Waste

May 30, 2025

MIT Climate Project Webinar: Reporting on Food, Waste and Climate in America

Join MIT's newest class of journalism fellows in a webinar to discuss their work reporting on the under-covered climate challenges of the food, agriculture and waste sector. Special guest moderator Jenny Splitter, editor-in-chief of Sentient Media and an SEJ member, will lead the conversation. Noon ET.

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"Armed Groups And Junta Profit As Toxic Mines Devour Southern Myanmar"

"Since Myanmar’s 2021 coup, lead mining in the country’s southern Tanintharyi region has exploded, with the number of mining sites more than doubling as lawlessness enables rapid expansion. The environmental impact has been severe, with polluted rivers, dying crops, and communities losing access to clean water."

Source: Mongabay, 04/24/2025

"Trump Hits Delete For Energy, Environment Regs"

"The president’s suite of executive orders to decimate environmental regulations will propel his administration into court."

Source: E&E News, 04/14/2025

Firm Cancels Plant To Process Plastic Waste To Be Burned In Steel Mills

"International Recycling Group (IRG) has announced that they will cancel a planned plastic waste processing facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, due to President Trump’s federal funding cuts and tariffs, among other reasons."

Source: EHN, 04/11/2025

"Unearthed: The Mining Issue"

"The world needs massive amounts of critical minerals to power the transition to clean energy. But as countries and industries explore new mining opportunities, a major question looms: Can all of this extraction be done without the same environmental and human costs associated with fossil fuels?"

Source: Grist, 03/28/2025

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