#SEJSpotlight: Parimal Rohit, Reporter, Austin Business Journal; SEJ Volunteer
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Big Discovery Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish Breeding Colony
"Scientists discovered a mammoth nesting ground with an estimated 60 million icefish nests in the Weddell Sea."
Source: NYTimes, 01/18/2022
"Elephants Dying From Eating Plastic Waste in Sri Lankan Dump"
"Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephants in the region, after two more were found dead over the weekend."
Source: AP, 01/18/2022
"Science Is Trying To Conserve The Monarch Butterfly’s Forests"
"A team of Mexican scientists are developing a successful experiment that allows for the recovery and maintenance of endemic trees in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve that provide a habitat for monarch butterflies every winter."
Source: Mongabay, 01/18/2022
"Plastic Crisis Needs Binding Treaty, Report Says"
"Pollution from plastics is a global emergency in need of a robust UN treaty, according to a report."
Source: BBC News, 01/18/2022
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Bucks a Global Trend on Climate Change
"As other central banks take a more activist role, Powell wants Congress and the private sector to assess growing climate risks. Elizabeth Warren calls his views “dangerous.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/18/2022
"DOT To Allot $27B To Fix Bridges, Ensure Climate Resilience"
"The Transportation Department today announced historic funding to replace and repair the nation’s aging bridges. The $26.5 billion will also be used to ensure bridges are resilient to the increasingly severe effects of climate change."
Source: E&E News, 01/18/2022
150 Ex-EPA Staffers Ask Virginia Lawmakers To Oppose Wheeler Nomination
"More than 150 former Environmental Protection Agency employees are urging Virginia lawmakers to oppose the nomination of the Trump administration’s EPA chief to a high-ranking environmental position."
Source: The Hill, 01/18/2022
"China's Coal Production Hit Record Levels in 2021"
"China’s coal production reached record levels last year as the state encouraged miners to ramp up their fossil fuel output to safeguard the country’s energy supplies through the winter gas crisis."
Source: Guardian, 01/18/2022
"Federal Pipeline Agency Shifts Focus To Cut Methane"
"The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is readying its first-ever restrictions on methane emissions and planning to press pipeline companies on the issue in the coming months, marking a significant shift for a federal agency traditionally focused on safety and oil spills."
Source: E&E News, 01/18/2022
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