cancelled"
"Plans to build what would have been one of the largest chemical recycling plants in the country in Pennsylvania were canceled this week."
Philly Steaks Out New Ground
It just wouldn’t be the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference recap without the waggish tales of SEJ’s resident wit, David Helvarg, who once again this year skewers the lot of us, sparing not a jot of our five days in Philadelphia. Read on and prepare to snicker.
Coverage: SEJ's 33rd Annual Conference
#SEJ2024 took place April 3-7, 2024 in Philadelphia, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. Find multimedia coverage provided by SEJ, UPenn, our multischool Student Newsroom, volunteers and conference attendees, including videos of the four plenaries. Most sessions were audio-recorded and will be posted as available.