Media Visibility Likely A Main Driver Of Increased Park Visitation: Study
"Tourism-oriented messaging in the media is likely a main driver of increased national park visitation, according to one study"
Source: National Parks Traveler, 05/14/2026
Environmental Studies
"Something Startling Is Happening In The Gulf Of Mexico"
"Climate change is causing oceans worldwide to warm. But that year, summertime sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico began heating up at about twice the rate seen in the global oceans."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 05/14/2026
EPA Plan: Let Work Start On Data Centers, Power Plants Before Air Permits
"EPA on Monday proposed allowing data centers, power plants and other industrial facilities to begin certain construction work before obtaining required federal air permits."
Source: E&E News, 05/13/2026
Graphic Content — Journalistic Lessons From Crossing Genres
Today’s teens are growing up in a world of conspicuous climate change, often directly affected by its consequences. Despite their youth, some are at the forefront of the fight against this threat. Freelance journalist and author Meera Subramanian — co-creator of a new nonfiction graphic novel about young climate campaigners — on teens as sources, activism as a topic and the pleasures of collaboration. See a sample of the book.
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"Trump’s Firing Plan Terrified Feds. Now, They Wait."
"President Donald Trump has yet to launch a crucial part of his workforce agenda that could rip civil service protections from thousands of federal employees." "A new employee classification is meant to purge the career workforce of impartial expertise and instead steer it toward the president’s political goals, critics say."
Source: E&E News, 05/08/2026
Scouring the Skies for Methane Data
Emissions of the global warming gas methane are widely tracked through satellite sensors, despite some unexpected bumps in the data-gathering effort. But a big challenge is how to interpret and use the resulting insights in your coverage. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox points out several important methane datasets and offers useful insights into how to turn them into stories.
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