Black People To Be Swept Aside For A South Carolina Freeway — Again
"In a planned highway widening project, 94 percent of displaced residents live in communities mostly consisting of Black and Brown people".
Source: Washington Post, 09/09/2021
Planning & Growth
Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story
Recent images of flooded-out homes are a potent reminder to environmental reporters that where and how houses are built are major factors in how they will survive increasingly common extreme weather-related flooding. The latest TipSheet takes a look at how construction and zoning codes play a role, with story ideas and resources to cover the issue in your region.
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"Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns"
"Repeated shocks from hurricanes, fires and floods are pushing some rural communities, already struggling economically, to the brink of financial collapse."
Source: NYTimes, 09/03/2021
"Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Governing Water Pollution"
"A federal judge on Monday struck down a Trump-era environmental rule that drastically limited federal restrictions against pollution of millions of streams, wetlands and marshes across the country."
Source: NYTimes, 08/31/2021
"How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding"
"Choices about building rules, insurance programs, flood maps and more put residents at higher risk, according to climate and disaster experts."
Source: NYTimes, 08/27/2021
"Populations In High-Risk Climate Areas Grow: Redfin"
"Populations in areas of the United States at high risk for climate disasters are growing, according to an analysis done by real estate listing service Redfin."
Source: The Hill, 08/27/2021
"Denser Cities Could Be A Climate Boon – But Nimbyism Stands In The Way"
"Drawing people into cities could cut emissions and combat housing crises. But even progressives are hard to convince".
Source: Guardian, 08/23/2021
In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy At-Risk Properties
Paradise, California has "a new, ambitious town effort to identify the most high risk properties in the burn area and, if there are willing sellers, buy them and turn them into fire resistant green spaces."
Source: NPR, 08/23/2021
Covering New IPCC Reports Helps Explain Gravity of Climate Crisis
A new science assessment released this week pinpoints more global warming risks, but also represents reporting challenges to environmental journalists working to cover climate change. Veteran climate journalist Bob Berwyn has the latest news from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and advice for reporters working the climate beat. Plus, links to other climate change reporting resources.
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