2023 Election: Proposed Bylaws Changes
SEJ’s Board of Directors proposes changes to the Bylaws. See the proposal here.
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Webinar: Climate and Conflict in the Middle East — Adaptation Opportunities for COP28
The Middle East Institute and the International Committee of the Red Cross will host a panel on the intersection of armed conflict and climate change and the impact on vulnerable communities in the Middle East, moderated by SEJ executive director Meaghan Parker. 10:00 a.m. ET.
"Books For Our New, Climate-Changed Summers"
"After the daunting heatwaves and storms of this summer, our cheery visions of the season seem at odds with our climate-changed reality."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 08/17/2023
"How 10,000 Years Of Plagues Left Their Mark On Our DNA"
"Agnolo di Tura was a sometime shoemaker and tax collector with a yen for keeping a journal. He was also his family’s sole survivor when the Black Death tore through Siena, Italy, in 1348. He buried his wife and five children with his own hands, he wrote in his journal. He was somehow spared."
Source: Washington Post, 08/17/2023
"‘This Way Of Farming Is Really Sexy’: The Rise Of Regenerative Agriculture"
"On the Isle of Wight Hollie Fallick and Francesca Cooper are part of a movement to bring tired and depleted soil back to life – and boost food security".
Source: Guardian, 08/17/2023
"One Family’s Toxic Train Wreck Ordeal: Illness, Exile and Debt"
"The Albright family left town after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near their Ohio home. Now, they are back, facing personal, medical and financial crises in a newly divided community."
Source: NYTimes, 08/17/2023
Farmworkers Can’t Escape Life-Threatening Heat At Work And At Home
"One morning this summer, several days into temperatures above 110 degrees in this farming community, Socorro Galvez, 53, began to feel weak as she picked grapes in the suffocating heat."
Source: LA Times, 08/17/2023
Pa. Kids Near Fracking Wells Face Higher Risk For Childhood Cancer And Asthma
"Residents living near fracking wells were more likely to experience childhood cancer, severe asthma attacks and low birth weights, found three long-awaited studies on fracking and health released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday evening."
Source: EHN, 08/17/2023
"NYC Buildings Complying With Emissions Law Faster Than Expected"
"New York City’s biggest buildings are complying with a landmark emissions law at a much faster rate than the city expected, undermining the real estate sector’s claims that the rules will be too hard to meet."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/17/2023
"US Launches Program To Provide Electricity To More Native American Homes"
"The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday unveiled a new program to bring electricity to more homes in Native American communities as the Biden administration looks to funnel more money toward climate and renewable energy projects."
Source: AP, 08/17/2023
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