"Smothered by Seaweed: Sargassum Wreaks Havoc on Caribbean Ecosystems"
"Its growth driven to epic levels by climate change and fertilizer runoff, sargassum puts dozens of species — and people — at risk."
Source: The Revelator, 05/07/2024
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Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. Regulators Let Them Walk Away.
"The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state."
Source: ProPublica/Capital & Main, 05/07/2024
"DDT Found In Deep-Sea Fish Raises Troubling Concerns For Food Web"
"For several years now, one question has held the key to understanding just how much we should worry about the hundreds of tons of DDT that had been dumped off the coast of Los Angeles." "Now, in a highly anticipated study, researchers have identified tiny zooplankton and mid-to-deep-water fish as potential links between the contaminated sediment and the greater ecosystem."
Source: LA Times, 05/07/2024
EV Charging Stations — Are They There Yet?
For all the talk about the energy transition and the robust growth in electric vehicle sales, there’s one big reason for unease: getting charged. The new Backgrounder takes a deep dive on the state of EV charging stations in the United States, exploring Tesla’s diminishing dominance, coming charger standardization, charging levels, software and for-pay realities, plus the effects of government policy.
Harnessing the Power of Global Forest Watch for Data-Driven Reporting on Land Cover Change
Whether trees fall to chain saws or go up in smoke, deforestation is a major climate change driver. But on-the-ground reporting on forest loss is often challenging. Global Forest Watch provides worldwide land cover change data and tools that can help journalists contextualize deforestation events. Mongabay editor Morgan Erickson-Davis explains the power of this free online platform and shares her favorite features.
Ag Census Offers Journalists Acres of Data
The latest data from the five-year USDA agriculture census has specialized features that suggest numerous environmental stories — whether on irrigation, pesticides and fertilizer, renewable energy, conservation or more. There’s even a feature that provides data by congressional district. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox has more on the data source and how to use it smartly for your coverage.
"Why Some Corals Are Better Off Dead"
"As scientists rush to save ailing corals elsewhere, in Venezuela locals are trying to kill off this stinky variety."
Source: Washington Post, 05/06/2024
‘Pesticides By Stealth’: Garden Soil Conditioners Killing Worms - Experts
"Gardeners are inadvertently killing scores of earthworms with soil conditioners marketed as “organic”, experts fear, as they call for tighter regulation on products that poison the invertebrates."
Source: Guardian, 05/06/2024
Epoch Times Promotes Climate Science Denial Ads to Millions Across Europe
"The pro-Trump Epoch Times has run hundreds of anti-climate social media adverts in Europe since the beginning of 2024 that have been seen millions of times, DeSmog can reveal."
Source: DeSmog, 05/06/2024
"New Mutations Identified in Bird Flu Virus"
"The bird flu virus sweeping across dairy farms in multiple states has acquired dozens of new mutations, including some that may make it more adept at spreading between species and less susceptible to antiviral drugs, according to a new study."
Source: NYTimes, 05/06/2024
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