"NYC, Others Join White House Building Efficiency Partnership"
"The White House unveiled a partnership on Friday with 33 state and local governments to make the nation’s buildings more efficient."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/24/2022
Planning & Growth
Deep in the Heart of Complexity … Or, the View From Texas
As the Society of Environmental Journalists prepares for its annual conference in Houston this March, the SEJournal asked Texas-based reporter Greg Harman to explore the Lone Star State's most critical stories for 2022. Here, in this special Texas-focused TipSheet, are leads, resources, encouragements and challenges.
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Biden Administration To Struggle With Environmental Justice in 2022
The history of environmental racism is a long one in the United States, far longer than the efforts to address the problem. But reporting on environmental justice continues to tick upwards, and an analysis in the latest Backgrounder points to promising progress, explaining why for journalists the year ahead may yield important stories, whether about future footholds or new missteps.
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"EPA Moves To Erase Trump-Era WOTUS Rule"
"The Biden administration today [Thursday] moved to formally scrap President Trump’s signature Clean Water Act rule off the books."
Source: E&E News, 11/19/2021
Eating (and Reporting) My Way Through the Foods of the Rainforest
Conserving crop diversity is a key to maintaining global food security, especially in the face of climate change. To understand those efforts, Portland, Ore.-based freelancer Virginia Gewin traveled to South America, supported by a grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists, to find out how Peruvian chefs and Amazon dwellers hope to save the rainforest by sharing native and wild foods.
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U.N. Summit Lays the Table for Environmental Reporting on Food Systems
After an 18-month buildup, a one-day U.N. Food Systems Summit earlier this fall generated hundreds of commitments to end global hunger and a dizzying array of alliances dedicated to the cause. Despite controversies surrounding the summit, this groundbreaking event highlighted opportunities for reporting on food and food systems. Award-winning agriculture journalist Chris Clayton shares his insights.
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"This U.S. City Just Voted To Decarbonize Every Single Building"
"Late Wednesday night, the city of Ithaca, N.Y., voted to electrify and decarbonize its buildings. It’s the first such initiative of its kind in the country."
Source: Washington Post, 11/04/2021
Laws Offer Little Protection to Expected 200 Million Climate Refugees
"Negotiators at COP26 are unlikely to deal with the challenges posed by climate migration, a failure that some experts say shows “a lack of political will.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/03/2021
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