Coverage Stories: SEJ's 31st Annual Conference
Here you'll find a list of coverage stories inspired by or informed by our 2022 conference in Houston, Texas.
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"The Razor's Edge of A Warming World"
"As we hurtle toward an ever-hotter future, GQ spotlights eight places whose very identities depend on a simple calculation: If we limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, these places could be saved. In a 2-degree scenario, they would be irredeemably lost."
Source: GQ, 04/07/2022
"How The War In Ukraine Could Speed Up Europe's Climate Plans"
"The war in Ukraine has made getting more fossil fuels to Europe a top priority of the Biden Administration, in order to wean European Union members off Russian energy. But this comes as both Europe and the U.S. are behind on their goals to quickly reduce carbon emissions to avoid the worst consequences of climate change."
Source: NPR, 04/07/2022
"Trade Secret Protection Strategy for Chemicals to Get EPA Revamp"
"The EPA will soon propose a rule to clarify what chemical manufacturers must do when they seek to keep details such as the company’s name, location, or identity of a chemical confidential."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/07/2022
"New Power Plant Rule Awaits Supreme Court Ruling, EPA Chief Says"
"The EPA will have a new standard to limit carbon emissions “ready to go as soon as the Supreme Court rules” on its authority to regulate in that space, agency head Michael Regan told lawmakers on Wednesday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/07/2022
"Zoos Hiding Birds As Avian Flu Spreads In North America"
"Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza."
Source: AP, 04/07/2022
"US To Boost Water Supplies Hit By Climate Change"
"The Interior announced that $420 million will be spent on projects in New Mexico, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa".
Source: AP, 04/07/2022
A First: Researchers Find Microplastics Deep In Lungs Of Living People
"Researchers say they have found microplastics — tiny pieces of plastic debris that come as a result of the disposal of industrial waste — deep in the lungs of living humans for the first time."
Source: NPR, 04/07/2022
"Storms Batter Aging Power Grid As Climate Disasters Spread"
"Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms that cripple broad segments of the nation’s aging electrical grid, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data."
Source: AP, 04/07/2022
Blamed For High Gas Prices, Oil Execs Defend Themselves At House Hearing
"Amid a swirl of partisan finger-pointing on who is responsible for rising energy prices, executives of six large oil and gas companies defended themselves on Wednesday against criticisms that they are seeking to boost corporate profits by refusing to produce more oil and gas."
Source: NYTimes, 04/07/2022
