Water & Oceans

Pollution [5]

Transportation [6]

Public [8]

International [9]

Source: NYTimes [10], 11/01/2023

Read more about Shipping Adds Heavily to Climate Change. Are Green Ships the Solution? [1]

"Nepal's Mountains Have Lost One-Third Of Their Ice, UN Chief Says" [11]

"Nepal's snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world's highest peak."

Public [8]

Asia [12]

Source: Reuters [13], 10/31/2023

Read more about "Nepal's Mountains Have Lost One-Third Of Their Ice, UN Chief Says" [11]

Here Are Costly Options To Fix New Orleans Saltwater Intrusion For Good [14]

"Thanks to a changing climate and a deeper navigation channel in the Mississippi River, the saltwater intrusion that has threatened New Orleans area drinking water supplies this year is expected to become more frequent. The scale of the crisis has sparked calls for a permanent solution. While there is no shortage of ideas, they all come with a huge price and no certainty about who will pay for them."

Infrastructure [15]

Public [8]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [17], 10/31/2023

Read more about Here Are Costly Options To Fix New Orleans Saltwater Intrusion For Good [14]

Deadly Explosion Off Nigeria Shows Global Threat From Aging Oil Ships [18]

It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. ... Five workers were killed and two others presumed dead in the blast on the Trinity Spirit, a rusting converted oil tanker anchored 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Nigeria that pulled crude oil from the ocean floor."

Disasters [19]

Pollution [5]

Transportation [6]

Public [8]

International [9]

Africa [20]

Source: AP [21], 10/31/2023

Read more about Deadly Explosion Off Nigeria Shows Global Threat From Aging Oil Ships [18]

"Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Claims Already Top $3 Trillion, US Says" [22]

"Compensation claims filed by veterans and others who say they were sickened by toxic water at Camp Lejeune already total nearly $3.3 trillion, US Justice Department lawyers said in a court filing."

Chemicals [23]

Consumer [24]

Environmental Health [25]

Infrastructure [15]

Military [27]

Pollution [5]

Public [8]

National (U.S.) [28]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [29]

Source: Bloomberg Environment [30], 10/31/2023

Read more about "Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Claims Already Top $3 Trillion, US Says" [22]

Buffalo National River Redesignation Draws Huge Crowd To Small Arkansas Town [31]

"JASPER — A sign on the way into this Newton County town states its population is 547. On Thursday evening, more than twice that number, upwards of 1,185 people, squeezed into the cafeteria at the local high school."

Environmental Politics [32]

People & Population [33]

Public [8]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]

Source: States Newsroom [34], 10/30/2023

Read more about Buffalo National River Redesignation Draws Huge Crowd To Small Arkansas Town [31]

High-Risk Reporting Yields Results on Palm Oil Investigation [35]

The devastation caused by the Amazonian palm oil industry was at the heart of an investigation by Mongabay reporter Karla Mendes. But first she had to face hostile sources, intransigent regulators and a robbery attempt. Ultimately, the project not only won a reporting prize from the Society of Environmental Journalists but brought global awareness and government action. Her experience, in Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types:

Inside Story [36]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [37]

Chemicals [23]

Economy & Business [38]

Environmental Health [25]

Environmental Justice [39]

Environmental Politics [32]

Food [40]

Forests [41]

Government [42]

Health [43]

Journalism & Media [44]

Natural Resources [45]

People & Population [33]

Pollution [5]

Region:

International [9]

South America [46]

Visibility:

Public [8]

Read more about High-Risk Reporting Yields Results on Palm Oil Investigation [35]

Four Tracts In Gulf Of Mexico Are Designated For Wind Power Development [47]

"The Biden administration on Friday designated four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts for development of wind energy."

Public [8]

National (U.S.) [28]

Source: AP [48], 10/30/2023

Read more about Four Tracts In Gulf Of Mexico Are Designated For Wind Power Development [47]

Virgin Islands Warns St. Croix Tap Water Contaminated With Lead And Copper [49]

"The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday warned that people on the island of St. Croix should not drink their tap water because officials found high levels of lead and copper."

Chemicals [23]

Environmental Health [25]

Infrastructure [15]

Pollution [5]

Public [8]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]

Source: AP [50], 10/30/2023

Read more about Virgin Islands Warns St. Croix Tap Water Contaminated With Lead And Copper [49]

"Court Indefinitely Blocks Gulf Oil Leasing Deadline Set For Nov. 8" [51]

"A federal appeals court on Thursday indefinitely stayed an earlier order requiring the Biden administration to hold a November oil lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, though it’s unclear whether the administration will immediately proceed with the sale."

Environmental Politics [32]