"No, Wind Farms Aren’t ‘Driving Whales Crazy’"
"Donald Trump has attacked President Biden’s climate and energy policies with gusto, but many of his criticisms are simply untrue."
Source: NYTimes, 02/19/2024
Journalism & Media
In Their Own Words — Story Insights From SEJ’s 2023 Award Winners
When Inside Story co-editor Rocky Kistner reviewed video statements from first-place winners of the Society of Environmental Journalists 2023 reporting awards, he found a series of striking insights into the work of environmental journalism. From environment as a true crime story and going beyond the headlines, to covering communities at risk and through powerful interests, a look at nine highly effective approaches to telling environmental stories.
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Introducing SEJ's New Executive Director, Aparna Mukherjee
SEJ board president Luke Runyon (pictured, left) announces the successful conclusion of a comprehensive, months-long search process for the next Executive Director of the Society of Environmental Journalists: Aparna Mukherjee (pictured, right). Read Luke's letter to members and his interview with Aparna.
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"Indigenous Languages Are Founts of Environmental Knowledge"
"Peoples who live close to nature have a rich lore of plants, animals, and landscapes embedded in their mother tongues".
Source: Knowable, 02/16/2024
Kentucky Senate Takes Aim At ‘Harassing’ Drones Photographing Livestock
"A bill backed by Kentucky’s poultry industry and approved by the Senate Thursday would subject drone operators to new restrictions that opponents warn could help hide health and safety hazards in food production."
Source: Kentucky Lantern, 02/16/2024
"Report Blasts ‘Campaign Of Fraud’ On Plastic Recycling"
"A new report aims to lay the foundation for future legal action against oil and plastics companies for deceiving the public about the efficacy of plastics recycling."
Source: E&E News, 02/16/2024
"The Plastics Industry Would Like A Word With Your Kids"
"Wearing a lab coat, Eve Vitale asked a chemistry class at Warren Mott High School if anyone had heard anything bad about plastics. Hands shot up. It doesn’t degrade, said one student. It hurts the environment, said another. But “that’s not really the plastic’s fault,” said Vitale, chief executive of the Society of Plastics Engineers Foundation, a group of industry professionals. “That’s the fault of humanity.”"
Source: Washington Post, 02/15/2024
Canadian Watchdog Gets Complaints About Green Claims By Shell, RBC, Enbridge
"The list of companies whose marketing is being accused of deceiving Canadians about their environmental commitments continues to grow".
Source: The Narwhal, 02/14/2024
"Certified Natural Gas Is ‘Dangerous Greenwashing Scheme’, US Senators Say"
"Certified natural gas – or methane gas that is purportedly produced in a low-emissions manner – is a “dangerous greenwashing scheme”, a group of progressive senators wrote in a letter to federal regulators on Monday."
Source: Guardian, 02/13/2024
Will New EPA Policy Make It Easier To Interview Its Experts?
Environmental journalists commonly grouse about obstacles the press office at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency throws up when reporters want to talk to its scientists. Might a newly proposed scientific integrity policy help change that? The WatchDog Opinion column, which regularly joins in the censuring, says there’s a chance it could. But will it? Why the outlook is cloudy.
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