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Economy & Business

Fill Your Plate With Chicken Stories

Chicken production in the United States is a colossal industry controlled by a few vertically integrated companies. On a much smaller scale, it’s also heritage breeds and increasingly popular backyard flocks. As the latest avian flu outbreak makes headlines, journalist Christine Heinrichs looks at environmental reporting opportunities related to poultry pathogens, pollution and more.

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"Clean Energy Projects Surge After Climate Bill Passage"

"In the weeks since President Biden signed a comprehensive climate bill devised to spur investment in electric cars and clean energy, corporations have announced a series of big-ticket projects to produce the kind of technology the legislation aims to promote."

Source: NYTimes, 09/07/2022

Billion-Dollar Plant: Plastics Recycling - Or 'Sustainability Fraud'?

"Gov. Wolf touted jobs and less plastic pollution when the plans were announced in April, but a professor from Carnegie Mellon who’s studied the technology says it can lead to “sustainability fraud.”"

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/07/2022

Meeting the Challenge of Making More Money

A career as an environmental journalist can be fulfilling — but it can also leave you crying all the way to the bank. Freelance Files gets guidance from four veteran journalists who’ve made the money side of independent reporting work better for them. Plus, six top tips for earning more with your own journalism. No. 1: “Ask for more.”

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"Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Almost Doubled In 2021, Analysis Finds"

"Global public subsidies for fossil fuels almost doubled to $700bn in 2021, analysis has shown, representing a “roadblock” to tackling the climate crisis." "Support amid huge industry profits is a ‘roadblock’ to tackling climate crisis, says International Energy Agency".

 

Source: Guardian, 09/01/2022

"California E.V. Mandate Finds a Receptive Auto Industry"

"For years, as California has moved ahead with ambitious clean-air regulations, the state has had to prod the auto industry to go along. Now, in the push to electrify the nation’s car fleet, it is California that is keeping up with automakers."

Source: NYTimes, 08/26/2022

"Interior IG Finds Senior BLM Official Violated Ethics Rules"

"The Interior Department’s inspector general has concluded that a senior Bureau of Land Management official violated agency ethics rules last year when she met with a previous employer on potential changes to the agency’s regulation of oil and gas development and climate change."

Source: E&E News, 08/24/2022

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