"Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution"
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Covering Wildfire Is No Longer Seasonal Work
Deadly fires that swept Tennessee are harbingers of a new normal for these massive burns, driven by drought and climate factors to become a year-round, multi-region phenomenon. Our in-depth backgrounder offers dozens of resources, plus tips and ideas for improving your wildfire coverage.
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"The 100-Yard Deception"
"Insider documents reveal a trail of deception as leading turf company, FieldTurf, sold high-end sports fields to taxpayers in towns and schools across N.J. and U.S., knowing they might fall apart."
Source: NJ Advance, 12/05/2016
"New Hampshire Looks for Answers Behind Oyster Outbreaks"
"For the past 25 years, researcher Stephen Jones has tried to understand the threat that bacteria may pose to oysters in New Hampshire's Great Bay estuary. He often couldn't get funding to study the problem. But that is beginning to change as scientists notice 'something is going on.'"
Source: AP, 12/05/2016
Will Midnight Monuments Be Coming in Obama’s Final Days?
The Obama administration has already used the century-old Antiquities Act to protect public lands more often than any president perhaps since FDR. Will the outgoing White House make additional controversial last-minute designations? Here are at least five possible locales to watch, in our newest TipSheet. Image: © Clipart.com
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"Lead Tainting Geneva's Soil Kept Hidden For 30 Years"
"GENEVA, N.Y. - Thirty years ago, New York state officials first uncovered evidence that toxic metals from an old foundry in this historic Finger Lakes city had contaminated an adjoining neighborhood."
Source: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, 11/14/2016
Broken Pipe Dumps 10M Gallons of Raw Sewage Into Sacred Onondaga Lake
"Up to 10 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into Onondaga Lake after a 50-year-old pipe burst during 21 hours of straight rain in Syracuse, New York on October 21. The 42-inch diameter pipe broke south of the Inner Harbor along the Onondaga Lake shoreline."
Source: Indian Country Today, 11/07/2016
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