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"Barren Fields and Empty Stomachs: Afghanistan’s Long, Punishing Drought" [1]

"In a country especially vulnerable to climate change, a drought has displaced entire villages and left millions of children malnourished."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Food [6]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
Asia [11]
Source: NYTimes [12], 03/20/2024

"FBI Sent Several Informants To Standing Rock Protests, Court Documents Show" [13]

"Up to 10 informants managed by the FBI were embedded in anti-pipeline resistance camps near the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation at the height of mass protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016."

Activism [14]
Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Source: Grist [24], 03/19/2024

United States Has Its First Large Offshore Wind Farm, With More To Come [25]

"America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Infrastructure [19]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [26]
Source: NPR [27], 03/18/2024

"Pebble Sues EPA To Revive Southwest Alaska Copper And Gold Mine Prospect" [28]

"The company behind the giant Pebble copper and gold mine project in Southwest Alaska filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to overturn its decision last year to halt the mine."

Environmental Politics [18]
Environmental Studies [29]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [7]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [22]
Alaska and Hawaii [31]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [32], 03/18/2024

Photographing Vernal Pools, ‘Another Universe’ in Your Backyard [33]

Vernal pools — small, ephemeral forest wetlands — may appear humble, but these complex, keystone ecosystems have an outsized ecological role. So when photographer Tristan Spinski set out to deconstruct them by season, species and life-cycle stage, he captured extraordinary moments above and below the water’s surface. Spinski shared his journey with EJ InSight editor Andrew Cullen, along with some nature photography strategies even for those without impressive gear. Plus, view his images [34].

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ InSight [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [36]
Forests [37]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [38]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [26]
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Public [10]

"Americans Move To Climate-Risky Areas As Real Estate Booms" [39]

"How growing battles over real estate development and flood risk are playing out in one community on the U.S. East Coast".

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Planning & Growth [40]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [22]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [43], 03/15/2024

SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards $47,605 to Support Stories on the U.S. Clean Energy Transition [44]

The Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded $47,605 for 11 projects selected through the 2023-24 round of competition for stories on the U.S. Clean Energy Transition. 100% of the story projects focus on under-represented communities or share diverse perspectives on environmental issues.

Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [17]
Environmental Politics [18]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Journalism & Media [45]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [21]
Technology [46]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [38]
Visibility: 
Public [10]

South American Lithium Mines Threaten Native Water, Culture And Wealth [47]

"In the “lithium triangle” – a region spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia – native communities sit upon a treasure trove of the stuff: an estimated trillion dollars in lithium."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [17]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [21]
Technology [46]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
International [48]
South America [49]
Source: AP [50], 03/14/2024

Mass. Town Spent $600K On Sand. A Winter Storm Washed It Away Days Later. [51]

"A Massachusetts beach community is scrambling after a weekend storm washed away $600,000 in sand that was trucked in to protect homes, roads and other infrastructure."

Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [26]
Source: AP [52], 03/14/2024

Judge Finds Flint In Civil Contempt For Failures In Lead Pipe Replacement [53]

"The city of Flint has been found in civil contempt by a federal judge for its handling of its lead pipe replacement program."

Chemicals [54]
Consumer [55]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [17]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [22]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [56]
Source: Michigan Public [57], 03/14/2024

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