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.
If former President Donald Trump recaptures the White House this fall, it would likely bring back a radical deregulatory, climate change-oblivious, fossil fuel-intensive environmental policy. But could the fallout be even greater? The new Issue Backgrounder examines how the Project 2025 agenda of Trump’s allies takes aim, in particular, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about critical infrastructure with a panel of state legislators from the United States, Canada and Germany, to gain valuable insights into the shared challenges faced on both sides of the Atlantic. 11:00 a.m. ET.
"After years of legal battles and debate, the National Park Service has decided to treat electric bicycles more like regular bikes than motorized vehicles."
"Yemen’s Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis repeatedly attacked it."
"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering making 31 million acres of public lands across the western U.S. available for potential solar energy development, according to a proposal published on Thursday."
"The United States increased its electricity generation from utility-scale solar power by nearly one-third in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year."
"The new guidelines from the Agriculture Department encourage third-party assessments of environment-related claims, which have come under fire."
"As president, Donald J. Trump slashed protections for clean air and water and weakened school nutrition standards."
"One of Leticia Reis de Carvalho’s top priorities when she steps up in four months to lead an international agency overseeing deep-sea mining for electric vehicle battery metals: investigating her predecessor."
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