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"How A New Deal Legacy Is Building Clean Energy In Rural North Carolina"

"The world stands on the cusp of a massive shift from fossil fuels to clean electricity, but many are worried that the transition won't be fair. Already, electric cars and efficient heating technologies are showing up disproportionately in wealthy neighborhoods. The U.S. faced a very similar problem almost a century ago with electricity, the energy revolution of that time. Most cities had been electrified by the 1930s, but many rural areas had not, because private electric companies saw little profit in string wires down lonely country roads."

Source: NPR, 03/24/2021

Fossil Fuel Industry Couldn't Survive Without Federal Aid Propping It Up

"Conservatives have long argued against regulating fossil fuel production for the climate’s sake, claiming that doing so would interfere with the holy free market. A new study shows that’s a total fairy tale because the invisible hand isn’t responsible for dirty fuels’ market dominance—implicit government subsidies are. The findings show those subsidies total in the billions each year."

Source: Earther, 03/24/2021

Plan To Expand Texas Highway Stalled Over Environmental Racism Concerns

"Texas is crisscrossed by thousands of miles of freeways, but a Houston-area county is suing the state to stop one of them being expanded, arguing the air pollution and displacement will primarily harm minority communities."

Source: Guardian, 03/24/2021

Wildfire Smoke Particularly Harmful To Kids’ Respiratory Health: Study

"Wildfire smoke was associated with a far greater number of pediatric respiratory care visits than other sources of airborne fine particles, according to a new study, even when wildfires were less severe."

Source: STAT, 03/24/2021

"Biden’s Recovery Plan Bets Big on Clean Energy"

"President Biden’s next big thing would fuse the rebuilding of America’s creaky infrastructure with record spending to fight climate change, a combination that, in scale and scope, represents a huge political shift, even for Democrats who have been in the climate trenches for decades."

Source: NYTimes, 03/24/2021

Sweltering Soldiers And Flooded Ports Focus NATO Climate Change

"Hotter summers in Iraq are blasting soldiers sitting inside armored vehicles. Flooding is threatening the world’s largest navy base. Russian submarines are prowling the melting Arctic. Now NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wants to make global warming a major focus of the military alliance’s strategy and planning, pushing environmental issues to the center as a security threat."

Source: Washington Post, 03/24/2021

"Regan Says EPA Will Look Again at Science Advisory Committees"

"The EPA will review and evaluate its scientific advisory committees to ensure they include “top-tier experts,” agency chief Michael Regan said in a Tuesday email to employees."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/24/2021

Job Opening: Associate Editor, SEJournal

ASSOC. EDITOR: SEJournal, the weekly environmental news magazine for the Society of Environmental Journalists, is seeking an independent contractor to serve as associate editor. The associate editor would work with the editor to conceive, solicit and edit an array of SEJournal content. The contract would also involve light writing and social media duties, as well as occasional back-up for the editor and copy/production team.

Covering Climate: What Is the Media Missing?

This webinar, hosted by Brooklyn Public Library from 7:00-8:30 p.m. ET, will feature former NYT journalist Andrew Revkin, Dharna Noor of Earther and Gizmodo, and Rachel Ramirez of Vox discussing common flaws in climate reporting and how the media can do better.

"The ‘Old American Dream,’ a Trap As the Floods Keep Coming"

"In Houston’s poorest neighborhoods, an unfamiliar winter storm stoked a familiar anguish, one fueled by recurring floods and what residents see as a pattern of neglect."

Source: NYTimes, 03/23/2021

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