"How Megafires Are Remaking the World"
"In our Pyrocene age, enormous wildfires aren’t merely damaging ecosystems but transforming them."
Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2023
Search results
"Canada's Top Court Backs Alberta Challenge To Trudeau Environment Law"
"Canada's Supreme Court dealt a blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government on Friday by ruling that a federal law assessing how major projects such as coal mines and oil sands plants impact the environment is largely unconstitutional."
Source: Reuters, 10/16/2023
Giant Open-Pit Mine Near Two National Parks Dealt A Blow By Biden DOI
"A road critical to operating a proposed open-pit mine in a remote part of Alaska hit a new hurdle Friday when the Biden administration issued a finding that the road could threaten Alaska Native communities and their lifestyle more than previously estimated."
Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2023
Electric Vehicles Will Be Burning Rubber in 2024
As global sales of electric vehicles surge, the positive impact on climate change emissions could be a critical benefit. But as our Backgrounder points out, it’s not as simple as that. There are challenges with politics, tax laws, mineral access, related pollution regulations and union jobs. Get an overview of the issue, in this latest entry in our expanding 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy.
Prying Open the Statehouse Doors
Reporting on environmental stories often leads to the state legislature, where key material can be frustratingly hard to access. Whether that’s because the state is deliberately hiding information, has poor systems for sharing it or isn’t even tracking it, there are ways to get what you need. Four seasoned environment reporters offer tips, tricks and commiseration.
DEADLINE: IJNR Virtual Workshop on Traditional Ecological Knowledge
The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites journalists to apply by Nov 3 for this virtual workshop, Nov 13-14, 2023, exploring how Tribes and First Nations are joining discussions over environmental policy and resource management – and the challenges and opportunities TEK can bring to conservation and restoration efforts.
Here’s Your Handy Doomsday Dataviz Dashboard
If you’re harboring serious doubts about the climate future but want to be prepared to cover it, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox offers up a seasonably ghoulish list of a dozen and a half great visualization sources to help tell the story. And lest it leave you spooked, remember, as the saying goes, everything will be OK in the end. And if it's not OK, it's not the end.
Mama Bear "Grazer" Easily Wins Popular Fat Bear Contest At Alaska Park
"When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this year’s undisputed champ is Grazer."
Source: AP, 10/13/2023
Warming And Habitat Loss Shrink Pollinator Numbers, Threaten Coffee, Cocoa
"Changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. As those problems interwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug, according to a new study."
Source: AP, 10/13/2023
"Extreme Heat Risks Rise For Pregnant Women And Babies"
"As a health worker in South Sudan, Night Stella Elias sees from year to year how rising temperatures are adding to the dangers faced by pregnant women and their babies."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/13/2023
Advertisement 
