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"A Bet, Five Metals And The Future Of The Planet" [1]

"This famous bet — between a biologist and an economist — was over population growth. It started three decades ago, but it helped set the tone for environmental debates that are still happening today."

Natural Resources [2]
Planning & Growth [3]
Public [4]
International [5]
Source: NPR [6], 01/03/2014
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"American Cities Tapped to Spur 'Climate Resiliency' Action Worldwide" [7]

"American cities on the frontline of climate action are quietly but dramatically shifting their approach -- from primarily trying to limit global warming to coping with its impacts. They're building forested buffers to shelter homes from wildfires, considering concrete sea walls to restrain ocean waters and developing software to conserve water during drought."

Climate Change [8]
Planning & Growth [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: InsideClimate News [10], 12/19/2013
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Adaptation Snapshots [11]

Special Report: Part Two

By DONALD BORENSTEIN

Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [3]
People & Population [12]
Climate Change [8]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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Host City for SEJ Conference Maintains Sustainable Attitude [13]

SEJ returns to Chattanooga, Oct. 2-6, for its 23rd annual conference, this time building on and highlighting the city's sustainability theme, which has entered its second generation and garnered worldwide recognition. SEJ President Don Hopey explains.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ Presidents Report [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [3]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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New Homes Rise on Hazard-Prone Beach as Officials Seek Protection [16]

"NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. -- A crane swung a new roof truss into place above a house being built on this belt of sand last week, helping to expand development on what some experts say is one of the most dangerous islands to build on in the United States."

Disasters [17]
Planning & Growth [3]
Public [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: ClimateWire [18], 12/03/2013
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"Three Feet High and Rising" [19]

Flooding from Storm Sandy last year inspired urban designer Alexandros Washburn to devise new ways to protect his vulnerable home in Red Hook, Brooklyn -- and, he hopes, those of his neighbors.

Water & Oceans [20]
Planning & Growth [3]
Climate Change [8]
Public [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]
Source: NY Times [22], 11/01/2013
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Dams and Levees: What You Don't Know Might Kill You [23]

Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens are at risk from potential dam disasters, yet state and federal agencies hold to a policy that amounts to "out of sight, out of mind." The biggest danger, apparently, is that the public might find out about the dangers, and criticize insufficient dam safety measures, inconvenience private dam owners, depress real estate values, or demand public spending that is politically painful for those in office.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [20]
Planning & Growth [3]
People & Population [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Disasters [17]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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Dams and Levees: Introduction [26]

This special issue of the WatchDog focuses on the transparency of safety information related to dams, levees, impoundments, and related water-control structures. For environmental journalists, these subjects offer a goldmine of great story possibilities. These are stories that have not been covered much in the past decade, and stories that fit well at the local, state, or regional level.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [24]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [20]
Planning & Growth [3]
People & Population [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Disasters [17]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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Dam Secrecy Endangers Lives, Property of US Public in Many States [28]

What You Don't Know Might Kill You

Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens are at risk from potential dam disasters, yet state and federal agencies hold to a policy that amounts to "out of sight, out of mind."

Visibility: 
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [9]
Water & Oceans [20]
Planning & Growth [3]
People & Population [12]
Disasters [17]
  • Read more about Dam Secrecy Endangers Lives, Property of US Public in Many States [28]

Get Feet Wet on Coastal Adaptation [29]

Special Report: Part Three

By KATE SHEPPARD

Americans — and humans in general — have long flocked to the coasts. Thirty-nine percent of the U.S. population, or about 123 million of us, live in coastal counties. But many in coastal areas are finding it increasingly less hospitable due to sea-level rise and extreme weather events linked to climate change. As communities figure out how to adapt to these changes, it is often environmental journalists who are being asked to cover these complex stories.

Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [20]
Planning & Growth [3]
People & Population [12]
Climate Change [8]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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