US Saw Staggering Growth In Solar And Wind Power Over The Last Decade
"Nearly a quarter of the nation's grid now runs on renewables, bringing the country closer to its climate goals."
Source: Grist, 04/04/2024
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Coverage Stories: SEJ's 33rd Annual Conference
Send us your stories! We're tracking stories inspired by or informed by our #SEJ2024 conference in Philadelphia. The stories don't have to be about Philly or Pennsylvania; they can be based on sources or ideas you got from being at the conference. It's critically important to SEJ to gather evidence on the impact of our work. Please help us to keep SEJ strong and share links, photos, copies of reporting generated or informed by this conference.
Coverage: SEJ's 33rd Annual Conference
#SEJ2024 took place April 3-7, 2024 in Philadelphia, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. Find multimedia coverage provided by SEJ, UPenn, our multischool Student Newsroom, volunteers and conference attendees, including videos of the four plenaries. Most sessions were audio-recorded and will be posted as available.
SciLine Media Briefing: Climate Change & Agriculture — Air, Water & Soil
SciLine’s next media briefing will cover the myriad ways agricultural production is — and may soon be affected further — by climate-driven shifts in air quality, including changing carbon dioxide and ozone levels; water quality and quantity; and soil health. 2:00 p.m. ET.
Cinema Verde International Environmental Film and Arts Festival
Cinema Verde will hold its 15th Annual Environmental Film and Arts Festival as a hybrid event, with 75 films in total, 35 of which will be screened in person at Cypress and Grove Brewing Co. in Gainesville, Florida in celebration of Earth Day.
"Meet The Writers Pitching Hollywood Studios On Climate Change Stories"
"Nicole Conlan writes jokes for Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show.” But her master’s in urban planning from USC and her experiences growing up in Colorado surrounded by skiers were just as relevant to her task on the Universal Studios lot last week."
Source: LA Times, 04/02/2024
"New Count Of Gray Whales Along West Coast Suggests Rebound"
"A new count of the gray whale population along the West Coast shows “signs of recovery” five years after hundreds of them washed ashore and the population began declining, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric [Administration]."
Source: Seattle Times, 04/02/2024
New Data Tools Peer Into Who's Lobbying State Legislators on Climate Policy
"Separate efforts by Brown University researchers and OpenSecrets allow searches of who’s influencing state lawmakers. Less than half of states make lobbying information accessible for analysis."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/02/2024
"Biden Issues First-Ever National Building Decarbonization Plan"
"The Biden administration unveiled on Tuesday the first-ever national plan for decarbonizing the nation’s residential and commercial buildings sector. The plan calls for a 90% reduction in carbon emissions from buildings by 2050."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/02/2024
Rust Belt Senators Cloud EPA Effort To Clean Up Steel Mills
"Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as much as they’d hoped."
Source: Grist, 04/02/2024
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