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Job Opening: Science Communications Professional, Hudson River Foundation
The Hudson River Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that supports scientific research, ecological enhancement, and educational programs for the Hudson River and its estuary, is seeking an experienced communications professional to assist us in building our outreach capacity. This is a part-time (20 hour/week) position. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience communicating science to non-expert audiences and the capacity to produce clear, concise, persuasive, and well-designed communications addressing complex issues and information.
Young Climate Activists Face Another Challenge: Fear Of The Future
"Young people coming of age in an era of climate disasters are trying to channel anxiety about the planet flooding and burning".
Source: Washington Post, 09/17/2021
"Cave With Ancient Indigenous Artwork Sold"
"A Missouri cave containing Native artwork from more than 1,000 years ago was sold at auction Tuesday, disappointing leaders of the Osage Nation who hoped to buy the land to “protect and preserve our most sacred site.”"
Source: AP, 09/17/2021
"‘About Damn Time’: First Nation Gets Clean Water After 24-Year Wait"
"Residents of a First Nations community in Canada, who were deprived of clean drinking water for nearly a quarter of a century, can now drink from their taps after a water treatment facility became fully operational earlier this week."
Source: Guardian, 09/17/2021
Black Town Stood In The Way Of Pipeline – So Developers Called It White
"When residents in Union Hill, Virginia, decried the pipeline as a form of environmental racism, the energy company insisted it wasn’t".
Source: VPM/Floodlight, 09/17/2021
"EPA Rescinds Trump-Era Clean Water Guidance on Maui Decision"
"The EPA is revoking fast-tracked guidance clarifying Trump-era Clean Water Act permitting requirements for indirect water pollution, according to an agency memorandum posted online Thursday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/17/2021
"Glasgow Climate Summit At Risk Of Failure, U.N. Chief Warns"
"United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said a critical meeting on climate change later this year in Scotland is at risk of failure due to mistrust between developed and developing countries and a lack of ambitious goals among some emerging economies."
Source: Reuters, 09/17/2021
"Los Angeles County Votes To Phase Out Oil And Gas Drilling"
"Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to phase out oil and gas drilling and ban new drill sites in the unincorporated areas of the nation’s most populous county."
Source: AP, 09/17/2021
‘Larger Than Usual’: This Year’s Ozone Layer Hole Bigger Than Antarctica
"The hole in the ozone layer that develops annually is “rather larger than usual” and is currently bigger than Antartica, say the scientists responsible for monitoring it."
Source: Guardian, 09/17/2021
