"Through the first nine months of 2021, the U.S. has endured 18 separate weather and climate disasters that have cost at least $1 billion, according to the latest report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information."
"Utah’s iconic Great Salt Lake, long neglected by regulators, is collapsing due to a historic drought and climate change."
"Toxic chemicals known as PFAS exist in almost 42,000 sites around the U.S., according to research released on Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group."
"A group of climate lawyers has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for his alleged attacks on the Amazon, which they say amount to 'crimes against humanity.'"
"At least 85 percent of the global population has experienced weather events made worse by climate change, according to research published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change."
"Nearly a quarter of the nation’s road miles are at risk of becoming impassable during a flood, according to a groundbreaking new study that documents the surprising vulnerability of key U.S. facilities such as roads, hospitals and power plants."
"In the past two years, California has found itself under siege from more large-scale fires burning with greater intensity than at any time on record. Giant blazes are tearing across the state with greater speed and frequency, destroying towns and sending smoke hurtling hundreds of miles away. Nine of California’s 20 largest fires have occurred since 2020, according to Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting agency."
"Old oil and gas sites are a climate menace. Meet the company that owns more of America’s decaying wells than any other."
"The state of Michigan has told a majority-Black city not to use tap water for drinking, bathing, or cooking “out of an abundance of caution” because of lead contamination. Residents of Benton Harbor, three hours west of Detroit, have been dealing with poisoned water for at least three years, and experts say that state and local officials have not done enough to help...."
Watch the recording [20] of SEJ's annual awards celebration on Oct 20! We honored the best-of-the-best in environmental journalism, heard from award-winning panelists sharing what it takes to cover the biggest story on the planet and what lies ahead for the future of this critical beat, and announced live the winner [21] of the Nina Mason Pulliam Award and $10,000 cash prize.
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/already-year-18-billion-dollar-weather-disasters-have-hit-us
[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/10/11/billion-dollar-disasters-2021-climate/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/great-salt-lake-s-demise-spurs-water-emergency-utah
[4] https://www.eenews.net/articles/great-salt-lakes-demise-spurs-water-emergency-for-utah/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/study-finds-tens-thousands-forever-chemical-sites-us
[6] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/576420-study-finds-tens-of-thousands-of-forever-chemical-sites-in-us?rl=1
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bolsonaro-accused-crimes-against-humanity-icc-amazon-record
[8] https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/12/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-icc-crimes-against-humanity-intl/index.html
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/85-percent-world-population-affected-climate-change-study-shows
[10] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/10/11/85-percent-population-climate-impacts/
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/nearly-1-4-us-roads-vulnerable-flooding-report
[12] https://www.eenews.net/articles/nearly-1-in-4-u-s-roads-vulnerable-to-flooding-report
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/inside-fight-against-dixie-fire
[14] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/11/us/california-wildfires-dixie.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/empire-dying-wells
[16] https://www.bloomberg.com/features/diversified-energy-natural-gas-wells-methane-leaks-2021/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/majority-black-mich-city-has-water-problem-rivals-flint-crisis
[18] https://www.theroot.com/majority-black-michigan-city-has-water-problem-that-riv-1847845905
[19] https://www.sej.org/2021-sej-awards-ceremony-and-panel-discussion
[20] https://www.sej.org/calendar/2021-sej-awards-ceremony-and-panel-discussion
[21] https://www.sej.org/propublica-and-nyt-magazine-win-2021-nina-mason-pulliam-award-outstanding-environmental-reporting
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1354
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1351
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1352
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1353
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1356
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1357
[29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1358
[30] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1359
[31] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5058