Government

Leaders Vowed To Cut Climate Pollution, Then Doubled Down On Fossil Fuels

"The world is producing too much coal, oil and natural gas to meet the targets set 10 years ago under the Paris Agreement, in which countries agreed to limit climate pollution and avoid the worst effects of global warming."

Source: NPR, 09/25/2025
October 15, 2025

DEADLINE: IJNR Great Lakes Federal Funding Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Workshop

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will bring journalists to Western Lake Erie, Nov 18-21, 2025, to explore the impacts Trump administration changes are having on local communities and what they mean for interests across the Basin, from agriculture, to energy, to fisheries and more. Deadline: Oct 15.

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"The People Behind America’s Disaster Recovery"

"When a disaster strikes, be it a hurricane, flood, wildfire, or other type of extreme weather, an army of workers assemble. They arrive in waves to ravaged areas ready to respond." "From cleanup crews to powerline techs, these are the workers called in after catastrophe."

Source: Grist, 09/23/2025

"UN Treaty To Protect Oceans To Take Effect After Clinching Ratification

"A UN treaty to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday after Morocco and Sierra Leone ratified the agreement, clinching the threshold of at least 60 ratifications needed to enact it as international law." 

Source: France 24, 09/22/2025

"National Parks Remove Signs About Climate, Slavery And Japanese Detention"

"The National Park Service has removed signs at Acadia National Park in Maine that make reference to climate change amid the Trump administration’s wider effort to remove information that it says undermines “the remarkable achievements of the United States.” A sign has also been removed from at least one additional park that referred to slavery, the detention of Japanese Americans during World War II and conflicts with Native Americans."

Source: Washington Post, 09/22/2025
October 1, 2025

Webinar: Vanishing Numbers — How Federal Data Manipulation and Removal Threaten Journalism and Public Trust

The Journalist's Resource will host a discussion with experts: a former federal statistical agency commissioner; a leading demographer recognized internationally for tracking disaster recovery and climate impacts; and a senior national data leader who has driven innovation in public-interest data across federal, local and nonprofit sectors. 12 p.m. ET.

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September 29, 2025

Up in the Air: Climate Policy Without the Endangerment Finding

Join the UCLA Emmett Institute for a virtual discussion on the fight over the endangerment finding, the Trump administration's possible motivations and legal justifications, as well as the pushback from the scientific community, and what lies ahead in the process. 3:15 p.m. ET.

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Hurricane Helene Hit NC A Year Ago. Some Students Never Returned To School

"When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after Hurricane Helene, she had to tightrope across a wooden beam to reach what was once her bedroom."

Source: AP/BRPR, 09/19/2025

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