The Path to Better Investigative Science Reporting
In the latest Reporter's Toolbox, Climate Central senior science writer John Upton defines investigative science reporting’s major role, and shares his personal nine ways to do the job better.
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"PR Firm No Longer Representing Michigan On Flint Water Disaster"
"A controversial public relations contract between the global firm Mercury and the state of Michigan has ended, The Hill has learned. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) came under fire for hiring the high-powered firm to help deal with the fallout from the water contamination crisis in Flint, Mich."
Source: The Hill, 03/25/2016
"EPA: After 16 Years, Get Ready To Comment On Portland Harbor Cleanup"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to release its proposed Portland Harbor Superfund Site cleanup plan early next month."
Source: EarthFix/OPB, 03/25/2016
"Salmon Spawning Again In CT: An Ecological Cautionary Tale"
"Efforts to restore Atlantic salmon to the Connecticut River watershed have been largely unsuccessful. The once abundant fish are now rare. But recently Steve Gephard, supervising fisheries biologist with Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Projection, found evidence of wild salmon spawning in a Connecticut river."
Source: WSHU, 03/25/2016
"Satellite Technology Aims to Combat Illegal Logging in Real Time"
"A cutting-edge satellite-based alert system could help policymakers and conservationists put a dent in illegal logging by notifying users in real time of new bald patches in the world's rainforests."
Source: InsideClimate News, 03/25/2016
"Obama Intervened Over Crumbling Iraqi Dam as U.S. Concern Grew"
"On Jan. 21, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iraq's prime minister in Davos, Switzerland, and handed him a personal note from President Barack Obama pleading for urgent action."
Source: Reuters, 03/25/2016
Michigan Wants Records from Enbridge About Pipeline Under Lake Michigan
"Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 goes right under Lake Michigan at the Straits of Mackinac."
Source: Michigan Radio, 03/25/2016
Maryland Honeybees Massacred; Bills Would Ban Home Use of Neonics
"In the end, Maryland lawmakers couldn’t ignore the same haunting story from beekeepers. “I go into winter with a really strong population, managed them to be fat and healthy, treated for mites, with plenty of food,” said Bonnie Raindrop, a keeper in Baltimore County. “But at the end of winter, you open your hives and they’re all dead.”
Source: Wash Post, 03/25/2016
Most Meteorologists Conclude Climate Change Is Real And Human-Caused
"Earth has witnessed its warmest two years on record, 2015 and 2014, over the last two years. At the same time, peer-reviewed studies have piled up demonstrating man’s influence on our climate. Meteorologists, who keep their hands on the pulse of what’s happening to the atmosphere, are taking notice. While some, by their nature, are cautious about emerging scientific ideas and theories, new survey data reveal almost unanimous agreement that the climate is changing and a huge majority support the view that human activities are largely behind it.
Source: Wash Post, 03/25/2016
"China Leads As Green Energy Investment Plans Hit Record High"
"China helped push global green energy investment plans to record heights in 2015, offsetting a sharp fall in Germany, authors of a U.N.-backed report said on Thursday, predicting further growth."
Source: Reuters, 03/25/2016
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