Climate Change

October 9, 2025

CCNow Webinar: Covering the COP in the Amazon

As global newsrooms prepare their coverage of COP30, how are Brazilian newsrooms planning for the summit? What do they want their journalistic colleagues from outside of Brazil to understand? Also, access a live feed of COP coverage. Join Covering Climate Now at 12pm ET.

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"Energy Dept. Adds ‘Climate Change’ And ‘Emissions’ To Banned Words List"

"The Energy Department has added “climate change,” “green” and “decarbonization” to its growing “list of words to avoid” at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, according to an email issued Friday and obtained by POLITICO."

Source: Politico, 09/30/2025

Trump Can't Condition Disaster Grants On Immigration Policy, Judge Rules

"A federal judge this week blocked the Trump administration from conditioning disaster and security funds for states on their immigration policies."

Source: The Hill, 09/30/2025

Citing ‘AI Arms Race,’ Trump Admin Aims to Rekindle US Coal Industry

"The administration is opening millions of additional acres of public land to mining while slashing royalty rates and environmental regulations for coal. Environmentalists warn of skyrocketing costs and threats to land, water and air."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/30/2025

Covering the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat — An Arizona Reporter Weighs In

Before giving summer its send-off, consider that heat kills more people in the U.S. annually than any other weather-related disaster. Phoenix journalist Katherine Davis-Young is well acquainted with this human toll. Drawing on her own reporting experience, she looks at how to cover extreme heat in your community. Pro tip: Don’t wait until next summer to familiarize yourself with vulnerable communities and investigate local mitigation policies.

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The Dark Side of ‘Bothsidesism’

Journalistic values — whether code of ethics-style values like truth, context and fairness, or news-style values like impact, novelty and human interest — are nothing to be shy about and can make for great journalism. But some values can be distorted and drag journalism down a dead end, argues the new WatchDog Opinion. Two environmental cases where false balance does damage.

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