#SEJSpotlight: Michelle Nijhuis, Freelance Journalist; Project Editor, The Atlantic
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"8 Rails-to-Trails Adventures in the U.S."
"Tens of thousands of miles of abandoned railroad tracks have been developed into recreational paths since the 1960s. Here are scenic pathways through deserts, valleys, mountain passages and more."
Source: NYTimes, 05/26/2022
"An Ocean First: Underwater Drone Tracks CO2 In Alaska Gulf"
"In the cold, choppy waters of Alaska’s Resurrection Bay, all eyes were on the gray water, looking for one thing only."
Source: AP, 05/26/2022
‘It Seems This Heat Will Take Our Lives’: Pakistan City Hits 51C
"Residents of Jacobabad say loss of trees and water facilities makes record-breaking temperatures unbearable".
Source: Guardian, 05/26/2022
"As U.S. Flooding Worsens, South Carolina Redraws Risk Maps"
"As climate change drives more intense storms and floods, some coastal districts are no longer relying solely on risk maps from U.S. disaster agency FEMA and are drawing up their own".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 05/26/2022
"Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs Hit Population Low"
"The blue crab, the Chesapeake Bay’s most valuable catch and a closely watched proxy for the health of its underwater ecosystem, is less abundant now than at any time since scientists began regularly tracking the species in 1990."
Source: Bay Journal, 05/26/2022
"SEC Proposes New Guidelines For ESG Investing"
"The Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to deliver some tough love to major investment firms: No more flashy green marketing — at least not without proof."
Source: E&E News, 05/26/2022
"Pesticide Label Safeguards Urged for Workers, Endangered Species"
"Pesticide labels should include warnings in Spanish to help protect farmworkers who don’t read English, the Center for Biological Diversity said in a petition for rulemaking to the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/26/2022
"Block-By-Block Data Shows Pollution’s Stark Toll On People Of Color"
"Finding the most polluted places in the San Francisco Bay area is simple, a new air quality analysis shows: Locate places where mostly Black, Latino, Asian and low-income residents live, and pay them a visit." "Mobile air quality monitoring in San Francisco and Oakland challenges the accuracy of stationary monitoring sites across the country".
Source: Washington Post, 05/26/2022
"As Hunger Spreads In Somalia, Babies Start To Die"
"Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi's twin granddaughters. Babies Ebla and Abdia lived only a day."
Source: Reuters, 05/26/2022
