"Four Rail-Borne Risks Moving Through American Communities"
"Communities alongside rail lines had two more close calls this week as freight trains carrying hazardous materials derailed in Houston and Detroit."
Source: The Hill, 02/21/2023
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"How Russia’s War Shattered Global Energy Routes"
"After a year of fighting, Europe’s gas reserves are bulging and its leaders are moving forward with ambitious plans to green their economy. But it’s starkly different thousands of miles away, where poor Asian countries are scrounging for fuel after liquefied natural gas cargoes were rerouted to wealthy European markets."
Source: E&E News, 02/21/2023
Biggest Calif. Environmental Cleanup Leaves Lead Contamination, Angst
"California's largest and most expensive environmental cleanup has failed to properly remove lead pollution from some homes and neighborhoods near a notorious battery recycler in southeast Los Angeles County, leaving residents at continued risk, a Los Angeles Times investigation shows."
Source: LA Times, 02/21/2023
"Weather Whiplash: How Climate Change Killed Thousands of Migratory Birds"
"When dead birds fall from the sky, you know something is wrong. But finding out exactly what killed them isn’t as easy."
Source: The Revelator, 02/21/2023
"FERC Approves Power Plant Rules To Fight Extreme Weather"
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved new rules Thursday to help protect the electricity system during severe winter weather, but grid experts said more action is needed to prevent deadly power outages like those that occurred during Winter Storm Uri."
Source: E&E News, 02/21/2023
Green Groups Call On Buttigieg To Restore Obama-Era Train Brake Rule
"A coalition of environmental organizations on Thursday called on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to act on a rail safety rule scrapped by the Trump administration, arguing failure to enforce it increases the likelihood of environmental rail disasters."
Source: The Hill, 02/21/2023
"Madagascar, Mozambique Set For “Dangerous” Cyclone Freddy"
"A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as “dangerous” by the United Nation’s weather agency on Monday as nations brace for landfall."
Source: AP, 02/21/2023
"'No Excuse': IEA Tells Energy Firms As Methane Emissions Rise"
"The fossil fuel industry is failing to tackle methane emissions despite its pledges to uncover and fix leaking infrastructure, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) published on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 02/21/2023
SJN Climate Primer / Carbon Dioxide Removal
Solutions Journalism Network invites journalists covering climate change or clean energy to join one or all of three one-hour webinar training sessions on Carbon Dioxide Removal, with a focus on CDR science and separating the solutions from greenwashing. 3:00 p.m. ET, Feb 23, Mar 9 and Mar 16.
DEADLINE: Wake Forest Mellon Environmental Justice Journalism Fellowships
The Wake Forest University Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative, June 24-28, 2024 in Winston-Salem, N.C., will welcome 4-6 early to mid-career journalists (staff or freelance) as the inaugural class of Wake Forest Mellon Environmental Justice Journalism Fellows. Stipend and expenses included. Deadline: Mar 8.
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