"Opinion: How The Quiet War Against Press Freedom Could Come To America"
"Some foreign leaders have ruthlessly curtailed journalism. U.S. politicians could draw from their playbook."
Source: Washington Post, 09/06/2024
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Colleges With Fossil Fuel Funding Can Become 'Vehicle Of Climate Obstruction'
"For decades, oil and gas companies have donated tens to hundreds of millions of dollars to colleges and universities, sat on governing boards, sponsored scholarships and built pro-fossil fuel programming and curriculum — resulting in real or apparent conflicts of interest for universities and their researchers."
Source: Floodlight, 09/06/2024
Eco-Alternatives to the Perfect, Weedless Lawn
A good and very localizable environmental story is right outside your front door … or at least outside your neighbor’s. Lawns and the myriad ways they are managed can provide a window into wildness, or resource use, or chemical pollution. The latest TipSheet offers more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources, from xeriscaping and butterfly gardens to nurseries and planning boards.
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Photographer Captures Life In America’s Last Remaining Old-Growth Forests
"“As humans, our everyday lives are sustained by the behaviors and interactions of forest organisms,” photographer David Herasimtschuk writes of old growth forests. “Yet, because these processes and relationships occur in places and at scales rarely observed, our connection with forest biodiversity and the role it plays in nurturing our well-being often goes completely unnoticed.”
Source: NPR, 09/05/2024
Florida State Parks Whistleblower Fired After Exposing Ron DeSantis’ Plans
"Florida’s department of environmental protection has fired a whistleblower who exposed and sank governor Ron DeSantis’s secretive plan to pave over environmentally sensitive state parks and build lucrative hotels, golf courses and pickleball courts."
Source: Guardian, 09/04/2024
Making Sense of Jewish Perspectives on the Climate Story
American Jews are heavily involved in climate action in both the political and civic realms. But current events in Israel and Gaza can make it hard for U.S. journalists to cover environmental stories important to Jews at home or abroad. Jewish freelancer Ethan Brown on differences and synergies between Israeli and American Jewish environmentalism and how to approach stories within each community.
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Sea Surface Temperature Data Tells Many Environmental Stories
With hurricane season expected to kick into high gear, a key data source for reporters is sea surface temperatures. But this widely available information can also tell reporters something about many other water-related environment stories, whether algal blooms, bacterial risks to public health or the prospects for entire estuarine systems. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox helps you dip your toe into this important data pool.
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