Alexandria, Va., Digs $615 Million Tunnel to Fix Its Sewage Overflows
Alexandria, Va., is almost finished digging a 2.2-mile tunnel to fix its combined sewer overflow problem..
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/21/2024
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"Pressure Mounts On Methane-Polluting Oregon Landfill To Clean Up Its Act"
"Nearby residents have been sounding the alarm about Coffin Butte Landfill for years. Now Sen. Jeff Merkley and other members of Congress are demanding action."
Source: Canary Media, 08/21/2024
FDA Lets Companies Self-Police If Recycled Plastic Is Safe For Food Contact
"Recycled plastic can be more toxic than virgin plastic, yet the federal approval process to use it in food packaging is lax and leaving consumers at risk, researchers say."
Source: EHN, 08/21/2024
Groups Say They’re Shut Out Of Plastics Treaty Talks In Bangkok
"Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution. Final treaty negotiations take place in South Korea in November. Yet most of the people who have been closely tracking the negotiations — environmentalists, tribal leaders and residents from communities hard-hit by plastic production and waste — are shut out of the talks in Bangkok."
Source: AP, 08/21/2024
"2024 Democratic Platform Emphasizes Economic Case For Climate Action"
"The 2024 Democratic Party platform makes a case for action against climate change as economic populism, a sharp contrast to Republican arguments that it would hurt the middle class."
Source: The Hill, 08/21/2024
"More Than 4 Billion People Don’t Have Access To Clean Water At Home"
"New analyses reveal that 4.4 billion people across low- and middle-income countries — over half of the world’s population — don’t have safe household drinking water."
Source: Vox, 08/21/2024
Marcy Trent Long — SEJ Board Candidate 2024
I am applying for the Board of SEJ because I believe that the best use of my time is to provide opportunities for young journalists around the world. I am late to the field of journalism, having worked my first 25 years in business in Latin America and Asia. In my recent turn toward journalism, however, I have found an abundance of eager, young journalists in Asia who are willing to sacrifice many nights of sleep to work on investigative media about our planet.
Aman Azhar — SEJ Board Candidate 2024
Before joining climate journalism, I worked as broadcast correspondent for over a decade covering foreign policy and politics for TV networks with a global reach. I repurposed my career after realizing that the biggest story of our times is the climate crisis, which has the potential to challenge our wellbeing and disrupt our way of life.
Sam Schramski — SEJ Board Candidate 2024
As an environmental journalist with two decades of experience in news media and nearly as long in the environmental sciences, I am honored to be considered for a board position with the Society of Environmental Journalists. My vision for SEJ is to strengthen its role as a catalyst for impactful environmental reporting in an era of unprecedented global challenges.
#SEJSpotlight: Katherine Cheng, Photographer and Videojournalist, Global News
Meet SEJ member Katherine Cheng! Katherine is a photographer and videojournalist at Global News, based between Canada and Hong Kong. With a background in international relations, critical development studies, and journalism, she is driven to share the most urgent stories of our time.
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