"Children Have a Right to Sue Nations Over Climate, U.N. Panel Says"
"The finding doesn’t have the force of law, but is notable because it is based on one of the most widely accepted international treaties."
Source: NYTimes, 08/29/2023
Environmental Justice
"New Dawn For Arctic’s First People: The Inuit Plan To Reclaim Their Sea"
"The environment Inuit have lived in for millennia is changing fast. Canada’s government once ignored Indigenous knowledge of it but now they are jointly creating the Nunatsiavut conservation area".
Source: Guardian, 08/28/2023
Ecuador’s Government Plans to Keep Drilling in National Park, Despite Vote
"After Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted to ban new oil wells in a prized national park, the government challenged the legitimacy of the referendum and said it would continue drilling."
Source: YaleE360, 08/28/2023
Data on Pesticide Incidents Openly Available for First Time
A decade’s worth of government pesticide data — only available before through FOIA — has been made newly available. And, explains the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, it can lead to revealing environmental, public health and environmental justice stories. More on how the data came to be compiled and advice on using it smartly, along with some caveats.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Region:
Visibility:
Missouri, Florida Journalism Professors Join Classes on Multistate Fertilizer Investigation
What brought together two teams of student reporters, half a dozen states and 1,000 miles apart? For one, the high environmental cost of chemical fertilizer. For another, a pair of dedicated journalism teachers. Cynthia Barnett and Sara Shipley Hiles share how they took the project from daydream to reality, brought students into the field and got pickup from numerous news outlets, in the latest EJ Academy.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Region:
Visibility:
Poor Safety Rules Leave Farmworkers Suffering In Increasing Heat Waves
"A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, according to OSHA data. Academics, occupational health specialists and advocacy groups are calling attention to the under-reported impact of climate change on this group from heatwaves."
Source: Investigate Midwest, 08/25/2023
"Canada: 14 Whales Have Died at Aquarium"
"Fourteen whales and a dolphin have died since 2019 at a popular Canadian aquarium and theme park, according to a new exposé by the Canadian Press."
Source: Guardian, 08/25/2023
"Lahaina’s Deadly Fire Has Intensified Maui’s Fight Over Water Rights"
"Native Hawaiians say the tragedy is being used as a pretext to roll back their gains in securing water supplies".
Source: Washington Post, 08/24/2023
"Appalachia’s Fracking Counties Are Shedding Jobs And Residents: Study"
"The largest natural gas-producing counties in Appalachia have had worse economic outcomes than the rest of the region and the nation since the start of the region’s fracking boom, according to a new report."
Source: EHN, 08/24/2023
Suicide Watch Incidents in Louisiana Prisons Spike on Extreme Heat Days
"The number of suicide watch incidents in Louisiana prisons increased by 30 percent on extreme heat days, a recently published study in the JAMA Journal found."
Source: , 08/22/2023
Pages
Advertisement 
