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"Years After Monsanto Deal, Bayer’s Roundup Bills Keep Piling Up"

"Three years after Bayer agreed to pay $10 billion to settle claims that its weedkiller, Roundup, caused cancer, juries continue to award plaintiffs in additional cases billions of dollars in damages, even as the German drug and chemicals giant insists it will continue its fight in court."

Source: NYTimes, 12/07/2023

U.S. Supports ‘Largely’ Phasing Out Fossil Fuels, Kerry Says at COP28

"John Kerry, President Biden’s special envoy for climate change, said on Wednesday that the United States supported a phaseout of fossil fuels, his clearest statement yet on America’s position on one of the most intractable issues under debate at the United Nations climate talks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates."

Source: NYTimes, 12/07/2023

Congress Provided $7.5B For Electric Vehicle Chargers. Built So Far: Zero.

"Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country, aiming to appease anxious drivers while tackling climate change. Two years later, the program has yet to install a single charger."

Source: Politico, 12/06/2023

"A Crypto Mine Comes To Town And A Coal Plant Gets New Life"

"A pollution-spewing power plant in western Indiana that was set to close this year is getting a reprieve after being purchased by a coal company and landing a new energy-guzzling neighbor hoping to cash in on the international cryptocurrency boom."

Source: Indianapolis Star, 12/06/2023
January 16, 2024

DEADLINE: George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop

Mid-career journalists who want to write a novel or fictional prose are invited to apply for this workshop, Jul 10-17, 2024, at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications in Evanston, Ill. Fully funded by "Game of Thrones" author Martin, pictured left. Deadline: Jan 16.

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