"Cameroon Starts World’s First Malaria Vaccine Program For Children"
"Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa."
Source: AP, 01/23/2024
Climate Change
What’s Ahead on Climate Justice, Climate Crisis Beat
What environment stories will matter most in 2024 to communities of color and Indigenous communities? Columnist Yessenia Funes sheds light on concerns ranging from the environmental damage in Gaza and extreme weather across the United States to the fallout from the U.S. presidential election to the local impacts of the clean energy transition. Insights in the latest Voices of Environmental Justice.
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Guidance Makes EV Charger Tax Credits Available Where Most Americans Live
"The Biden administration has offered a broad interpretation for where electric vehicle (EV) charger projects can qualify for new tax credits — making those credits available in places where about two-thirds of Americans live."
Source: The Hill, 01/22/2024
"Chart: The World Is Building Renewable Energy Faster Than Ever Before"
"Renewable energy didn’t just grow last year — it expanded at a pace not seen in years. An estimated 507 gigawatts of renewable electricity were added to grids around the world in 2023 — a new record, and an almost 50 percent year-over-year increase from 2022."
Source: Canary Media, 01/22/2024
"Women Added To Cop29 Climate Summit Committee After Backlash"
"The president of Azerbaijan has added 12 women to the previously all-male organising committee for the Cop29 global climate summit, which the country will host in December."
Source: Guardian, 01/22/2024
As Climate Shocks Worsen, US Disaster Agency Tries a New Approach to Aid
"The Biden administration is overhauling the country’s disaster assistance programs, expanding aid for survivors of hurricanes, wildfires and other catastrophes and making it easier to access."
Source: NYTimes, 01/22/2024
Brutally Cold Weather Reaches Into Lower United States; Dozens Of Deaths
"Much of the U.S. remained gripped by deadly Arctic weather Sunday — with subfreezing conditions reaching as far south as Texas and Florida. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days."
Source: AP, 01/22/2024
Drainage Infrastructure Leads to Wet Basement Stories
Nothing may seem more personal than a home flooded by heavy rains. But the latest TipSheet points out that for local environmental reporters, there’s a bigger story to be told: how your community regulates stormwater and storm sewers, especially in the face of climate change-driven extreme precipitation. More than a dozen reporting ideas and resources.
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Calif. Water-Saving Plan Slammed As Costly, Complicated And Unrealistic
"In a scathing review, advisors to the state Legislature have found that California's proposed regulations for urban water conservation would be costly, overly complicated and difficult to implement."
Source: LA Times, 01/19/2024
"Climate Crisis Fuels Bangladesh’s Worst Dengue Epidemic"
"Mosquito-borne disease once largely limited to Dhaka spreads countrywide as higher rainfall and heat lead to fivefold rise in cases in a year, with children the hardest hit".
Source: Guardian, 01/19/2024
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