"The People Who Feed America Are Going Hungry"
"Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs."
Source: Grist, 07/18/2024
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SELC Webinar: Power Plants to Public Lands — Key Decisions Shaping Our Future
Join the Southern Environmental Law Center for a webinar about key decisions being made in the South now that will chart our future, and how we can ensure the right choices are made. 12:30 p.m. ET.
Fuel, Foul Air and Fallout: The Health Tolls of Energy and Defense in the U.S.
Join the Pulitzer Center for three virtual discussions about projects that investigate how extractive industries and defense impact Americans’ health. Register for one or all, on July 25, Aug 13 and 20, 2024.
DEADLINE: Ilíiaitchik — Indigenous Correspondents Program
This year-long program is specifically for Indigenous college or university students (regardless of area of study/academic background) who are passionate about environmental communication and storytelling. Participants receive one-on-one mentoring, a $1,000 stipend and more. Deadline is Jul 26, 2024.
DEADLINE: The EPPY Awards
Editor & Publisher Magazine's annual awards program is open to all media and media-affiliated websites worldwide. Many categories are available under three divisions: Over 1 million homepage views, Under 1 million homepage views and the College/University division. Entry fees apply. Deadline is Sep 13, 2024.
Heavy Gear, Brutal Terrain, Backbreaking Work. Now Firefighters Face Heat
"When a wildfire started in the mountains of Fresno County late last month, much of California was on the cusp of a heat wave that would go on to smash records both for its intensity and duration. Over the next week and a half, as the Basin fire swelled to more than 14,000 acres and temperatures in the area reached 112 degrees, at least nine firefighters were treated for heat-related illness. Four were taken to local hospitals, three of them airlifted from the fire line."
Source: LA Times, 07/17/2024
"Millions of US Low-Income Households Face Power Shutoffs Amid Deadly Heat"
"Millions of low-income households are at risk of having their power disconnected this summer, exacerbating the risk of deadly heat as the climate crisis drives up temperatures."
Source: Guardian, 07/17/2024
"The Siting Of An Offshore Wind Port Raises New Conflicts In Maine"
"Coastal residents are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry."
Source: Energy News Network, 07/17/2024
"Apache Tribe Challenges EPA Copper Smelter Rule"
"Though the regs are expected to halve air releases of toxic metals, the tribe has voiced concern about increased pollution to meet demand for electric vehicles."
Source: E&E News, 07/17/2024
Dam Fails After Rain, Wind, Tornadoes Pound Midwest. Chicago Cleans Up
"Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a dam, just one perilous result of severe weather that raged through the Midwest overnight with relentless rain and tornadoes and hit the Chicago area especially hard."
Source: AP, 07/17/2024
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