Adaptation Snapshots
Special Report: Part Two
By DONALD BORENSTEIN
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Ugandan Farmers Face Climate Adaptation Challenges
Special Report: Part Five
By LISA MEERTS-BRANDSMA
Uganda’s fertile soils and mild climate not only support a rich diversity of flora and fauna, but also allow 80 percent of the country’s land to be under cultivation, and more than 80 percent of its citizens to live as farmers.
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Adopting Climate Adaptation Messages
Special Report: Part Four
By LEE AHERN
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Elyssa Rosen Memorial Gifts to SEJ
SEJ is honored to be receiving generous gifts for its mentor program through the Elyssa Rosen Memorial Fund. SEJ allocates these donations to mentoring activities for journalists, including a mentoring fellowship program that will underwrite travel costs for mentor-mentee pairs to meet up at SEJ’s 2014 Annual Conference, where they will gain valuable experience, strengthen their reporting, and build stronger relationships. Read more.
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"Renewable Debate Has EPA Over a Barrel"
"ARLINGTON, VA. — Scores of farmers, politicians, engineers and refiners on Thursday blasted the Obama administration's latest plan for renewable fuels, with Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad accusing the White House of caving to Big Oil and turning its back on rural America."
Source: Hearst, 12/06/2013
"United States To Help China Crack Down on Vehicle Emissions"
"The United States will help China implement stricter emission standards for vehicles in a bid to help the world's biggest carbon emitter tackle rampant air pollution, the White House announced on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 12/06/2013
"New EPA Permitting System Moves Forward Haltingly for Coal Mines"
"Environmental and industry advocates say a proposed air emissions reporting permit issued last week for BHP Billiton Ltd.'s San Juan Coal Mine in northwestern New Mexico is the first -- or among the first -- ever proposed for a coal mine."
Source: Greenwire, 12/06/2013
"Texas Supreme Court to Mull Underground Trespassing"
"A case involving the disposal of industrial wastewater pits two interests that are dear to many Texans against each other: oil and gas resources versus private property rights."
Source: Texas Tribune, 12/06/2013
"Minneapolis Residents Sue General Mills Over Pollutant in Soil"
"Two class-action lawsuits were filed against General Mills on Thursday by residents in the Como neighborhood of southeast Minneapolis, where state-ordered testing has shown troubling concentrations of the pollutant TCE in soil below their homes."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 12/06/2013
"Pilot Whales Head Back To Sea After Beaching in Florida"
"Most of the pilot whales that were stranded in the Florida Everglades swam into deeper water on Thursday while rescuers tried to chase the rest out to sea by banging on pipes and revving their boat engines."
Source: Reuters, 12/06/2013
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