"US Farmers Face Plague Of Pests As Global Heating Raises Soil Temperatures"
"Milder winters could threaten crop yields as plant-eating insects spread northwards and become more voracious, researchers say".
Source: Guardian, 09/09/2022
Agriculture
"Historic, Unforgiving Western Heat Wave Is Peaking And Crushing Records"
"A historically severe September heat wave is baking the West, breaking hundreds of records, posing a danger to public health and pushing California’s power grid to the limit. Some records have been shattered by wide margins as the scorching air mass exacerbates the fire danger in the drought-stricken region."
Source: Washington Post, 09/07/2022
"It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off."
"The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change. Just don’t dynamite their homes."
Source: NYTimes, 09/06/2022
"A Failure Of Enforcement"
"Deforesters are plundering the Amazon. Brazil is letting them get away with it."
Source: Washington Post, 09/06/2022
Methane and Climate Change Toolbox
Levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, have doubled in the past 150 years due to human activity, particularly from fossil fuels and extensive farming. As part of an ongoing Society of Environmental Journalists special project focused on covering climate solutions, check out a methane resource toolbox and stay tuned for a methane reporting tipsheet in the coming weeks. Plus, watch the recording of an SEJ virtual webinar, Covering Climate Solutions: Containing and Monitoring Methane.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Region:
Visibility:
Spanish-Speaking Farmworkers Can't Read Pesticide Labels Printed in English
"Pesticide labels are designed to help prevent dangerous exposure, but the EPA doesn’t ensure most farmworkers can read them—an oversight that has serious implications for their health, and the environment."
Source: Civil Eats, 09/02/2022
#SEJSpotlight: Spoorthy Raman, Freelance Journalist
 |
Topics on the Beat:
Visibility:
"The Botanic Matchmakers that Could Save Our Food Supply"
"Undomesticated plants could help their farmed cousins adapt to climate stresses, but that requires tracking them down around the world while also “decolonizing botany.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/31/2022
Pages
Advertisement 
