Groundhog Day 2022: Punxsutawney Phil Furrsees Six More Weeks Of Winter
"Here ye! Here ye! Punxsutawney Phil has chirped — another six weeks of winter will be!"
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2022
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DEADLINE: Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis
This year-long experience, a collaboration between the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC), The OpEd Project and Ann MacDougall, will convene a cohort of 20 U.S. climate change thought leaders, the majority of whom will be women and people of color. Apply by Feb 14, 2022.
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Columbia University's Climate School in New York City invites applications for two fellowships, with all costs paid – tuition, fees and living expenses. So, journalists, if you’re considering getting a masters to enhance your environmental coverage, apply by Mar 3 for the 2022-23 academic year.
O'Rourke Driving Pickup Across Texas To Highlight Issues With Grid
"Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke (D) will be driving over 2,000 miles across the state over 12 days this month to bring attention to its infrastructure."
Source: The Hill, 02/02/2022
"Climate Change May Be Fueling Increase In Major Northeast Snowstorms"
"Scientists say the recent surge of intense Northeast winter storms is probably tied to rising ocean temperatures and changes in the Arctic".
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2022
"Climate Change A Rising Fed Concern As Nominees Face Hearing"
"How far the Federal Reserve can go to compel banks to consider the consequences of climate change in their lending policies could take center stage at a Senate hearing Thursday on the nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin and two economists to the Fed’s influential Board of Governors."
Source: AP, 02/02/2022
"Biden Officials Head To EPA Regional Offices"
"EPA has sent a number of political officials to its regional offices, including a former top aide to Administrator Michael Regan."
Source: E&E News, 02/02/2022
"NPS Employees Face A Worsening Housing Crunch As Prices Soar"
"Park superintendents across the country these days find themselves keeping close tabs on the real estate market."
Source: E&E News, 02/02/2022
Illegal Overfishing By Chinese Trawlers Leaves Sierra Leone ‘Starving’
"As illegal industrial-scale fishing by foreign fleets pillages fish populations, despairing coastal communities say they feel powerless".
Source: Guardian, 02/02/2022
All Coral Will Suffer Severe Bleaching When Heating Hits 1.5C: Study
"Almost no corals on the planet will escape severe bleaching once global heating reaches 1.5C, according to a new study of the world’s reefs."
Source: Guardian, 02/02/2022
