Field Notes - February Regional Roundup

Midwest

Events:
- The Plastic Problem, March 12th
  - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-plastic-problem-tickets-1982800373292?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Jobs:
- Executive Director at Borderless Magazine – Chicago-based
  - https://borderlessmagazine.applytojob.com/apply/2hzhzHnmR3/Executive-Director
Articles:
- A Winter Storm Fueled by Global Warming Tests U.S. Disaster Response
  - https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26012026/a-winter-storm-fueled-by-global-warming-tests-u-s-disaster-response/

Events:
- GIS for Environmental Impact: Foundations – March 23rd
  - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gis-for-environmental-impact-foundations-registration-1983922497596?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Jobs:
- Staff Writer, The New Republic
  - https://tnr.bamboohr.com/careers/150
Articles:
- Did the USDA just forget about $400M in drought aid for farmers?
  - https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/did-the-usda-just-forget-about-400m-in-drought-aid-for-farmers/

Events:
- Ocean Memory – March 18th
  - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ocean-memory-tickets-1982023557816?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Jobs:
- California Energy, Environment and Climate Editor, Politico
  - https://politico.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/politico/job/Sacramento-CA/Editor_JR100274
Articles:
- Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas
  - https://grist.org/energy/data-centers-natural-gas-methane-behind-the-meter/

Events:
- Climate change in the press, March 4th
  - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-in-the-press-tickets-1981873501995?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Jobs:
- KPBS Science & Technology Reporter I or II
  - https://careers-sdsurf.icims.com/
Articles:
- Trump’s FEMA Proposals and Feud With Gavin Newsom Could Devastate California’s Disaster Response
  - https://www.propublica.org/article/california-disasters-fema-trump-funding-fires

Events:
- Plastics & Environmental Justice | Monday, March 9 at 6:30pm ET
  - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_mljsDTpQcqVYc3IOqnprA?link_id=2&can_id=f48cbaf834ce0a242d4aa7ecb67acd02&source=email-firstname-title_case-default-friend-two-important-webinars&email_referrer=email_3115370&email_subject=firstname-title_case-default-friend-two-important-webinars-for-womens-history-month&&#/registration
Jobs:
- NYT, Reporter Fellow, Local Investigations (Louisiana, Mississippi)
  - http://nytco.com/careers/job-listings/4630306005-reporter-fellow-local-investigations
Articles:
- Clean Energy Advocates Criticize ‘Glaring’ Omission in White House Plan to Fuel Data Centers in PJM Region
  - https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16012026/mid-atlantic-governors-proposal-fuel-data-centers-in-pjm-region/

Events:
- Ibram Kendi book talk in Seattle on March 23
  - https://ticketing.townhallseattle.org/events/019ba4d4-7015-4ddf-6957-eb6d2ee9b83e
- Free training: How to access police employment & misconduct data in the PNW
  - https://www.investigatewest.org/free-training-how-to-access-police-employment-misconduct-data-in-the-pnw/
Jobs:
- Membership Development Manager at High Country News
  - https://classifieds.hcn.org/denver/employment-education/membership-development-manager/3ac986a57b6f470b851ba701f874
Articles:
- Inside WA’s messy breakup with Montana coal country
  - https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/inside-was-messy-break-up-with-montana-coal-country/

Events
- Truth on the Line: Journalism’s Role in Protecting Democracy
  - https://www.poynter.org/event/truth-on-the-line-journalisms-role-in-protecting-democracy/
Jobs
- Environment and Energy Reporter at Mountain State Spotlight
  - https://mountainstatespotlight.org/now-hiring-environment-and-energy-reporter/
Articles
- A hotter, wetter South is becoming a breeding ground for mold
  - https://grist.org/health/in-a-hotter-wetter-south-theres-a-health-crisis-spreading-inside-the-walls/