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Parks and Complications — Planning Stories Around Our Nation’s Green Spaces [1]

As more Americans make their way to the nation’s parks (and every other variety of outdoor locales), big budget bumps may not be enough to tackle a variety of ongoing worries, from overcrowding and climate change impacts to maintenance backlogs and political backlash. The latest Issue Backgrounder looks over the state of our nation’s parks.

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Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [5]
Government [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [13]
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"Can Oysters Save New York City From The Next Big Storm?" [14]

"A new project aims to shore up the disappearing coastline of New York City’s Staten Island, while reviving a once famously thriving oyster population".

Climate Change [3]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Infrastructure [7]
Natural Resources [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
Source: Guardian [17], 03/18/2022
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"Yemeni City Looks To Ancient Past To Survive Climate Change" [18]

"As global warming fuels extreme weather in climate-vulnerable Yemen, restoring the Tawila Cisterns could help avert future disasters, officials say".

Climate Change [3]
Infrastructure [7]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
Middle East [19]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [20], 03/18/2022
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Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching As UNESCO Weighs "In Danger" Listing [21]

"The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by bleaching due to heat stress, the Australian agency that manages the reef said on Friday, ahead of a visit by United Nations officials reviewing whether the reef should be listed as being "in danger"."

Biodiversity [22]
Climate Change [3]
Fish & Fisheries [15]
Natural Resources [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
Australia & Oceania [23]
Source: Reuters [24], 03/18/2022
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"Drought in US Is Expected to Persist, and Spread, Through the Spring" [25]

"Drought conditions are likely to continue across more than half of the continental United States through at least June, straining water supplies and increasing the risk of wildfires, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [3]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [27], 03/18/2022
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"Lake Powell Hits Historic Low, Raising Hydropower Concerns" [28]

"A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. West rely on for electricity."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Infrastructure [7]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [31], 03/17/2022
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"Report: Climate Change Threatens These 29 Michigan Chemical Sites" [32]

"Climate change is likely to bring more catastrophes to Michigan, and a new federal report warns that 29 sites that use hazardous chemicals are in the pathway of worsening floods driven by a changing planet."

Chemicals [33]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [34]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Source: Bridge Michigan [37], 03/17/2022
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"Illinois AG Asked To Ensure Proper Cleanup Of Oil Spill" [38]

"The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Attorney General to enforce cleanup and other action by energy company Marathon Pipe Line after an estimated 165,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from its pipeline in Edwardsville, some of which flowed into a creek, according to the state agency."

Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Source: Bellieville News-Democrat [39], 03/16/2022
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"As Drought Deepens, Californians Are Saving Less Water" [40]

"California will end winter in a perilous position as record-shattering dryness converges with lagging water conservation efforts in nearly every part of the state, officials said Tuesday."

Climate Change [3]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
California [41]
Source: LA Times [42], 03/16/2022
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"Somalia's Worst Drought In Four Decades Means Millions Need Aid" [43]

"It has not rained on Habiba Maow Iman's farm in southern Somalia for two years. Her animals are dead; her crops failed."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [34]
Food [44]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [13]
Africa [45]
Source: Reuters [46], 03/16/2022
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