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Shutting An Agency Managing Sprawl Might Have Put More People In Ian's Way [1]

"When Hurricane Ian roared ashore the Southwest Florida coast last week, it hit one of the fastest growing areas in the nation that's been fueled by sunshine and paved with lax growth management rules."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Planning & Growth [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NPR [10], 10/11/2022
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U.S. Wildfire Response Badly Off-Base, New Doc Convincingly Shows [11]

A gripping new documentary on raging megafires weaves together stunning cinematography with deeply researched revelations that reveal the futility of current policy around managing wildfires, writes veteran wildfire reporter Robert McClure in a new EJ InSight column. His review, with three big takeaways.

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ InSight [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [13]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [15]
Forests [16]
Government [17]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [6]
Policy [19]
Science [20]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
California [21]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [22]
Northwest (OR WA) [23]
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Public [8]
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Developers Loom As Boy Scouts Sell Land to Compensate Assault Victims [24]

"Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?"

Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [25]
Planning & Growth [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Revelator [26], 10/10/2022
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"Maps Show How Millions Of People Have Moved Into Hurricane Ian’s Path" [27]

"As Stephen Strader has watched Hurricane Ian barreling toward Florida’s west coast, he cannot stop thinking about all that lies in its path."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Planning & Growth [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [28], 09/29/2022
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SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards $47,342 To Support Stories on U.S. Public Lands [29]

Oct 5, 2022 — The Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded $47,342 for 12 projects selected through the 2022 round of competition for stories on U.S. public lands (lands owned and/or managed by federal, state, local or tribal governments).

Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [14]
Journalism & Media [30]
Planning & Growth [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
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Public [8]
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October 3, 2022 to October 5, 2022

Pacific Ecological Security Conference [31]

This first-ever conference, co-hosted by the East-West Center in Koror, Palau, will explore a coordinated region-wide response against invasive species that threaten ecosystem sustainability, food security, quality of life and climate resilience across the Pacific Islands.

Professional Meetings [32]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [33]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [14]
Food [34]
Planning & Growth [6]
Region: 
Australia & Oceania [35]

Climate Change Makes Coastal Living Riskier, But More People Keep Coming [36]

"Among the counties that trace the coastline of the contiguous United States, two very different pictures emerged from the latest census."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Studies [15]
Planning & Growth [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: USA TODAY [37], 09/27/2022
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September 28, 2022

SEJ Webinar: Covering Climate Solutions — Indigenous Communities and Nature-Based Approaches [38]

SEJ's Sep 28, 2022 webinar was a discussion on how Indigenous peoples practiced "sustainable management" efforts long before modern society began talking about conservation, environmental protection or climate change and how their voices can greatly enrich environmental reporting — while enhancing the health of both people and ecosystems. Missed it? Watch the recording [39].

Other Events [40]
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Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Diversity [41]
Journalism & Media [30]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [6]
September 30, 2022

DEADLINE: World Science Forum 2022 Media for Social Justice Fellowships [42]

"Science-interested" journalists anywhere in the world are invited to apply for an expenses-paid fellowship to attend this year's forum in Cape Town, South Africa, Dec 3-10, with flight reimbursement taking place on-site at WSF2022. Apply by Sep 30.

Workshops and Fellowships [43]
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Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Justice [44]
Journalism & Media [30]
People & Population [18]
Planning & Growth [6]
Science [20]
Region: 
Africa [45]

"As Wildfires Grow, Millions of Homes Are Being Built in Harm’s Way" [46]

"Across the Western United States, wildfires are growing larger and more severe as global warming intensifies. At the same time, new data shows, more Americans than ever are moving to parts of the country more likely to burn, raising the odds of catastrophe."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Planning & Growth [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [47], 09/12/2022
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