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Pints & Press: SPJ/LA 2026 Mega Mixer

Join us Sunday, June 7, from 4-7pm PT at Golden Road Brewery in Atwater Village for a fun evening of conversation and community as journalists from across LA and SoCal come together to eat, drink and mingle. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet new faces and reconnect with familiar ones.

"2026 World Cup Set To Become ‘Most Polluting’ Games Ever"

"As nearly 300,000 fans prepare to arrive in Los Angeles for the men’s World Cup soccer championship in mid-June, the international soccer federation is coming under fire for what climate scientists and advocates are calling the most polluting World Cup in history."

Source: LA Times, 05/20/2026

"Chesapeake Crab Population Rallies A Bit From Long-Term Slump"

"The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crabs have clawed their way out of the cellar. The dredge survey conducted last winter by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Virginia Institute of Marine Science found that the Bay’s crab population — especially the young crustaceans — have rebounded from a protracted slump, despite an unusually harsh winter."

Source: Bay Journal, 05/20/2026

The Worst Climate Future Is Less Likely, But The Best One Is Slipping Away

"Scientists are jettisoning their worst and best case scenarios for a warming world as no longer plausible. That shows how modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most catastrophic of future heating but also confirmed that there’s no chance to limit warming to the international goal set in 2015."

Source: AP, 05/20/2026

"Wildlife Crossings Included In Bipartisan Transportation Bill"

"Funding for wildlife crossings has been included in a bipartisan transportation bill that the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee plans to introduce to the House in the coming weeks. The BUILD America 250 Act would invest in roads, bridges and transit infrastructure across the country, as well as fund wildlife crossings through the reauthorization of the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 05/20/2026

FWS Clears Weedkiller Atrazine, Saying It Won’t Cause Extinction

"The Trump administration has determined that atrazine, a weedkiller used widely on corn and other crops, does not pose an extinction risk to threatened or endangered wildlife, effectively justifying its continued use, according to a federal review made public this week." "The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans."

Source: New York Times, 05/20/2026

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