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Fire Sleuths Can Spark Story Ideas With Wildland Urban Interface Data Maps [1]

Communities surrounded by forest can be a beautiful place to live … or a wildfire trap. Environmental journalists can readily map and identify these so-called wildland urban interfaces through a federal government resource, writes the latest Reporter’s Toolbox. More on this data mapping tool and how to use it to track your area’s risk, explore historical trends and layer other data.

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Reporters Toolbox [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [3]
Environmental Studies [4]
Forests [5]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [11]
California [12]
Visibility: 
Public [13]
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"Oil Tops $100 Per Barrel As Iran War Escalates" [14]

"Oil prices on Sunday crossed into triple digits for the first time since 2022 — a stark sign of how the Iran war is throttling global supplies and raising consumers' costs."

Consumer [15]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Infrastructure [18]
Military [19]
Transportation [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [22]
Middle East [23]
Source: Axios [24], 03/09/2026
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West Va. Senate Moves To Weaken Aboveground Storage Tank Rules [25]

"West Virginia lawmakers in the Senate passed a bill to weaken drinking water protections by loosening regulations for certain aboveground storage tanks. It is the latest move to weaken the Aboveground Storage Tank Act, passed in 2014 after a chemical leak from Freedom Industries along the Elk River contaminated drinking water for nearly 300,000 West Virginians in the Charleston area."

Chemicals [26]
Consumer [15]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [32], 03/06/2026
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Pacific Palisades Architect Builds Fire-Resistant Home Like A Sexy Tank [33]

"At first glance, it looks like nothing more than a charming Spanish-revival, quintessentially Californian home — but this Pacific Palisades rebuild is constructed like a tank."

Climate Change [34]
Disasters [3]
Forests [5]
Technology [35]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [12]
Source: LA Times [36], 03/06/2026
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House Panel OKs Farm Bill With Disputed Pesticide And Livestock Provisions [37]

"After days of debate and disagreements, the House Committee on Agriculture on Thursday passed its version of the 2026 Farm Bill, which includes controversial provisions critics say will hamper the ability of states to put in place strict rules for pesticides and animal welfare."

Agriculture [38]
Biodiversity [39]
Climate Change [34]
Consumer [15]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Food [40]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [41], 03/06/2026
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The Sea Is Higher Than We Thought And Millions More Are At Risk: Study [42]

"Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said."

Climate Change [34]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Studies [4]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [9]
Science [43]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [13]
International [22]
Source: AP [44], 03/05/2026
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"Dow Asks Texas to Legalize Plastic Pollution From Its Seadrift Complex" [45]

"Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters."

Chemicals [26]
Consumer [15]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [46]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 03/03/2026
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Trump EPA Moves To Kill System That Protects US From Chemical Disasters [48]

"The Trump administration is slowly dismantling the federal disaster management system that protects the nation from chemical catastrophes, such as fires and explosions at high-risk facilities."

Chemicals [26]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [49]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [50], 03/03/2026
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"FEMA Allots $5B In Disaster Aid — After Noem Spending Halt" [51]

"The payments to states drain a large share of FEMA’s budget reserves, raising questions about the agency’s ability to respond to disasters."

Climate Change [34]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [16]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [49]
Government [6]
People & Population [8]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [52], 03/02/2026
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"Crews In Florida Battle A 25,000-Acre Wildfire Near ‘Alligator Alcatraz’" [53]

"Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) near the immigration detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' as of Wednesday."

Climate Change [34]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [49]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [8]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [54]
Source: AP [55], 02/27/2026
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