US EPA Terms of Environment
This listing of Terms & Acronyms in non-technical language for EPA's commonly used environmental terms provides a good starting place for understanding and communicating with clarity to your audience.
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After Copenhagen: Many Climate Stories at Home Still Unwritten
For journalists not lucky enough to go to the Copenhagen climate talks, the good news is that climate will be news at home and abroad for years to come. Many regional, state, and local climate stories are still waiting to be written.
Regional Climate Impacts and Implications — General Sources
Climate Wizard. A team of researchers from the Univ. of Washington, the Univ. of Southern Mississippi, and the Nature Conservancy has provided a tool for attempting to predict the effects of climate change at the regional and state level. They call their tool Climate Wizard, as noted in the June 10, 2009, TipSheet. The Web site allows users to check predictions based on varying degrees of climate change.
"Squid Invasions Signal Changes In The Pacific Ocean"
"In the Pacific, jumbo squid have moved to new waters, signaling changes in the ocean, scientists observe."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 12/22/2009
"Jury Awards BP Workers $100 Million in Toxic Substance Case"
"A federal jury on Friday awarded more than $100 million to 10 workers who claimed they were injured in 2007 when a toxic substance was released at BP’s Texas City plant."
Source: AP, 12/22/2009
"2009 A Deadly Year For Florida's Manatees"
"A record number of endangered manatees died in Florida waters this year, according to the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission."
Source: Reuters, 12/22/2009
"Towns Tackle 'Green' Building Laws"
"In Yonkers last week, Mayor Philip A. Amicone announced he would veto new legislation requiring that developers of residential and commercial buildings hew to 'green' construction practices -- not because he opposes sustainable development, the mayor said, but because of legal, technical and political issues."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 12/22/2009
Bill Would Protect 1 Million Acres in Mojave
"The protected areas would encompass 1 million acres containing wildlife, extinct volcanoes, sand dunes and ancient petroglyphs. The senator says the bill could be enacted in late 2010."
Source: LA Times, 12/22/2009
"O Christmas Tree"
"It's the holidays... which for some of us means time to deck the halls with boughs of holly and, oh yeah, pick out a Christmas tree. ... Which tree is greener -- real or artificial."
Source: Environment Report, 12/22/2009
"The Exotic Menace"
"A growing worldwide trade in exotic plants and animals, fueled by a fascination with the rare and beautiful, often wreaks havoc on Florida's native plants and animals and costs the nation billions each year."
Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal, 12/22/2009
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