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"In Soaked California, Few Homeowners Have Flood Insurance" [1]

"On Sunday morning, Kyle Starks woke up to floodwaters that reached the door of his Jeep after yet another heavy rain storm drenched California. Emergency crews showed up with boats to float Starks and other residents of his rural mobile home park in Acampo to safety."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [7]
Source: AP [8], 01/23/2023
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"These Farmers Dominate The Colorado River. Cross Them At Your Peril" [9]

"The letter from Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly was greeted like an act of war in California’s Imperial Valley."

Agriculture [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [7]
Source: LA Times [12], 01/20/2023
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"Trump’s Interior Secretary Didn’t Violate Ethics Rules, Watchdog Finds" [13]

"The inspector general for the Interior Department said on Thursday it had found no evidence that the former secretary, David Bernhardt, violated federal ethics or conflict-of-interest rules when the department made decisions that affected one of his former clients, a California water district."

Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [15], 01/20/2023
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As California’s Storms End, Reckoning With Flood Insurance About To Begin [16]

"Just 1.3 percent of homeowners in the state have national flood insurance policies."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [17]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [18]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
California [7]
Source: Grist [19], 01/19/2023
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"New Ice Core Analysis Shows Sharp Greenland Warming Spike" [20]

"A sharp spike in Greenland temperatures since 1995 showed the giant northern island 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees Celsius) hotter than its 20th-century average, the warmest in more than 1,000 years, according to new ice core data."

Climate Change [2]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [22]
Antarctica & Arctic [23]
Source: AP [24], 01/19/2023
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"Biden Tours Storm-Ravaged California Coast Thursday" [25]

"U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to California on Thursday to tour areas hit hard by a series of deadly "atmospheric river" storms that inflicted widespread flooding, felled trees and brought mudslides to a state long gripped by extreme drought."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [11]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [7]
Source: Reuters [26], 01/19/2023
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February 6, 2023

DEADLINE: EJN Coastal Resilience Story Grants [27]

Internews' Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is offering grants of ~$1,200 to journalists worldwide to support the production of in-depth stories that will call attention to coastal resiliency and solutions for coastal issues. Also receive support from journalist mentors and a coastal resilience expert. Deadline is Feb 6, 2023.

Awards and Grants [28]
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Journalism & Media [29]
Water & Oceans [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
International [22]
January 25, 2023

GCAN Event: Cruise Ships — Full Steam Ahead on False Environmental Solutions by ICCT's Dr. Bryan Comer [30]

The Global Cruise Activist Network invites you to this online event with Dr. Bryan Comer, marine program lead at the International Council on Clean Transportation, who will present ICCT’s research on the impacts of cruise ships, including those related to air pollution, water pollution and climate change. 3:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [31]
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Air [32]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [17]
Environmental Health [33]
Pollution [34]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [4]
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International [22]

Arizona’s New Governor Takes on Water Conservation and Groundwater Report [36]

"A top water expert at Arizona State University began the year with a demand in a newspaper Op-Ed column directed at incoming Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs: Immediately release a state report on groundwater in Buckeye, one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [17]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [11]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 01/18/2023
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"Federal Government Advances Big Water Projects" [39]

"Before ending its session and swearing in new members, Congress passed a fiscal year 2023 budget with key provisions for water infrastructure and disaster recovery. That’s in addition to approving legislation that authorizes Army Corps of Engineers projects for flood protection, navigation, and environmental restoration."

Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [40]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Circle of Blue [41], 01/18/2023
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