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October 5, 2023

Environmental Storytelling and the Future of Clean Water [1]

At 5:00 p.m. ET, SEJ board member Sara Shipley Hiles is leading the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture with filmmakers Duy Lin Tu and Sebastian Tuinder speaking about their project, “Poisoning the Chesapeake,” followed by Mizzou students on their “Price of Plenty” project.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [9]

"Warmer Mediterranean Threatens Spain's Mussel Farms" [10]

"Rising sea temperatures are killing mussels in Spain's Ebro delta and shellfish output is also suffering from Greece to Canada".

"EBRO DELTA, Spain - Mussel farmer Xavier Cabrera held out a handful of dry, dead mussels from his shellfish farm on the coast of the Ebro Delta, 100 miles (160 km) south of Barcelona. "Let's hope this isn't our future," he said ruefully.

A summer heatwave in the Mediterranean region killed off about 80% of the seed mussels - the tiny young that were going to be next year's harvest - and the little that was left of this year's production.

Climate Change [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
International [13]
Europe [14]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [15], 10/02/2023
  • Read more about "Warmer Mediterranean Threatens Spain's Mussel Farms" [10]

When Kula Needed Water To Stop Wildfire, It Got A Trickle. Same Elsewhere. [16]

"Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze."

Disasters [17]
Forests [18]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [19], 10/02/2023
  • Read more about When Kula Needed Water To Stop Wildfire, It Got A Trickle. Same Elsewhere. [16]

"‘My Body Was Poisoned’: Biden’s Lead Pipe Removal Plan Faces Hurdles" [20]

"A string of unexpected impediments could delay the administration’s timeline on an issue that is central to its effort to address racial disparities."

Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 10/02/2023
  • Read more about "‘My Body Was Poisoned’: Biden’s Lead Pipe Removal Plan Faces Hurdles" [20]

Things To Know About Klamath River Dam Removal, Largest In US History [28]

"The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border. The project will remove four dams on the Klamath River. Work has already begun on removing the smallest of the four dams."

Biodiversity [29]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Infrastructure [24]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
California [30]
Northwest (OR WA) [31]
Source: AP [32], 10/02/2023
  • Read more about Things To Know About Klamath River Dam Removal, Largest In US History [28]

Climate Change Means New York City's Flooding Is 'New Normal,' Governor Says [33]

"Torrential downpours that caused flash flooding in New York City on Friday reflect a "new normal" due to the effects of climate change, New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned on Saturday, as the city began drying out after one of its wettest days ever."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [17]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Source: Reuters [35], 10/02/2023
  • Read more about Climate Change Means New York City's Flooding Is 'New Normal,' Governor Says [33]

Unique Podcast Team Gives Voice to Troubled Communities Near Declining Salton Sea [36]

In the Coachella Valley east of Los Angeles, the massive Salton Sea is rapidly drying up, threatening vulnerable immigrant communities in a growing toxic environment. The Living Downstream podcast reported extensively on these hazards, winning third place in the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Awards for Reporting on the Environment’s explanatory reporting, small, category, in 2022. Inside Story spoke with one of the prizewinners.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [37]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [38]
Agriculture [4]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [39]
Health [40]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [41]
People & Population [42]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
California [30]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
  • Read more about Unique Podcast Team Gives Voice to Troubled Communities Near Declining Salton Sea [36]

"Toxic Labor" [43]

"A warming planet is creating a booming and loosely-regulated disaster restoration industry fueled by immigrant labor. Without protection, workers are exposed to lethal toxins making them sick long after the cleanup."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [17]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Center for Public Integrity [45], 09/29/2023
  • Read more about "Toxic Labor" [43]

World’s Poorest People Won’t Be Able To Migrate To Escape Climate Disasters [46]

"Climate change-driven heat waves, droughts, and floods will push vulnerable people into more extreme poverty, Harvard researcher says."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Justice [23]
People & Population [42]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
International [13]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [47], 09/29/2023
  • Read more about World’s Poorest People Won’t Be Able To Migrate To Escape Climate Disasters [46]

"As Waters Rise, a Community Must Decide: Do We Stay or Go?" [48]

"Faced with more frequent flooding and worse to come, the Philadelphia environmental justice community of Eastwick is grappling with difficult questions about its future: Will levees and flood walls protect them, or should residents abandon their homes and move to higher ground?"

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Justice [23]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [9]
Source: YaleE360 [49], 09/29/2023
  • Read more about "As Waters Rise, a Community Must Decide: Do We Stay or Go?" [48]

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