"COP27: Activists 'Baffled' That Coca-Cola Will Be Sponsor"
"Climate activists are "baffled" over Egypt's decision to have Coca-Cola - a major plastic producer - sponsor this year's global climate talks."
Source: BBC News, 10/05/2022
Economy & Business
"Supreme Court Poised to Scrap US Waters Test, Attorneys Say"
"The test that the federal government has used to determine what waters and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act seems poised to be scrapped by the US Supreme Court, natural resources lawyers said."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/05/2022
"Lack Of Funding In Focus As Congo Hosts Pre-COP27 Climate Talks"
"High-level speakers at climate talks in Kinshasa called out rich nations on Monday for failing to honour a $100 billion per year funding pledge to developing countries, warning that fair finance was needed to avert the worst of the climate crisis."
Source: Reuters, 10/04/2022
"Free Shipping Isn’t Free for Everyone"
"Online retailing delivers a public health problem. When Truck Season Became All-Year-Round."
Source: Sierra, 10/04/2022
"How Russian Timber Bypasses U.S. Sanctions By Way Of Vietnam"
"Russian birch wood has continued to flow to American consumers, disguised as Asian products, despite U.S. economic sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, a new report says."
Source: Washington Post, 10/03/2022
"Pakistan Disease Outbreaks After Floods Spur Calls For Crisis Plan"
"Pakistan is facing a disaster within a disaster as diseases spread rapidly and deaths mount following widespread deadly flooding - a crisis worsened by the country's weak health system and lack of emergency planning, medical experts warn."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/03/2022
"Fed Announces Pilot Program On Climate Risk With Six Major Banks"
"The Federal Reserve Board will enlist six major U.S. banks in a pilot climate risk analysis program, officials announced Thursday."
Source: The Hill, 10/03/2022
On the Persistence of Ocean Plastics
Concerns about seaborne plastic waste go back decades, but science writer Juli Berwald suggests that myths and disinformation about sources and solutions continue to cloud the waters. From lentil-sized nurdles to sprawling fishing nets, 200 million tons of plastic now fill the ocean and, for her, it has become evident that the ocean plastics story is really a land story. But will the newly signed international treaty on plastics offer relief?
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Beat Reporter’s Coverage Calls Out Natural Gas Proponents
Electric utilities may sound like a wonky beat, but in the hands of L.A. Times’ Sammy Roth, it became an opportunity to weave together seemingly dry, technical subject matter into a series of award-winning stories on natural gas that captured flash points for climate change, communities of color and energy politics. Roth shares his reporting experience in the latest Inside Story Q&A.
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Air Conditioner HFCs Are on the Way Out — The Kigali Amendment Explained
For the first time in years, the United States has ratified a climate change-related treaty — one that phases out HFCs, the greenhouse gas widely used as a refrigerant. That leaves environmental reporters to report how the change will affect everyday objects like ACs, refrigerators and cars. TipSheet has the backstory on the Kigali Amendment, along with story ideas and reporting resources.
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