Society of Environmental Journalists

You are here Home » A Pizza-Sized Ocean Predator And A Tribe Are Trying To Protect Each Other "On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands. A team of divers crammed into the cabin as the small craft bounced and slammed across Rosario Strait.

You are here Home » 12 Picks For Your Last Book Of The Summer "With books set in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Dust Bowl Nebraska, and more, this list has all you need for one more summer adventure." "August though it is, there’s still at least one good book left of summer. So this month’s post offers 12 possible choices for your final summer read: six non-fiction and six fiction.

"Long after sunset, Motoaki Iijima’s illuminated greenhouse north of Tokyo glows like a lantern as the flower farmer harvests pink and orange gerberas, avoiding a daytime sun fierce enough to be deadly. As increasingly intense heatwaves turn Japanese summers into survival tests, farmers — from flower and asparagus growers to egg producers — are rewriting the agrarian clock.

You are here Home » Trump Lifts Summer Gasoline Restrictions Early As Prices Remain Stubborn "The Trump administration is ending summertime smog restrictions on gasoline early this year in a bid to offer relief for high prices at the pump. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a waiver on Thursday allowing for sales of gasoline with a higher evaporation potential starting on Sept. 1, rather than the middle of the month.

You are here Home » How Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Environmental Policies "At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections." "The Trump administration has taken a series of extraordinary steps to attack California’s position as a national leader in environmental protection, enlisting at least a half-dozen federal agencies to undermine the state’s efforts to pivot away from fossil fuels. The stakes are high.

"The change follows major opposition from Republican lawmakers and duck hunters." "The Trump administration has hit the brakes on its plan to roll back a Fish and Wildlife Service wetland conservation policy following pushback from prominent Republicans and tens of thousands of duck hunters. The agency will not move forward with changes to a rule governing conservation easements in the Upper Midwest — at least for now. The Aug.

"Publishers acceded to state requests watering down information on climate change’s impact, WUSF/Hechinger Report investigation finds. Now the state has turned to updating its science standards" "Had Florida’s high school marine biology students read the original draft of their textbook, they would have learned about research that found climate change is killing at least 150,000 people per year, and another 1 degree Celsius of warming would double that.

"Heidi Overton works on the White House's Domestic Policy Council. She would replace Marty Makary, who resigned in May after months of turmoil at the agency." "President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will nominate Heidi Overton, a top aide at the White House’s Domestic Policy Council, to serve as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

You are here Home » Florida Jellyfish Museum All About The Mesmerizing Floating Predators "POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — The floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on the walls and the glowing light from the saltwater tanks.

You are here Home » US To Send Hospital Ship To Peru As El Nino Threat Looms "LIMA, Peru — The United States will send a military hospital ship to Peru’s Pacific coast next year to help Peru cope with the effects of the El Nino climate phenomenon as part of a broader collaboration with the South American country, U.S. Ambassador to Peru Bernie Navarro announced Wednesday.