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NPF Briefing: To Stop Carbon 'Leakage,' Can Border Tax Help?
For journalists covering international trade or November's Glasgow UN Climate Change Conference, this National Press Foundation briefing will explore the politics and practicalities of a carbon border tax. 11:00 a.m. ET.
PEN America Fall Bootcamp: LGBTQ+ Digital Safety & Online Abuse Defense
Join PEN America, GLAAD, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, and the Trans Journalists Association for a free virtual crash course on digital safety and online abuse defense for LGBTQ+ creative and media professionals. Hear from folks on the front line, and learn how to stay safe and fight back. 12pm ET on 10/27, 11/9, & 11/18.
State of Emergency: Reporting on Solutions to Climate Change
In advance of COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow later this month, the Canadian Journalism Foundation is holding a free webcast Special Event on the importance of climate-solutions journalism, moderated by Fatima Syed, journalist at The Narwhal. 1:00 p.m. ET.
"Salmon Need Trees"
"A new study stands as a striking reminder that logging watersheds has an outsized impact on salmon and trout."
Source: Hakai, 10/21/2021
"See How the Dixie Fire Created Its Own Weather"
"This year’s largest blaze generated powerful storm clouds. We show you in 3-D."
Source: NYTimes, 10/21/2021
"In Harm’s Way: Our Actions Put People And Wildlife At Risk Of Disease"
"While global attention is currently focused on COVID-19 and other zoonotic diseases that jump from animals to humans, diseases that breach the species barrier also pass from people and domestic animals to wild species."
Source: Mongabay, 10/21/2021
Wildfire Smoke Harms More People In The Eastern U.S. Than West: Study
"About 75 percent of asthma cases and deaths from smoke pollutants occurred east of the Rocky Mountains in recent years".
Source: Washington Post, 10/21/2021
People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late
"Community advocates and environmental groups pointed out that the EPA has promised action on toxic PFAS pollution for many years."
Source: The Intercept, 10/21/2021
"Reports: Health Problems Tied To Global Warming On The Rise"
"Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday."
Source: AP, 10/21/2021
