"Lyme Disease Much More Common Than Previously Thought, Study Shows"
"With ticks spreading out across the country, the CDC says there may be nearly half a million cases of Lyme every year".
Source: Consumer Reports, 01/14/2021
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Covering the News in a Hostile Environment
The NewsGuild-CWA will host a workshop for all journalists (members and non-members) on best practices to assess and mitigate risk while newsgathering in a hostile and dangerous environment. Includes a Q&A with journalists who have covered events, including those in Washington, D.C. last week. 11:00 a.m. ET.
"Navajo Nation, New Mexico Reach Settlements Over Mine Spill"
"The Navajo Nation’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday it has settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming from a 2015 spill that resulted in rivers in three western states being fouled with a bright-yellow plume of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals."
Source: AP, 01/14/2021
Fossil-Friendly Manchin To Head Senate Energy Panel As Dems Face Climate
"West Virginia's Joe Manchin once shot a hole in a climate bill in a campaign ad. People who know him say his views have since evolved."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/14/2021
Wildfire Smoke Causes Up To Half Fine-Particle Pollution in Western U.S.
"Wildfire smoke now accounts for up to half of all fine-particle pollution in the Western U.S., according to a new study that blames climate change for worsening air quality and health risks in both urban and rural communities in recent years."
Source: LA Times, 01/14/2021
Coalition Calls On Biden To Impose National Moratorium On Water Shutoffs
"A broad coalition of organizations is urging Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to mandate a national moratorium on water and other utility shutoffs on day one in the White House, in order to curtail the spread of Covid-19 and ease the financial burden on struggling Americans."
Source: Guardian, 01/14/2021
"Climate Crisis: Record Ocean Heat In 2020 Supercharged Extreme Weather"
"The world’s oceans reached their hottest level in recorded history in 2020, supercharging the extreme weather impacts of the climate emergency, scientists have reported."
Source: Guardian, 01/14/2021
How Trump Admin’s Climate Denial Left Its Mark on The Arctic Council
"Talk of global warming was out, and relations among the eight countries that make up the council, once a highly collaborative group and a steady force for climate action, became dysfunctional."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/14/2021
"17 States Sue EPA For Declining To Tighten Air Pollution Standards"
"A coalition of 17 states and New York City are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its decision not to tighten major air pollution standards."
Source: The Hill, 01/14/2021
Trump Admin Slashes Critical Habitat For Northern Spotted Owl
"The Trump administration has cut designated critical habitat for the northern spotted owl by millions of acres in Oregon, Washington and California."
Source: OPB, 01/14/2021
