"Is it Too Late to Save ‘America’s Amazon’?"
"Alabama’s Mobile River basin has the most aquatic biodiversity in the country. But we’re in danger of losing it before we even know what’s there."
Source: The Revelator, 12/01/2020
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Federal System For Tracking Covid-19 Hospital Beds Gives Poor Data
As the nation's hospitals are being overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, the federal data system for tracking them, poleaxed this summer by the Trump administration, is giving inaccurate and unreliable data to officials trying to manage the crisis.
Source: Science, 12/01/2020
Reporter, Wearing Two Hats, Journeys Into Filmmaking
For Boston Globe environment reporter David Abel, a side project shooting video of the 2013 Boston Marathon sealed his passion for nonfiction filmmaking, one that has since yielded four high-profile nature documentaries. In EJ InSight, Abel traces that path and details how he balances his environment reporting and filmmaking. Plus, view images from Abel’s documentary work.
Carmakers Map Out Shifting Road Ahead
Automakers are at the heart of the conflict over climate change policy, thanks to the prevalence of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. That may now be changing. And not just because of the incoming Biden administration, but also with shifting investment in the future of electric vehicles. A look at how car companies are piloting that path, from the latest Backgrounder. Electric Hummer, anyone?
Aspiring Journalist Makes Her Own Way Into Field
As a young journalist, freelancer Madeline Halpert worried about her late start in the profession. So she took charge of her career path to get a leg up. Check out her six steps for successful advancement in the freelancing field, including self-publishing and building relationships with editors. From the latest Freelance Files.
SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards $46,516 in New Rapid Response Grants
December 1, 2020 — SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded an additional $46,516 for 14 new story projects selected via its Rapid Response story project grants on a wide range of environmental issues and regions.
"An Unusual Snack For Cows, A Powerful Fix For Climate"
"Feeding them seaweed slashes the amount of methane they burp into the atmosphere"
Source: Washington Post, 11/30/2020
"Appropriators Urged To Shield Career Staff From Trump Order"
"Top House Democrats are calling on congressional appropriators to block funding for President Trump's order that would make it easier to fire career employees like EPA scientists."
Source: E&E News, 11/30/2020
Trump Banking Proposal On Fossil Fuels Sparks Backlash From Libertarians
"A new Trump administration proposal that could push more banks to finance fossil fuel activities is creating divisions in conservative circles as free market groups decry the move as government overreach."
Source: The Hill, 11/30/2020
Rebuilding After Wildfire? States Don't Require Fire-Resistant Materials
"After record-breaking wildfires this year, thousands of people across the West are still clearing piles of charred debris where their homes once stood in the hope of rebuilding their lives. ... But most states don't require rebuilding with fire-resistant materials, an NPR analysis has found."
Source: NPR, 11/30/2020
