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"CBS News Just Gutted Its Climate Team"

"Americans who rely on broadcast networks for honest journalism suffered a painful loss this week, as CBS News — fresh off its acquisition by Skydance Media and the installation of anti-woke opinion writer Bari Weiss as editor in chief — fired most of the reporters who specialize in covering climate change."

Source: Climate Colored Goggles, 11/03/2025

"Energy Bills Are Rising Nationwide. In Georgia, They’re On The Ballot."

"The race for two seats on the obscure board that regulates Georgia’s utilities is drawing national attention — and could have major implications both for electricity affordability and one of the biggest planned fossil-fuel buildouts in the nation."

Source: Canary Media, 11/03/2025

2025 David Stolberg Meritorious Service Award Winner: Mark Schleifstein

This annual award recognizes an SEJ member for their exceptional volunteer work. The 2025 Stolberg award goes to Mark Schleifstein (pictured, left), a founding member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and a retired, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate.

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"Trump Fossil Fuel Approvals Keep Coming Despite Government Shutdown"

"The government shutdown isn’t stopping the Trump administration from advancing its policy priorities, especially when it comes to fossil fuels." "Between Oct. 1 and Wednesday, the bureau approved 474 permits to drill on public lands."

Source: The Hill, 10/31/2025

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely: Study

"Fueled by unusually warm waters, Hurricane Melissa this week turned into one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded. Now a new rapid attribution study suggests human-induced climate change made the deadly tropical cyclone four times more likely."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/31/2025

Corps Approves Enbridge Pipeline Reroute Around Wisconsin Reservation

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation."

Source: AP, 10/31/2025

"Inside EPA’s Hunt For Employees Who Signed The Dissent Letter"

"Emails obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News under the Freedom of Information Act shed light on the internal investigation that began within hours of the EPA “Declaration of Dissent” going public on June 30. In the following days, the administration sifted through names of those who had signed the letter, shared legal advice and responded by placing close to 150 employees on administrative leave while their computers and email accounts were searched."

Source: E&E News, 10/31/2025

EPA Let Companies Estimate Their Own Pollution. Real Emissions Are Far Worse.

"For decades, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their emissions using methods the government knew were often unreliable. Air monitors at coke manufacturers, chemical plants and other industrial facilities showed far higher emissions than the estimates, records viewed by ProPublica show."

Source: ProPublica, 10/31/2025

"AI Is Pushing Climate Goals Out of Reach, New Reports Say"

"Surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence is putting humanity’s climate goals out of reach, extending the life of fossil fuels and driving up emissions in the U.S. power sector while contributing to deadly extreme weather, according to two new reports published Wednesday."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/31/2025

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