"A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some criticism of its environmental credentials"
"The Sierra Club has hired one of its longtime leaders to serve as executive director as the organization seeks stability after the tumultuous ouster of its former boss, Ben Jealous."
"The provision in the government funding bill could shield pesticide companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits."
"The U.S. and U.K. are expected to sign a deal to bolster nuclear energy as President Trump travels to Britain."
"America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments."
From a simple autumn leaf can come a legion of local environmental stories, if you sift through the pile thoughtfully. The latest TipSheet ponders the possibilities, from who in your municipality actually gathers them and how they’re used as mulch and (possibly contaminated) compost, where you don’t want them to collect and what people used to do with them that these days is a no-no.
Just under two months from the start of the annual global forum for managing climate change — the United Nations’ conference of parties beginning Nov. 10 in Belém, Brazil — our Backgrounder analysis laments the vanishingly small chance that nations will agree on managing steadily rising greenhouse gas emissions. A look at the obstacles, plus COP30 reporting challenges, from hotel expenses to diplomatic spin.
When reporters from Inside Climate News and The Texas Tribune teamed up on a multipart series about Texas environmental regulators, they found state agencies sidestepping science, the law and accountability. The beneficiaries? The oil and gas industry. Their prizewinning reporting was praised for its data analysis, and public records and field reporting. Read an Inside Story Q&A with Martha Pskowski of Inside Climate News.
In this in-person, interactive roundtable event in NYC, co-organized by Mongabay, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Society of Environmental Journalists, Mongabay's award-winning reporter (and SEJ board member) Karla Mendes will be in conversation with the Committee to Protect Journalists on how to bridge local-to-global coverage on the road to COP30. 3:30 - 5 p.m. EDT.
"A recent study has revealed that the majority of shark meat available to American shoppers is mislabeled, with much of it coming from endangered species."
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