SEJ's 30th Anniversary Conference, Sept. 2020
#SEJ2020, our first-ever virtual conference, took place September 16, 17, 23 and 30. Registered attendees can watch recordings of #SEJ2020 in the Whova app.
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Planning & Growth
Environmental Stories 'Down The Road' in 2020 From Highway Bill
A massive transportation measure is working its way through Congress, with environmental elements including climate change and public transit. But will this “must-pass” measure actually pass in the coming year? Or will it be bogged down by politics or looming questions of how to pay for it? A new Issue Backgrounder explains.
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"Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows"
"Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities."
Source: NY Times, 10/30/2019
Secret Deal Helped Housing Industry Stop Tougher Rules on Climate Change
"A secret agreement has allowed the nation’s homebuilders to make it much easier to block changes to building codes that would require new houses to better address climate change, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."
Source: NY Times, 10/28/2019
"As Waters Rise, So Do Concerns For Sports Teams Along Coast"
"One franchise’s challenge: Amid rising sea levels, build a stadium to last 100 years."
Source: Washington Post, 10/22/2019
California Ignores The Science As It OKs More Homes In Wildfire Zones
"Researchers say continued home building in high-risk wildfire areas threatens lives and makes big blazes more likely."
Source: LA Times, 10/08/2019
In Houston, Rash of Storms Tests Limits of Coping With Climate Change
"After Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017, Houston jumped to the front of the pack in adapting to the threat of climate change. It passed tougher building codes, offered more buyouts for flood-prone homes and budgeted billions of dollars in new funding for flood control."
Source: NY Times, 10/03/2019
Algae — Society’s Big, Green … and Emerging Menace
It’s poisoning fresh waters across the United States, as well as elsewhere in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Blue-green algae is on the rise, lingering later and later into the year. Our new Issue Backgrounder explains the contributing factors behind the potent toxin’s scourge, its societal and public health ramifications, and the many angles and resources to tell the story.
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Trailing the Wind, With Massive Turbine Spreadsheet
Wind turbines are everywhere in the United States these days. And now a growing database allows you to track them down by the thousands so you can better report the burgeoning wind energy beat. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox tells you who’s behind this invaluable database, plus smart ways to use it for your coverage.
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