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October 10, 2024

Mongabay Webinar: How To Cover Geoengineering

This Mongabay webinar will focus on how journalists can better cover geoengineering concepts, such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), the ethical and scientific questions/concerns surrounding this, and the global scientific divide on researching or deploying this technology to combat climate change. 3pm ET.

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"Former Top Interior Official Violated Ethics Rules, Watchdog Says"

"Tommy Beaudreau, who served as the Interior Department’s No. 2 official before stepping down last year, violated federal ethics rules by failing to monitor his investments in oil companies and recuse himself from a related matter, the agency’s internal watchdog said in a report released Tuesday."

Source: Washington Post, 10/02/2024

In Fight Over US Steel, Climate and Public Health Take Backseat to Politics

"When President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together at a rally for union members in Pittsburgh earlier this month, Harris opened her speech with a nod to the industrial legacy of a city in a key swing state for the presidential election."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/02/2024

Strapped Wyoming Towns Race for US Funds To Fix Aging Water, Sewer Systems

"Waking up to long-overdue system upgrades, dozens of towns that were awarded federal ARPA dollars may see them ‘clawed back’ for lack of resources to complete paperwork."

Source: WyoFile, 10/02/2024

"F.T.C. Clears Chevron’s Purchase of Hess With Board Condition"

"The Federal Trade Commission said on Monday that it would let the oil giant Chevron acquire Hess but that the chief executive of Hess would not be allowed to join Chevron’s board because of how he communicated with leaders of OPEC."

Source: NYTimes, 10/02/2024

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