"Threatened Seabirds Get a Life Raft in Maryland"
"Scientists don bike helmets and dodge bird poop to babysit endangered terns out at sea."
Source: Atlas Obscura, 07/05/2023
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Both Sides Now — How Permitting Reform May Affect Fossil Fuel, Clean Energy Industries
It’s a political knot with the potential to tangle the fossil energy industry, the clean energy industry … or both. Environmental journalists looking to better report on the impacts of permitting reform can start with our latest Backgrounder, which explores the issue’s recent history and the competing visions that have stalled changes. There’s also the “backroom problem.” Plus, get a rundown of key actors.
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"Virginia Panel Votes To Exit Carbon Trading Market"
"A Virginia regulatory board on Wednesday voted to withdraw the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, fulfilling a directive from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin but triggering the threat of legal action from environmental groups who say the board overstepped its authority."
Source: Washington Post, 06/08/2023
Climate Activists Crash Event Featuring Manchin, Chanting ‘Dirty Deal’
"Climate activists interrupted an event with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday, shouting “dirty deal,” as he began discussing the Mountain Valley pipeline deal he secured in the recent debt-ceiling agreement."
Source: The Hill, 06/07/2023
Letter to SEJ Members and Friends
SEJ Executive Director Meaghan Parker announces she'll be stepping down and shares why she chose this moment as the right time for a successful transition to SEJ’s new leader.
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"Biden Administration Approves Key Permit for West Virginia Gas Pipeline"
"The Biden administration has granted a crucial permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a project championed by Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, despite opposition from climate experts and environmental groups."
Source: NYTimes, 05/17/2023
Project Documents D.C. Region’s Dying Ash Trees
"The clock is ticking for the few healthy ash tree groves still in existence around D.C."
Source: WAMU/NPR, 05/09/2023
"WVa Residents Rip Pesticide Facility Plan As Hearing Looms"
"A West Virginia logging company’s bid to establish a toxic-spewing facility in the picturesque Allegheny Mountains is drawing stiff pushback ahead of a public hearing planned for Thursday evening."
Source: AP, 05/05/2023
"Outrage Over Fresh Chemical Leak At Shell Plastics Plant"
"When Shell Chemical Appalachia announced the start of a massive plastics manufacturing facility last November in western Pennsylvania, [it] ... touted the company’s “strong and innovative safety focus.” But now, just six months later, the plant has been the site of multiple malfunctions, including the leakage of benzene, a known carcinogen, along with other pollutants last month."
Source: The New Lede, 05/03/2023
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