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October 27, 2024

DEADLINE: High Country News Fellowships [1]

High Country News invites applications from early-career journalists for remote, paid, one-year fellowships, starting in Jan 2025. Applicants must reside in Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington or Wyoming. Apply by Oct 27.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]
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Agriculture [4]
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Along Crumbling Sonoma Coast, Project Paves Way For ‘Managed Retreat’ [7]

"A few winding turns past Bodega Bay, along foggy bluffs and coastal prairie, relentless waves pound a crumbling stretch of coastline in dire need of saving."

Climate Change [8]
Disasters [9]
Planning & Growth [6]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [3]
California [11]
Source: LA Times [12], 12/01/2020
  • Read more about Along Crumbling Sonoma Coast, Project Paves Way For ‘Managed Retreat’ [7]

Rebuilding After Wildfire? States Don't Require Fire-Resistant Materials [13]

"After record-breaking wildfires this year, thousands of people across the West are still clearing piles of charred debris where their homes once stood in the hope of rebuilding their lives. ... But most states don't require rebuilding with fire-resistant materials, an NPR analysis has found."

Disasters [9]
Forests [14]
Planning & Growth [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NPR [16], 11/30/2020
  • Read more about Rebuilding After Wildfire? States Don't Require Fire-Resistant Materials [13]

"Disasters: Old Building Codes Put Millions Of Homes At Risk — FEMA" [17]

"Millions of homes are being built in communities with archaic building codes, leaving them vulnerable to flooding, hurricane winds and earthquakes, according to a groundbreaking new federal report that links out-of-date building codes to billions of dollars in property damage."

Climate Change [8]
Disasters [9]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Planning & Growth [6]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [19], 11/25/2020
  • Read more about "Disasters: Old Building Codes Put Millions Of Homes At Risk — FEMA" [17]

How Much Longer Will Insurers Cover Wildfire Loss Near You? [20]

With wildfire exploding across the West this season, it may not be long before insurance companies worried about houses built along the wildland-urban interface try to raise premiums or drop policies altogether. It’s already happening in California, which is pushing back. Will it happen in your region as well? TipSheet has the backstory, plus a range of reporting resources.

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TipSheet [21]
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Climate Change [8]
Consumer [22]
Disasters [9]
Planning & Growth [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
California [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [24]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [25]
Northwest (OR WA) [26]
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Public [3]
  • Read more about How Much Longer Will Insurers Cover Wildfire Loss Near You? [20]

"Use COVID-19 To Build Back Better, Cities Told" [27]

"The United Nations urged civic leaders to build more liveable urban centres better for public health, society and the environment"

Climate Change [8]
Disasters [9]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Health [30]
Planning & Growth [6]
Public [3]
International [31]
Source: Reuters [32], 11/02/2020
  • Read more about "Use COVID-19 To Build Back Better, Cities Told" [27]

"Climate Impacts: U.S. Migrants On The Move Due To Warming" [33]

"Climate migration in America is no longer about small, isolated communities pulling up stakes to avoid floods, wildfires or rising seas. Physically moving to reduce climate risk is becoming mainstream, experts say, even if climate migrants don't acknowledge warming as a driver of their relocation decisions."

Climate Change [8]
Disasters [9]
People & Population [34]
Planning & Growth [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [35], 10/16/2020
  • Read more about "Climate Impacts: U.S. Migrants On The Move Due To Warming" [33]
September 25, 2020

Scaling Climate Policies and New Financing for High Biodiversity Areas [36]

Under2° Coalition/ The Climate Group, The State Government of Querétaro and Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda invite you to this online Climate Week NYC event, 10:00 a.m.-Noon ET. There will be Spanish/English interpretation channels available.

Other Events [37]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Planning & Growth [6]

"How Climate Migration Will Reshape America" [39]

"Millions will be displaced. Where will they go?"

Climate Change [8]
Disasters [9]
People & Population [34]
Planning & Growth [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: ProPublica/NYTimes Magazine [40], 09/16/2020
  • Read more about "How Climate Migration Will Reshape America" [39]

"Environmental Justice Becomes Part of California City Planning" [41]

"More than 140 cities and counties in California intend to update their long-term plans over the next two years to include environmental justice, meaning air pollution, water quality, and other factors affecting disadvantaged communities would get a closer look."

Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [43]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Planning & Growth [6]
Public [3]
California [11]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [44], 08/27/2020
  • Read more about "Environmental Justice Becomes Part of California City Planning" [41]

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