"Kicking Oil Companies Out Of School"
"Faculty and staff at Cambridge are planning a vote that would require the university to stop accepting fossil fuel money for research. It’s part of an expanding movement."
Source: NYTimes, 08/17/2022
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"Hundreds Of Thousands Drop Flood Insurance As Rates Rise"
"When the Federal Emergency Management Agency overhauled its flood insurance program last year, it wanted to encourage homeowners to buy coverage by showing them more precisely the risk that each property faces of being flooded. But instead, hundreds of thousands of people have dropped the flood policies they were buying through FEMA, raising concerns that an unprecedented number of households are financially exposed to flood damage."
Source: E&E News, 08/17/2022
"White House Climate Official Sanctioned By Prestigious Science Body"
"The National Academy of Sciences said Jane Lubchenco violated its code of conduct before joining the Biden administration."
Source: Washington Post, 08/17/2022
An "Extreme Heat Belt" Will Soon Emerge In The U.S., Study Warns
"An 'extreme heat belt' will impact over 100 million Americans in the next 30 years, study finds".
Source: CNN, 08/17/2022
"Shadowy Oil and Gas Interests Are Deciding Texas' Energy Fate"
"The future of Texas’ troubled electric grid is being decided in the dark, with zero public input, by a group of people with deep connections to the fossil fuel industry."
Source: Earther, 08/17/2022
"Biden Signs Massive Climate And Health Care Legislation"
"President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections."
Source: AP, 08/17/2022
Arizona Loses One-Fifth Of Its Colorado R. Allocation Under New Fed Plan
"The federal government will impose deeper cuts on the drought-stricken Colorado River, officials said on Tuesday, reducing water deliveries to Arizona by one-fifth starting in January."
Source: Arizona Republic, 08/17/2022
Webinar: The Media, the Amazon and the 2022 Brazil Elections
Ahead of Brazil's 2022 elections, Smoke Signal socio environmental monitor invites journalists to the virtual launch of their new report "The Amazon and the Future of Brazil," showing politicians in nine Brazilian states supported dismantling of environmental policy to protect forests at the federal level. 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET.
2022 Election: Bylaws Amendment Proposal
Proposed Amendment to Article IV, Sections 3 and 6 of SEJ’s Bylaws
Sara Shipley Hiles, Academic-Category Candidate 2022
Sara Shipley Hiles
Associate Professor, University of Missouri
2022 Board Candidate, Academic Category
Dear SEJ Members,
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