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How Climate Attribution Science Went Mainstream, and What It Means [1]

A growing body of research shows the links between global warming and extreme weather. And that knowledge can help communities prepare, and assign responsibility for damages. Veteran climate journalist Bob Berwyn lays out the science of climate attribution — for heat waves, flooding, wildfires and, ironically, crop-killing freezes — and discusses its implications for future climate change policy.

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Features [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [10]
Food [11]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Policy [16]
Science [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]
Europe [21]
South America [22]
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Public [23]
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As Oregon Plans To Protect Homes From Wildfire, Homebuilders Push Back [24]

"The green metal roof on Mary Bradshaw's house gleams amid scorched earth and dead, blackened trees. All of the surrounding homes burned in last year's Beachie Creek Fire in Oregon's Santiam Canyon, but hers was untouched."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Infrastructure [13]
Planning & Growth [15]
Technology [25]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NPR [26], 09/30/2021
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"After Ida, U.S. Cities Eye More Equal Resilience Plans" [27]

"New York and other U.S. cities are seeking to ensure their climate mitigation plans protect their most vulnerable communities".

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Infrastructure [13]
People & Population [28]
Planning & Growth [15]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [29], 09/22/2021
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March 30, 2022

Worldwide Teach-In on Climate and Justice on March 30, 2022 [30]

The Worldwide Teach-In invites climate-concerned faculty, staff and students to join the project, with monthly events preceding the Mar 30 event. Register to get involved. For journalists, there are local, national and international stories to pursue from now until March 30.

Other Events [31]
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Public [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Justice [8]
People & Population [28]
Planning & Growth [15]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [32]

Black People To Be Swept Aside For A South Carolina Freeway — Again [33]

"In a planned highway widening project, 94 percent of displaced residents live in communities mostly consisting of Black and Brown people".

Environmental Justice [8]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [28]
Planning & Growth [15]
Transportation [34]
Public [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Source: Washington Post [36], 09/09/2021
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Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story [37]

Recent images of flooded-out homes are a potent reminder to environmental reporters that where and how houses are built are major factors in how they will survive increasingly common extreme weather-related flooding. The latest TipSheet takes a look at how construction and zoning codes play a role, with story ideas and resources to cover the issue in your region.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [38]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [19]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
International [20]
Asia [42]
Europe [21]
Visibility: 
Public [23]
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"Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns" [43]

"Repeated shocks from hurricanes, fires and floods are pushing some rural communities, already struggling economically, to the brink of financial collapse."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Planning & Growth [15]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [44], 09/03/2021
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September 25, 2024 to September 26, 2024

Radically Rural Summit [45]

The Knight Foundation and Lenfest Institute for Journalism have provided grant funding to cover the costs for a select number of journalists to attend the summit in Keene, NH (including transportation, lodging and meals). 

Other Events [31]
Visibility: 
Public [23]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [46]
Health [47]
Journalism & Media [39]
Planning & Growth [15]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]

"Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Governing Water Pollution" [48]

"A federal judge on Monday struck down a Trump-era environmental rule that drastically limited federal restrictions against pollution of millions of streams, wetlands and marshes across the country."

Agriculture [4]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [50]
Planning & Growth [15]
Pollution [51]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [52], 08/31/2021
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"How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding" [53]

"Choices about building rules, insurance programs, flood maps and more put residents at higher risk, according to climate and disaster experts."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [54], 08/27/2021
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