Carey Gillam is the Managing Editor of nonprofit journalism initiative The New Lede. This Fall, Gillam is also teaching an environmental journalism course at the University of Kansas.
"For the first time in 10 years, a fisheries regulator is poised to restart the harvest of female horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay, a policy change that conservationists say will threaten the survival of the Atlantic species of the red knot, an imperiled shorebird."
"Water and sanitation services are buckling after years of economic meltdown, with many people unable to afford safe alternatives".
"A Philadelphia environmental group has filed an appeal to block a proposed $1.1 billion “advanced” plastics recycling plant in rural Pennsylvania after the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, exempted the facility from having to obtain a solid waste permit."
"Egypt’s official COP27 app poses a “credible” threat “at the highest level” to any mobile device that downloaded it, a coalition of cybersecurity and disinformation experts warned early Tuesday morning."
"Companies pledging to get their emissions down to net zero better make sure they’ve got a credible plan and aren’t just making false promises, U.N. experts said in a report Tuesday urging tough standards on emissions cutting vows."
"The world should confront climate change the way it does nuclear weapons, by agreeing to a non-proliferation treaty that stops further production of fossil fuels, a small island nation leader urged Tuesday."
"Several European leaders at COP27 announced funds to help poor nations recover from loss and damage caused by climate change. The United States was silent."
"A nonprofit backed by Al Gore and other big environmental donors says it can track emissions down to individual power plants, oil fields and cargo ships."
"John Kerry, the country’s climate envoy, was expected to announce the carbon offset plan on Wednesday. Payments from companies would go to countries struggling to adopt renewable energy."
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