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"Reinventing Concrete, the Ancient Roman Way" [1]

"By learning the secrets of 2,000-year-old cement, researchers are trying to devise greener, more durable modern options."

Climate Change [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Planning & Growth [5]
Technology [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Source: NYTimes [10], 10/22/2024
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Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Case Claiming Cancer Alley Racism [11]

"Black residents of Louisiana’s St. James Parish asked a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn a lower court ruling and give them the opportunity to argue at trial that local land-use policies are racist and have concentrated polluting industrial plants in their neighborhoods."

Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Planning & Growth [5]
Pollution [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 10/08/2024
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"Who Will Care for Americans Left Behind by Climate Migration?" [20]

"As people move away from flooding and heat, new research suggests that those who remain will be older, poorer and more vulnerable."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Health [13]
People & Population [16]
Planning & Growth [5]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: ProPublica [23], 10/03/2024
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"Our Digital Lives Need Massive Data Centers. What Goes On Inside Them?" [24]

"We toured a facility in Northern Virginia to see how it works and to understand why water use and energy consumption are such a concern."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Infrastructure [3]
Planning & Growth [5]
Pollution [17]
Technology [6]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [26], 09/18/2024
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"Home Sales in Flood Zones Are Booming. Here’s Why Buyers Take the Risk." [27]

"New Yorkers are spending billions on houses in flood-prone areas despite growing awareness of the effects of climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [21]
People & Population [16]
Planning & Growth [5]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
Source: NYTimes [29], 09/17/2024
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"Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town" [30]

"In Virginia, the planet's largest proposed data center threatens local ecosystems"

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [32]
Infrastructure [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Planning & Growth [5]
Pollution [17]
Technology [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: Sierra [34], 09/13/2024
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Eco-Alternatives to the Perfect, Weedless Lawn [35]

A good and very localizable environmental story is right outside your front door … or at least outside your neighbor’s. Lawns and the myriad ways they are managed can provide a window into wildness, or resource use, or chemical pollution. The latest TipSheet offers more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources, from xeriscaping and butterfly gardens to nurseries and planning boards.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [37]
Chemicals [12]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Health [13]
Government [39]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Planning & Growth [5]
Pollution [17]
Waste [41]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [42]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
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Public [7]
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S. Carolina Models ‘Managed Retreat’ From Coasts Threatened by Climate Change [43]

"The state has identified hundreds of thousands of homes that will need to be abandoned. But at one flagship buyout, only one in 10 eligible homeowners signed up."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [21]
Infrastructure [3]
People & Population [16]
Planning & Growth [5]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 09/05/2024
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September 12, 2024

ACG Webinar: Building Resilience and Protecting Critical Infrastructure [45]

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.

Other Events [46]
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Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [21]
Government [39]
Health [47]
Infrastructure [3]
Planning & Growth [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
International [9]
Europe [48]

"Trump On Climate Change: ‘You’ll Have More Oceanfront Property’" [49]

"Former President Trump on Monday night said climate change is not “the biggest threat” and claimed it would create “more oceanfront property.”

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Politics [32]
Infrastructure [3]
Journalism & Media [40]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [16]
Planning & Growth [5]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [50], 08/14/2024
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