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When Disasters Hit, Nursing Homes Can Be Disasters Waiting To Happen [1]

In any disaster, among the most vulnerable populations are the residents of nursing homes. Yet many communities may simply not be ready to protect them, despite a complex patchwork of state, federal and local regulatory oversight. That means environmental journalists should get on the case, reporting the risk in their locales, advises the latest TipSheet. Insights, plus a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

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Climate Change [3]
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People & Population [8]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
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"Disaster Misinformation Is Part of the US Political Landscape Now" [12]

"In September 2018, I was in North Carolina riding out Hurricane Florence and reporting on its impacts. For a few days, I embedded with a FEMA rescue team stationed at Hope Mills Recreation Center near Fayetteville, accompanying emergency responders as they evacuated a senior center in the middle of the night and touring flooded neighborhoods by day."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [7]
Science [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg [16], 10/31/2024
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RFK Jr. Said Trump Promised Him Control of Public Health Agencies [17]

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters on an online organizing call this week that former President Donald J. Trump had “promised” him “control” of the nation’s public health agencies, should Mr. Trump win the election next week. The Trump campaign, however, would confirm no such commitments."

Consumer [18]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [13]
Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Science [14]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [21], 10/31/2024
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"Spanish Floods Kill 95 As Year Of Rain Falls In A Day In Valencia" [22]

"At least 95 people have been killed in the deadliest flooding to hit Spain for three decades after torrential rain battered the eastern region of Valencia, sweeping away bridges and buildings, local authorities said on Wednesday."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
People & Population [8]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [11]
Europe [23]
Source: MSN [24], 10/31/2024
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Russia, China and Cuba Are Amplifying Hurricane Misinformation, US Says [25]

"Russian and Chinese-linked influence actors and the Cuban government have been amplifying misinformation following two deadly U.S. hurricanes, including false claims that the U.S. was denying disaster relief claims, a U.S. official said on Monday."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [8]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [26]
Source: Reuters [27], 10/30/2024
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Artificial Reefs Off NYC Beach Help Sea Creatures -- And Might Save Lives [28]

"Almost nothing stood in the way of the pounding waves that crashed into seaside homes in Staten Island’s Tottenville neighborhood when Superstorm Sandy struck the city 12 years ago.... But after years of work, a system of artificial reefs largely completed this summer could help soften the blow of future hurricanes."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Infrastructure [29]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Source: AP [31], 10/29/2024
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October 31, 2024

SciLine Experts on Camera: Environmental Contamination After Hurricanes With Dr. Weihsueh Chiu [32]

Dr. Weihsueh Chiu of Texas A&M will be available from 10 a.m-noon ET for 15-minute 1-on-1 Zoom interviews. He can discuss types of hurrican-damage pollution; how preparations for hurricanes and damage to infrastructure lead to pollution; environmental remediation; and how hurricane-related pollution impacts human health.

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Health [6]
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Pollution [34]
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National (U.S.) [9]

Biden Apologizes For The ‘Sin’ Of A 150-Year Indian Boarding School Policy [35]

"President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country."

Disasters [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [13]
People & Population [8]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [36]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [37], 10/28/2024
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How Climate Change Complicates the Refugee Crisis [38]

The displacement of populations by climate impacts, while not a new phenomenon in human history, is worsening in the face of global warming’s extreme weather patterns. Yet the extensive international regime to aid refugees doesn’t cover those migrating due to flooding, drought, natural disasters or climate change. Backgrounder considers the implications and how nations will respond to the new realities.

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Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [13]
People & Population [8]
Policy [40]
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National (U.S.) [9]
California [41]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [42]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [43]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
International [26]
Mexico [45]
Africa [46]
Antarctica & Arctic [47]
Asia [48]
Central America & the Caribbean [49]
Europe [23]
Middle East [50]
South America [51]
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New-Look Landslide Risk Database Captures Potential Human Costs [52]

Susceptibility to landslides is more on the minds of environmental reporters, especially in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which caused hundreds of them. To get a better read on local landslide risk for local stories, Reporter’s Toolbox recommends an enhanced resource from the U.S. Geological Survey, which layers the risk data into easily readable map form.

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National (U.S.) [9]
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