"Health Concerns Grow In East Palestine, Ohio, After Train Derailment"
"Health and environmental concerns are mounting in East Palestine, Ohio after several derailed train cars released toxic fumes last week."
Source: NPR, 02/14/2023
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Webinar: Journalist Briefing on the Climate-Development Nexus — Supporting Local Stories with Global Data
Drawdown Lift, a program of US NGO Project Drawdown, is hosting a briefing for reporters who cover the climate-development nexus in Africa and South Asia, including discussion of their report examining climate mitigation solutions that co-benefit humans and climate adaptation in low- and middle-income countries. 7am ET.
Koalas, Under Pressure From Wildfires and Development, Are Beloved But Undefended
The cuteness of the fuzzy koala appears not to be winning it special protection in its native Australia, despite dwindling numbers, per a new volume on the endangered marsupial. BookShelf contributor Melody Kemp offers praise for “Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future,” with a review that begins amusingly with bodily functions but ends dispiritedly with yet more koala habitat lost to housing tracts and wildfire.
Eco-Muckrakers, Dig In — Writing for Nonprofit Ecology and Conservation Magazines
Freelancers looking to explore complex environmental issues may want to consider magazines published by … environmental organizations. Despite the caveats, like ensuring a publication’s editorial independence and guarding against organizational self-promotion, long-time environmental writer Francesca Lyman makes the case in the latest Freelance Files that the pros of such gigs outweigh the cons. Plus a sampler of pubs to approach.
FIJ/INN Webinar: How to Develop and Manage Collaborative Investigations
This Fund for Investigative Journalism/Institute for Nonprofit News webinar will be led by Dianna Hunt, Senior Editor at Indian Country Today and a member of FIJ’s Board of Directors, and Bridget Thoreson, INN’s Director of Collaborations. They will share tips for both news organizations and freelancers, and more. 11:30 a.m. ET.
"DeSantis, Aiming at a Favorite Foil, Wants to Roll Back Press Freedom"
"The Florida governor and possible presidential candidate is the latest in a string of Republicans to target the Supreme Court decision that has long protected journalists accused of defamation."
Source: NYTimes, 02/13/2023
"Toxic Ash Is Raining Down in Illinois. It’s Time for the EPA to Step Up"
"On January 11, neon-green corrosive ash rained down onto homes, businesses, and schools in La Salle, Illinois, following a fire at the Carus Chemical Company."
Source: Sierra, 02/13/2023
"Biden and Lula Project Unity On Democratic Values And Climate Change"
"U.S. President Joe Biden met on Friday with Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a reboot of relations between the hemisphere's two largest democracies after the end of Donald Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro's stormy rule."
Source: Reuters, 02/13/2023
"U.S. EPA Announces $1 Billion For New Hazardous Waste Cleanups"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday announced 22 new sites that will benefit from $1 billion in funding from a program designed to remediate hazardous waste sites, such as landfills, mines and manufacturing facilities."
Source: Reuters, 02/13/2023
"Report: Companies’ Climate Targets Not What They Claim To Be"
"Climate commitments by companies aren’t always as green as they seem. A new report concludes major brands are exaggerating how ambitious their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are — in effect misleading consumers, investors and governments."
Source: AP, 02/13/2023
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