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"Mangrove Restoration Frustration" [1]

"These coastal ecosystems are carbon sinks and coastline protectors, and we know how to restore them. Why have we been doing it the wrong way?"

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: Hakai [8], 09/13/2021
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"Tropical Storm Nicholas to Bring Heavy Rain to Texas and Louisiana" [9]

"Tropical Storm Nicholas was expected to dump more than a foot of rain on parts of coastal Texas starting Monday, with warnings of a dangerous storm surge extending east to Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mexico [11]
Source: NYTimes [12], 09/13/2021
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Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers [13]

"The first thing Larry McCanney fell in love with was the tree in the front yard. It cast shade on the porch of a house that, if he were honest, needed some work. But McCanney is handy, the price was right and the location was perfect, just a couple of miles from his childhood home in Burlington, N.J."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Government [16]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NPR [19], 09/13/2021
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"Biden To Survey Wildfire Damage, Make Case For Spending Plan" [20]

"President Joe Biden will promote his administration’s use of the Defense Production Act to aid in wildfire preparedness during a western swing in which he’ll survey wildfire damage in Idaho and California."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [21]
Forests [22]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [23], 09/13/2021
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"To Keep The Lights On, New Orleans’ Grid Needs To Change — Here’s How" [24]

"Proponents of renewable energy see a better way to keep power through storms expected to get stronger: make energy generation much more community-based."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Infrastructure [17]
Technology [26]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: National Geographic [27], 09/09/2021
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"Madagascar Faces One Of The World's First Climate Change Famines" [28]

"As the African island nation experiences a food-security crisis driven by global warming, researchers say it is an alarm bell for the world."

Agriculture [29]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [30]
Food [31]
Public [6]
Africa [32]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [33], 09/08/2021
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Sheltering Inside May Not Protect You From The Dangers Of Wildfire Smoke [34]

"When wildfire smoke descends over a city or town, as it does increasingly often for tens of millions of people in the American West, public health officials have a simple message: Go inside, shut doors and windows. Limit outdoor activities. New research shows that may not be enough to protect a person's health."

Air [35]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [30]
Pollution [36]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NPR [37], 09/08/2021
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"Calling ‘Code Red’ on Climate, Biden Pushes for Infrastructure Plan" [38]

"President Biden warned Americans on Tuesday that Hurricane Ida’s lethal destruction was the sure sign of a nation and world “in peril” from climate change and said drastic action would be needed to prevent extreme weather patterns from worsening."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [39], 09/08/2021
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7,000 California Preterm Births Linked To Wildfire Smoke Risks: Study [40]

"Fire season has become a hard-to-breathe reality in much of the western United States. But the blazes may affect more than air quality or even human lungs. A recent study attributes as many as 7,000 preterm births in California to wildfire smoke exposure."

Air [35]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [30]
Forests [22]
Pollution [36]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [41]
Source: Washington Post [42], 09/07/2021
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"Ida Reveals Two Louisianas: One With Storm Walls, Another Without" [43]

"A massive flood protection system built around New Orleans helped save it from flooding during Hurricane Ida. Surrounding communities, which weren’t so lucky, want their own system."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Infrastructure [17]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [44], 09/07/2021
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