"Mountain Valley Pipeline Halted as Legal Wrangling Heats Up"
"A federal court in Richmond has held up construction, despite a law passed by Congress last month that says it no longer has jurisdiction over the pipeline."
Source: NYTimes, 07/13/2023
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"Agriculture Dept. To Invest $300 Million To Measure Greenhouse Emissions"
"The Agriculture Department said on Wednesday that it would establish a monitoring and data collection network to measure greenhouse gas emissions and determine how much carbon can be captured using certain farming practices."
Source: NYTimes, 07/13/2023
"Farmers Insurance Pulls Out of Florida, Affecting 100,000 Policyholders"
"Farmers Insurance will stop offering its policies in Florida, including home, auto and umbrella policies, in a change that will force thousands of people to change their insurance provider."
Source: CNN, 07/13/2023
UNCOVERED: Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) Annual Conference
Organized by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and partners, the 2025 UNCOVERED event in Athens, Greece provides an opportunity to showcase the best investigative journalism and to discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by those working to shine a light on cross-border stories of public interest.
EPA Proposes Tighter Limits on Lead Dust in Homes and Child Care Facilities
"The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint dust in homes and child care facilities built before 1978, an effort to eliminate exposure to lead that could require millions of property owners to pay for abatement."
Source: NYTimes, 07/13/2023
"Excessive Heat Is Baking US Southwest And Expected To Get Worse"
"A prolonged heat wave blanketed a swath of the U.S. stretching from California to South Florida on Wednesday, with forecasters expecting temperatures that could shatter records in parts of the Southwest in the coming days."
Source: Reuters, 07/13/2023
AHCJ Rural Health Journalism Workshop
Join the Association of Health Care Journalists in Kansas City for this workshop with the theme "The 5 Most Urgent Conversations About Rural Health." Scholarships are available for Kansas- and Missouri-based journalists that can assist with mileage, registration and one hotel night. Registration closes Aug 11.
AHCJ Webinar: Breaking Into Narrative Journalism
In this Association of Health Care Journalists webinar, seasoned editors and reporters will offer tips for breaking into narrative journalism, including knowing what editors want, crafting pitches and figuring out whether the pay will be worth the effort. 12:00 p.m. ET.
AHCJ Webinar: Covering High-Risk Lab Accidents and the COVID-19 Origins Story
In this Association of Health Care Journalists webinar, investigative reporter Alison Young will talk about her book; provide context about what is known about what happened at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and about lab leaks more broadly; and offer resources and tips for staying on top of this very timely issue. 2 p.m. ET.
AHCJ Webinar: Cancer News — Balancing Fear, Hype and Reality
At this Association of Health Care Journalists webinar, experts will suggest approaches to putting the latest U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening recommendations in context while eliminating hype and not creating false hope. 2:00 p.m. ET.
