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"After Ida, U.S. Cities Eye More Equal Resilience Plans" [1]

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

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [4]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [10], 09/22/2021
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"Turkey’s Erdogan: Refugee Crisis From Climate Change Coming" [11]

"Presaging “hundreds of millions” of climate change refugees, Turkey’s president said Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly that the world needs to find a way to contend with its existing refugees who are fleeing conflict."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [5]
Public [8]
International [12]
Source: AP [13], 09/22/2021
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"COVID Has Killed About As Many Americans As The 1918-19 Flu" [14]

"COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000."

Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [15]
Health [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [17], 09/21/2021
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"Biden Confronts Extreme Heat, A Silent Climate Killer" [18]

"President Biden launched a government-wide strategy Monday to combat extreme heat, including the development of new federal labor standards aimed at protecting workers from the impact of rising temperatures linked to climate change."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [22], 09/21/2021
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The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [23]

Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.

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Government [32]
Health [16]
Infrastructure [4]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
People & Population [5]
Policy [35]
Transportation [36]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [7]
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National (U.S.) [9]
California [38]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
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"The Unconventional Weapon Against Future Wildfires: Goats" [42]

"Ms. Malmberg, 64, is a goat herder and a pioneer in using the animals to restore fire-ravaged lands to greener pastures and make them less prone to the spread of blazes."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [43]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [38]
Source: NYTimes [44], 09/20/2021
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"Drought Tests Centuries-Old Water Traditions In New Mexico" [45]

"At the edge of a sandstone outcropping, Teresa Leger Fernández looks out on the Rio Chama. The river tracks a diverse landscape from the southern edge of the Rocky Mountains through rugged basalt hillsides, layers of volcanic tuff, and the red and yellow cliffs made famous by painter Georgia O’Keeffe. Here marks the genesis of New Mexico’s centuries-old tradition of sharing water through irrigation systems known as acequias."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Source: AP [46], 09/20/2021
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"How Can New York City Prepare for the Next Ida? Here’s a To-Do List." [47]

"The recipe sounds simple: Improve drainage. Use plants, tanks and barriers to slow water. But it takes money and cooperation."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Source: NYTimes [49], 09/20/2021
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"Growing California Wildfire Spares Group Of Giant Sequoias" [50]

"A group of landmark giant sequoias has so far been spared by a blaze sweeping through a California national park, authorities said on Sunday."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [43]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [38]
Source: Reuters [51], 09/20/2021
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"UN Warns of ‘Catastrophic Pathway’ With Current Climate Pledges" [52]

"The global average temperature will rise 2.7 degrees Celsius by century’s end even if all countries meet their promised emissions cuts, a rise that is likely to worsen extreme wildfires, droughts and floods, the United Nations said in a report on Friday."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [8]
International [12]
Source: NYTimes [53], 09/20/2021
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