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"The Rural Americans Too Poor for Federal Flood Protections" [1]

"On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis. “Get up,” she told him. “There’s a flood outside.”"

Source: Daily Yonder/Climate Central [2], 09/03/2024

"Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Fires In August Reach 14-Year High" [3]

"The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region for the month of August surged to the highest level since 2010, government data showed on Sunday, after a record drought that has been plaguing the biome."

Source: Reuters [4], 09/03/2024

"Countries Still Far Apart On COP29 Finance Goal" [5]

"With less than three months until this year's COP29 UN climate negotiations, countries remain far from agreement on the summit's biggest task: to agree a new funding target to help developing countries cope with climate change."

Source: Reuters [6], 09/03/2024

Pa. Will Monitor Private Wells Near The East Palestine Site For 10 Years [7]

"A year and a half after a catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced plans to monitor private drinking water wells for Pennsylvania residents living within one mile of the accident site for the next decade."

Source: EHN [8], 09/03/2024

"Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals." [9]

"Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance."

Source: NYTimes [10], 09/03/2024

Carbon Credits: How One Company’s Plan To Help The Planet Went Off The Rails [11]

"C-Quest Capital claimed it could improve people’s lives in Africa with cleaner cookstoves. But an investigation by The Post shows it promised more than it could deliver."

Source: Washington Post [12], 09/03/2024

Making Sense of Jewish Perspectives on the Climate Story [13]

American Jews are heavily involved in climate action in both the political and civic realms. But current events in Israel and Gaza can make it hard for U.S. journalists to cover environmental stories important to Jews at home or abroad. Jewish freelancer Ethan Brown on differences and synergies between Israeli and American Jewish environmentalism and how to approach stories within each community.

Sea Surface Temperature Data Tells Many Environmental Stories [14]

With hurricane season expected to kick into high gear, a key data source for reporters is sea surface temperatures. But this widely available information can also tell reporters something about many other water-related environment stories, whether algal blooms, bacterial risks to public health or the prospects for entire estuarine systems. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox helps you dip your toe into this important data pool.

What Would Trump 2.0 Mean for the Environment? [15]

If former President Donald Trump recaptures the White House this fall, it would likely bring back a radical deregulatory, climate change-oblivious, fossil fuel-intensive environmental policy. But could the fallout be even greater? The new Issue Backgrounder examines how the Project 2025 agenda of Trump’s allies takes aim, in particular, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACG Webinar: Building Resilience and Protecting Critical Infrastructure [16]

Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about critical infrastructure with a panel of state legislators from the United States, Canada and Germany, to gain valuable insights into the shared challenges faced on both sides of the Atlantic. 11:00 a.m. ET.

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