Environmental Studies

June 27, 2009 to June 30, 2009

10th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment

The central theme of this event is "Environmental Communication as a Nexus."
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"World’s Largely Unprotected Peatlands Are Ticking ‘Carbon Bomb’, Warns Study"

"The world’s peatlands are “dangerously underprotected” despite the colossal amount of climate-heating carbon dioxide already being emitted due to their destruction, a study has warned."

Source: Guardian, 02/14/2025

"EPA Removes EJScreen From Its Website" (But Not From the Web)

"On February 5th, EPA removed from its website the environmental justice mapping and screening tool, EJScreen, as well as several related web pages. ... Public Environmental Data Partners (PEDP) released a reconstruction of Version 2.3 of EPA’s EJScreen."

Source: EDGI, 02/13/2025

"NOAA Imposes Limits On Scientists, Sparking Concerns Over Global Forecasts"

"The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has placed onerous new restrictions on its scientists that people within the agency say could hamper the quality and availability of the world’s weather forecasts, among other key services."

Source: Guardian, 02/13/2025

"NOAA Is Told to Make List of Climate-Related Grants, Setting Off Fears"

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s leading climate science agencies, has been ordered to identify grants related to global warming and other topics targeted by President Trump’s executive orders, raising fears that those grants are at risk of being canceled."

Source: NYTimes, 02/12/2025

"Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway."

"The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”"

Source: NYTimes, 02/11/2025

AI’s Importance in Journalism and Teaching — Part 2

In Part 2 of a two-part EJ Academy, SEJournal’s Emilia Askari examines changes artificial intelligence is bringing to journalism — among them possibilities for the analysis of data, including on climate and the environment. Plus, ways to use AI tools more effectively and how to track news organizations’ response to and use of AI. Also: Part 1, AI in the classroom.

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Dramatic Drop As Monarch Butterfly Count Nears Record 30-Year Low

"The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change take their toll on the beloved pollinator."

Source: AP, 02/05/2025

FDA Purges Material On Clinical Trial Diversity, Under Trump DEI Ban

"An effort by the Trump administration to pull down Food and Drug Administration website pages focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion has ensnared many pages focused on ensuring that clinical trials used to test drugs and medical devices include people of different ethnic and economic backgrounds."

Source: STAT News, 01/31/2025

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