"The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’"
"The plan to stop companies from fudging their climate goals is fundamentally flawed."
Source: Atlantic, 03/02/2023
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"DeSantis, Pence Allies Launching Campaign To Speed Energy Approvals"
"A new group aims to spend up to $10 million to sway Congress to loosen federal rules for both fossil fuel projects and green power. A major element: putting "the right pressure" on vulnerable Senate Democrats."
Source: Politico, 03/02/2023
"Advocates Seek To Boost Clean Energy Program In Latest Farm Bill Renewal"
"The Inflation Reduction Act offered bigger grants under a rural clean energy program. Now, advocates want Congress to bring the rest of the program in line with those ambitions as part of the latest Farm Bill reauthorization."
Source: Energy News Network, 03/02/2023
Unseen War: "Brazilian Force Driving Out Mining Gangs From Indigenous Lands"
"For the last four years Brazil’s rainforests bled. “They bled like never before,” said Felipe Finger as he prepared to venture into the jungle with his assault rifle to staunch the environmental carnage inflicted on the Amazon under the former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro."
Source: Guardian, 03/02/2023
"Fossil Fuel Companies Donated $700M To US Universities Over 10 Years"
"Six fossil fuel companies funneled more than $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to 2020, according to a new study. Such funding at universities that conduct climate research can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction of climate solutions the industry prefers, the report’s authors argue."
Source: Guardian, 03/02/2023
"Ohio Senators Introduce Rail Safety Bill After Fiery Crash"
"Railroads including the one whose train derailed and caught fire in Ohio would have to follow new safety rules under bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday by the state’s two U.S. senators, even as regulators plan to step up inspections on tracks carrying the most hazardous materials."
Source: AP, 03/02/2023
Building a Resilient SEJ in 2023 and Beyond
Society of Environmental Journalists president Luke Runyon (pictured, left) looks forward to the upcoming SEJ conference in Boise and announces the SEJ Future Council — a new fundraising initiative aimed at providing financial support for the organization’s efforts to increase and improve environmental journalism.
"ESG Investing Rule Rejected by Senate, Biden Promises Veto"
"The US Senate passed a measure to block the US Labor Department from enforcing its new ESG retirement investing rule, guaranteeing a showdown with the White House on a resolution the Biden administration has pledged to veto."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/02/2023
SEJ Future Council
March 2, 2023 — We are excited to formally launch SEJ's Future Council. This fundraising initiative will provide financial support for SEJ's efforts to increase and improve environmental journalism. Funds raised by SEJ from individuals are critical to supporting SEJ programs, such as diversity fellowships to attend our annual conference, story grants for reporters, training opportunities for members and many other benefits. The financial support provided by the Future Council will help SEJ to expand these programs, enable new programs and support the long-term stability of the organization.
Sapsucker Housing Crisis: Endangered Woodpecker ‘Condos’ Being Clear Cut
"Almost two decades after the Williamson’s sapsucker was listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act, the B.C. government continues to sanction logging in the bird’s old-growth forest critical habitat".
Source: The Narwhal, 03/01/2023
