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Investigation Explores Dueling Narratives for Addressing Climate Change [13]

Is carbon capture a climate solution or a dangerous distraction? That was the question that Inside Climate News reporter Nicholas Kusnetz asked in his award-winning explanatory series, “Pipe Dreams.” For Inside Story, Kusnetz talks of the challenges of writing about a technology that largely doesn’t yet exist, and the variety of story forms he used to explore the reality of industry promises.

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Worldview Data Expands Environment Reporter’s Strike Zone [25]

A sweeping array of satellites observes our planet and sends vast amounts of data back — data that the powerful NASA Worldview website can translate into graphic form to help journalists tell some of the environment beat’s most central stories. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores the strengths and weaknesses of Worldview in covering everything from wildfires and floods to climate.

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"Opinion: How The Quiet War Against Press Freedom Could Come To America" [28]

"Some foreign leaders have ruthlessly curtailed journalism. U.S. politicians could draw from their playbook."

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Source: Washington Post [29], 09/06/2024

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Eco-Alternatives to the Perfect, Weedless Lawn [30]

A good and very localizable environmental story is right outside your front door … or at least outside your neighbor’s. Lawns and the myriad ways they are managed can provide a window into wildness, or resource use, or chemical pollution. The latest TipSheet offers more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources, from xeriscaping and butterfly gardens to nurseries and planning boards.

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"More EPA Buildings Face Bacteria Outbreak" [38]

"Bacteria linked to severe lung infections recently found in EPA’s Chicago office has also cropped up in three more EPA buildings, internal emails show."

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Source: E&E News [39], 09/05/2024

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Making Sense of Jewish Perspectives on the Climate Story [40]

American Jews are heavily involved in climate action in both the political and civic realms. But current events in Israel and Gaza can make it hard for U.S. journalists to cover environmental stories important to Jews at home or abroad. Jewish freelancer Ethan Brown on differences and synergies between Israeli and American Jewish environmentalism and how to approach stories within each community.

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What Would Trump 2.0 Mean for the Environment? [48]

If former President Donald Trump recaptures the White House this fall, it would likely bring back a radical deregulatory, climate change-oblivious, fossil fuel-intensive environmental policy. But could the fallout be even greater? The new Issue Backgrounder examines how the Project 2025 agenda of Trump’s allies takes aim, in particular, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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September 12, 2024

ACG Webinar: Building Resilience and Protecting Critical Infrastructure [50]

Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about critical infrastructure with a panel of state legislators from the United States, Canada and Germany, to gain valuable insights into the shared challenges faced on both sides of the Atlantic. 11:00 a.m. ET.

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EPA Watchdog Says Air Chief Had ‘Disqualifying Financial Interest’ [54]

"An internal watchdog criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) top air official for participating in the development of a rule that regulates an industry in which he reportedly had financial holdings."

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