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"The Drowning South: Where Seas Are Rising At Alarming Speed" [1]

"One of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth is besieging the American South, forcing a reckoning for coastal communities across eight U.S. states, a Washington Post analysis has found."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [8], 04/30/2024
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"Fire for Watersheds" [9]

"To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [10]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: bioGraphic [12], 04/29/2024
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"For This Alaska Town, Whaling Is a Way of Life" [13]

"The PBS documentary ‘One with the Whale’ explores the importance of subsistence hunting and gathering in a Yup’ik village—and what happens when mainlanders misunderstand it."

Biodiversity [14]
Consumer [15]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Food [18]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [11]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [19]
Source: Civil Eats [20], 04/29/2024
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"Appalachia’s Recreation Industry Faces Climate Change Challenges" [21]

"The impacts of climate change are steadily and exponentially being felt here in Appalachia just as they have across the globe, and environmental activists, scientists and outdoor enthusiasts alike find themselves in a race to counter the climate curve in the region."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [22]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [11]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: 100 Days in Appalachia [23], 04/29/2024
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"How To Investigate Toxic Lead Lurking In Your Community’s Soil" [24]

"New resources from the Center for Public Integrity and Grist aim to teach residents and reporters how to conduct their own research."

Environmental Health [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Natural Resources [4]
Pollution [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Grist [28], 04/29/2024
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As Bird Flu Spreads In Cows, Scientists Ask 4 Big Questions [29]

"On Friday, Colorado became the latest state to detect the bird flu virus spreading in dairy cattle. It follows revelations earlier in the week that viral fragments are turning up in retail milk."

Agriculture [30]
Consumer [15]
Environmental Health [25]
Food [18]
Natural Resources [4]
Science [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NPR [32], 04/29/2024
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Spurt in Hydro Relicensing To Leave U.S. Awash in Environmental Stories [33]

Hundreds of hydropower dams in the United States will see their licenses expiring in the next decade, generating years-long federal relicensing processes. That prospect calls for close local and regional coverage of the complicated balance between renewable energy needs with negative environmental impacts. The latest TipSheet explains the licensing process and the dam backstory, along with a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [34]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [35]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [15]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [17]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Infrastructure [38]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [4]
Policy [40]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
California [41]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
Northwest (OR WA) [44]
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Public [6]
  • Read more about Spurt in Hydro Relicensing To Leave U.S. Awash in Environmental Stories [33]

"Chicago, Northern Illinois Will See Billions Of Noise-Making Bugs Soon" [45]

"The cicadas are coming; billions of them." 'The noise is actually kind of deafening. It sounds like 100 chainsaws being used at the same time,' said Jim Louderman, a collections assistant in the Field Museum's Insect Division."

Biodiversity [14]
Natural Resources [4]
Wildlife [46]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: WLS [47], 04/26/2024
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Alabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under Community After Fines and Explosion [48]

"Following the death of a grandfather, Crimson Oak Grove Resources has left a community afraid for their homes and lives. An expert warns one resident may need to evacuate her home while she still can."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Justice [16]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [4]
Pollution [27]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [49]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 04/26/2024
  • Read more about Alabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under Community After Fines and Explosion [48]

Emperor Penguins Suffer Breeding Failures In 2023 Amid Record Low Sea Ice [51]

"Record low sea ice in late 2023 led to breeding failures in one-fifth of Antarctica's emperor penguin colonies, scientists with the British Antarctic Survey said on Thursday."

Biodiversity [14]
Climate Change [2]
Natural Resources [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [46]
Public [6]
International [52]
Antarctica & Arctic [53]
Source: Reuters [54], 04/26/2024
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