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"Trump, Harris Venture Into The Politics Of Hurricane Helene"

"The Harris campaign accused Trump of a lack of empathy, and the Trump campaign said Harris should visit the areas affected."

"VALDOSTA, Ga. — The two candidates for president ventured carefully into the politics of Hurricane Helene on Monday, with Vice President Kamala Harris canceling West Coast campaign stops to attend a storm briefing in Washington and former president Donald Trump delivering remarks from a Georgia city battered by the storm.

Source: Washington Post, 10/01/2024

Biden Says He Could Ask Congress to Pass Aid for ‘Catastrophic’ Helene Damage

"The president, who plans to travel to North Carolina this week, said he might need to call Congress in for a special session after it did not include additional disaster relief in its spending bill."

Source: NYTimes, 10/01/2024

MIT Webinar: Climate Reporting in America

Join MIT's newest class of Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellows as they discuss their work on major reporting projects for news outlets across the US, covering local implications of the transition to a clean energy economy in Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Oregon. 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET.

The Uproot Project: Journey of a Story Event Series

Join The Uproot Project's 3rd annual Journey of a Story event series, "Solutions in Our Community," in New Orleans and virtually. Focusing on solutions journalism, this series spotlights community-driven responses to climate challenges and amplifies diverse voices at the forefront of environmental reporting.

"Newsom Signs Bill To Ban Octopus Farming In California"

"Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Friday making it a crime to farm octopuses for human consumption in California."

Source: LA Times, 09/30/2024

Reporter Who Revealed Deforestation In Cambodia Now Charged Himself

"A journalist who covered the land grab and deforestation of a community forest by a mining company has himself been charged with deforestation."

Source: Mongabay, 09/30/2024

As Logging Intensifies Wildfires, Wet’suwet’en Fight To Protect Old Growth

"Members of Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia want to conserve a pristine old-growth watershed, Caas Tl’aat Twah, in its traditional territory. The nation has obtained a logging deferral for Caas Tl’aat Twah and is planning how to protect it permanently."

Source: Mongabay, 09/30/2024

"If Trump Wins The Election, This Is What's At Stake"

"Imagine, for a moment, oil and gas infrastructure carving up Alaska’s far northern tundra, a refuge for migrating caribou and polar bears. Copper-nickel mines on the doorstep of one of the largest wilderness areas east of the Rockies, a nearly 1.1m-acre (450,000-hectare) expanse of pristine lakes and forests full of loons, wolves and moose. Or uranium and coal exploration in once-protected landscapes, including areas bordering the Grand Canyon."

Source: Guardian, 09/30/2024

We Made An Emergency Alert Guide To Help Calif. Make One For Your State.

"CalMatters and The Markup reported on how residents in each of California’s 58 counties can sign up for local emergency alerts, and found a few surprises along the way. Here’s how you can build the same guide in your state."

Source: CalMatters, 09/30/2024

"End Of An Era As Britain’s Last Coal-Fired Power Plant Shuts Down"

"Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will generate electricity for the last time on Monday after powering the UK for 57 years."

Source: Guardian, 09/30/2024

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