Here you'll find essential resources for disaster reporting, originally prepared for the SEJ workshop, "Disasters and Extreme Weather: Gathering the News, Keeping Safe," September 3, 2014, in New Orleans. Updated August 25, 2017.
Removal of two dams on the Elwha River on Washington's Olympic Peninsula is allowing years of sediment and debris to make its way downstream and salmon to make their way upstream. Here's a stunning firsthand look at the river then and now.
Oysters have been the foundation of a booming business for the Hog Island Oyster Company in Northern California. But ocean acidification as a result of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide is threatening that.
"Carpetbagger Scott Brown is discovering that his newfound refusal to accept climate science may hurt him in November’s New Hampshire Senate election. According to a new poll commissioned by the League of Conservation Voters, 48 percent of New Hampshire voters say they would be less likely to support a candidate who does not acknowledge the reality of climate change, versus only 21 percent who say they would be more likely."
"BILLINGS, Mont. -- Canada lynx gained federal protections in New Mexico on Thursday, but U.S. wildlife officials again declined to designate critical habitat for the elusive animal in the Southern Rockies, parts of New England and other areas considered non-essential to their survival."
"The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday easily approved Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall’s nomination to be second in command at the Energy Department."
After an outbreak of drug-resistant salmonella in 2013 was traced to Foster Farms chickens, the Natural Resources Defense Council used the Freedom of Information Act to get records of the firm's food-safety violations. As a result of the pressure, Foster Farms says it has cleaned up its act and is using less antibiotics.
"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Mile-long trains filled with millions of gallons of flammable crude oil may be rolling through Kern County next year."
"The U.S. Coast Guard and other responders are not adequately equipped or prepared for a “heavy oil” spill on the Great Lakes, according to a Coast Guard commander who is pushing for action."
"Some workers at oil and gas sites where fracking occurs are routinely exposed to high levels of benzene, a colorless gas that can cause cancer, according to a study by the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/library/tipsheet-disasters-and-extreme-weather-sej-workshop-new-orleans-annual-conference-sep-2014
[2] https://www.sej.org/headlines/river-reborn-rafting-untamed-elwha
[3] http://www.komonews.com/blogs/photography/Rafting-an-untamed-Elwha-274570961.html?tab=video
[4] https://www.sej.org/headlines/iconic-oyster-farm-fights-climate-change-demand-soars
[5] http://civileats.com/2014/09/10/iconic-oyster-farm-fights-climate-change-as-demand-soars/
[6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-change-denial-could-hurt-scott-brown-new-hampshire
[7] http://grist.org/climate-energy/climate-change-denial-could-hurt-scott-brown-in-new-hampshire/
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/lynx-protection-expanded-not-all-habitat-designated-critical
[9] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/11/lynx-protection-expanded_n_5805598.html?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000048
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/senate-panel-approves-new-deputy-energy-secretary
[11] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/217409-senate-panel-approves-new-deputy-energy-secretary
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/group-pressures-foster-farms-address-antibiotics
[13] http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-foster-farms-20140911-story.html?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20latimes/business%20%28L.A.%20Times%20-%20Business%29
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/kern-county-oks-mile-long-oil-trains
[15] http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/10/6696072/kern-county-oks-mile-long-oil.html
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/coast-guard-we-cant-adequately-respond-great-lakes-heavy-oil-spill
[17] http://www.freep.com/article/20140911/NEWS06/309110045/oil-spill-coast-guard-plan-response
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fracking-workers-exposed-dangerous-amounts-benzene-study-says
[19] https://www.google.com/search?q=fracking%20workers%20exposed%20to%20dangerous%20amounts%20of%20benzene&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3277
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3274
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3275
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3276
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3279
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3280
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3281
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=3282
[29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4969