"Vineyard Wind Begins Construction After Ducking Financial Peril"
"America’s first major offshore wind farm is coming into focus on the wavy horizon off Massachusetts."
Source: E&E News, 08/07/2023
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Massachusetts Rejects Request To Discharge Radioactive Water Into Bay
"Massachusetts environmental regulators have denied a request by the company dismantling a shuttered nuclear power plant to release more than 1 million gallons (3.8 million liters) of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay."
Source: AP, 07/26/2023
Dangerous Inland Flooding in Reporters’ Forecast
While much attention is paid to hurricane flooding along the coasts, recent disasters in the Northeast United States brought home the dangers of flooding inland. The latest TipSheet has the basics, plus more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources for local journalists to prepare for coverage of inland floods.
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Vermont Floods Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change
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"This week’s flooding in Vermont, in which heavy rainfall caused destruction even miles from any river, is evidence of an especially dangerous climate threat: Catastrophic flooding can increasingly happen anywhere, with almost no warning. And the United States, experts warn, is nowhere close to ready for that threat."
Source: NYTimes, 07/12/2023
"Flash Floods Rage In Vermont, New York; 50 Rescued By Swift Boat"
"Torrential downpours unleashed flash floods on the U.S. Northeast on Monday that washed out roadways, overwhelmed rivers, prompted 50 swift boat rescues and killed a woman who was swept away in front of her fiancé, officials said."
Source: Reuters, 07/11/2023
‘Orange’ Is the New Data — for Wildfire Smoke
The U.S. air quality alert scale is showing a lot of unhealthy colors this season, from oranges up to unhealthy reds and purples or worse, as smoke from wildfires in Canada periodically drifts across various U.S. regions. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores a key database and other resources to help journalists report on the spread of smoky air.
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"Commercial-Scale Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Approved"
"The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Wednesday approved the construction of up to 98 wind turbine generators off the coast of Atlantic City, N.J., as part of a Biden administration plan to install offshore wind sites along the country’s coasts."
Source: NYTimes, 07/06/2023
Wildfire Smoke — Now a Local Story in Unaccustomed Places
The harms of air pollutants created by wildfires are clear. What’s lost in the haze, though, is that wildfire smoke can carry those pollutants vast distances, threatening communities that are unfamiliar with the risks. The latest TipSheet explains the dangers and how far-flung wildfire smoke travels, then offers a dozen story ideas plus reporting resources.
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"Offshore Wind Foes In New Jersey Gathering Force Legally And Politically"
"Opponents of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey are gathering force legally and politically as they seek to snuff out the nascent industry."
Source: AP, 06/20/2023
Power Companies Spend Millions To Fight Maine’s Proposed Non-Profit Utility
"Residents in Maine are about to be bombarded with a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign aimed at saving the state’s two dominant electric utilities from being voted out of existence in November."
Source: Floodlight, 06/20/2023
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