"White House Threatens Veto For Republican Energy Package"
"The White House on Monday threatened a veto of a House Republicans’ energy package, known as H.R. 1, if it makes it to President Biden’s desk."
Source: The Hill, 03/28/2023
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Lethal Supercell Storms To Hit South More Often As World Warms: New Study
"America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee."
Source: AP, 03/28/2023
"Electricity Generated by Renewables Surpasses Coal for First Time in US"
"Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday."
Source: AP, 03/28/2023
2023 Gathering Goes Big in Boise
The Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference is back to Boise, two-and-a-half years after the first attempt to meet in the mountainous Northwestern state was sidetracked by the COVID pandemic. Co-chairs Tom Michael and Christy George outline the rich schedule of plenaries, panels, tours and other events that are drawing record interest to the April 19-23 program.
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SEJournal News: Weekly Online Publication Seeks Volunteer Editors
The SEJournal is opening its ranks to a new crew of volunteer co-editors. They will join the roster of talented co-editors to oversee the majority of the weekly’s numerous sections, and help shape key content for the longstanding independent publication of the Society of Environmental Journalists. The work is rewarding, the commitment small, the camaraderie great. Find out about the openings and how to join our team.
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Bring Home Cyber Risks to Water Supply, in Wake of EPA Tightening
With the federal government now requiring that states pay closer attention to cybersecurity risks in their regular audits of public drinking water systems, environmental journalists should be doing the same, suggests the latest TipSheet. Here’s how to gauge the cyber risk and to understand the current safe drinking water regulatory regime, plus story ideas and resources to bolster your local reporting.
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"Paraquat, the Deadliest Chemical in US Agriculture, Goes on Trial"
"Amid lawsuits filed by thousands of farmers linking the herbicide to Parkinson’s disease, the EPA is reconsidering its analysis of paraquat’s risks."
Source: Civil Eats, 03/27/2023
"House Slated To Take Up Major Energy Package Next Week"
"Next week, the House is expected to take up a major energy package that Republicans in the chamber are putting forward as the party’s top priority."
Source: The Hill, 03/27/2023
"Canada Pledges Great Lakes Funding After Trudeau-Biden Talks"
"Canada has pledged a significant increase in spending to improve water quality in the Great Lakes following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, whose administration also has boosted funding for the shared waters."
Source: AP, 03/27/2023
"Much Of West Coast Faces Ban To Fish Salmon Amid Low Stocks"
"As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific."
Source: AP, 03/27/2023
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