Environmental Books by SEJ Members (2022)
Check out the environmental books authored, co-authored or edited by SEJ members, and published in 2022.
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SEJ Webinar: The Heat Is Killing Us – Data for Journalists Covering Climate Change and Gun Violence
This training, co-hosted by SEJ and the Maynard Institute, will provide reporters with access to exclusive local data on the amount of gun violence linked to extreme heat in 100 US cities. Learn how to report on and analyze local data on this national/global issue; and craft solutions-oriented coverage of climate change. 3:00 p.m. ET.
Tests Show O.C. Mosquitos Are West Nile-Positive; That’s Not The Only Danger
"Another county in Southern California has confirmed finding mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus."
Source: LA Times, 07/12/2024
"The GOP Has Found A New Reason To Pawn Off America’s Public Lands"
"The new Republican Party platform, adopted this week in advance of the next week’s nominating convention in Milwaukee, mentions federal lands only once — and rather than a vague call to protect them, it proposes pawning some of them off to address housing affordability."
Source: HuffPost, 07/12/2024
"Research Shows Heat Exposure Disproportionately Affects Black Richmonders"
"Michael, a resident of Richmond’s Southside who declined to share his last name, sat on Forest Hill Avenue waiting for a bus Tuesday just before 2 p.m., when a car thermometer recorded the temperature at 94 degrees."
Source: Virginia Mercury, 07/12/2024
BP-Owned Firm Selling Carbon Credits On Trees That Aren’t In Danger: Study
"Some forest carbon offsets sold by the biggest offsetting company in the United States offer little or no benefit to the climate, a satellite analysis has found."
Source: Floodlight/SourceMaterial, 07/12/2024
Nike Pledged To Shrink Carbon Footprint. It Just Slashed The Staff To Do That
"Since December, Nike has lost about 30% of employees who worked primarily on sustainability initiatives, due to layoffs, voluntary departures or transfers to other duties. Already, the company was missing its targets for reducing emissions."
Source: ProPublica/Oregonian, 07/12/2024
Feds Launch New Attempt to Gather Data on Energy Usage of Bitcoin Mining
"The Energy Information Agency is starting the process to require cryptocurrency miners to submit energy consumption data after a previous attempt faced legal challenges."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/12/2024
Greens Sue Interior, Claim It Ignores Harms Of Idle Offshore Rigs
"An environmental group is suing the federal government to force the U.S. Department of Interior to reassess the long-term environmental effects of delays in shutting down inactive oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: AP, 07/12/2024
Marathon Oil Reaches $241 Million Settlement With EPA For N.D. Violations
"The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota."
Source: AP, 07/12/2024
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