"Wild Turkeys Are Disappearing — But No One Is Sure Why"
"In many parts of the country, turkeys are on the decline in the wild — but scientists aren’t sure why".
Source: Washington Post, 11/27/2023
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"U.S. Gas Prices Plunging as Holiday Travelers Hit the Road"
"With OPEC Plus members in disarray over production levels, oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent in three months." "U.S. gasoline prices are plunging just in time for Thanksgiving, and with the OPEC Plus oil cartel in apparent disarray, they could be heading lower for Christmas."
Source: NYTimes, 11/27/2023
Between the Lines — Author Explores Experience of Living Through Climate Change
To make climate change less abstract and more direct, writer Madeline Ostrander traveled the country to speak to those living with its impacts in the places they call home. In a BookShelf “Between the Lines” Q&A, Ostrander discusses her resulting book, “At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth,” and addresses the lenses she used, the characters she portrayed and the surprises she encountered.
"Highway Agency Finalizes Contentious Climate Rule"
"The Federal Highway Administration announced a sweeping greenhouse gas rule that will require state and local transportation officials to set declining emissions targets for road projects funded with federal money."
Source: E&E News, 11/27/2023
"As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change"
"In a country where the value of land often depends on access to water, powerful interests in agriculture, heavy industry and real estate draw vast amounts of water out of the ground. For generations, that water has been treated as an unlimited resource in much of the United States, freely available to anyone who owns a piece of land and can drill a well. Entire local economies have been built around the assumption that the water will never run out."
Source: NYTimes, 11/27/2023
"New Jersey To Phase Out New Gas-Powered Vehicles By 2035"
"New Jersey will phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, joining states such as California and New York, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 11/27/2023
"BLM Ends Use of M-44 'Cyanide Bombs' On Public Lands"
"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is taking action to end the use of M-44 devices that deliver sodium cyanide on public land. This decision would build on existing limitations in several States and extend across all public lands managed by the BLM."
Source: Idaho State Journal, 11/27/2023
‘We Absolutely Need To Act Immediately,’ Says UN Chief in Antarctica
"Ahead of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused global warming, to send the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”"
Source: AP, 11/27/2023
Dredging for Data on Wetlands Permits
In the second of two parts on how to report locally on wetlands permitting, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox helps you muck around an Army Corps of Engineers “permit finder” database that’s accurate and particularly good for zooming in on map-based geographic data. Plus, see the part one TipSheet on how reemerging wetlands controversy brings the issue to your area.
Deep Canvassing on Climate: The Power of Listening to Persuade
The Yale Center for Environmental Communication hosts a climate change conversation on "deep canvassing," an outreach method that persuades by listening to people’s mixed feelings and thoughts without judgment, giving people a safe conversational space to resolve their internal conflict on an issue. Noon-1:00 p.m. ET.
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