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"How Bad Is The Pacific North-West Flooding And What Caused It?" [1]

"Flooding and landslides have devastated the western seaboard of Canada and the US, months after the region suffered a record-breaking heatwave".

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [6]
Canada [7]
Source: Guardian [8], 11/18/2021
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December 8, 2021

SEJ Webinar: Report for America — How You Can Help Strengthen Local Journalism [9]

Learn about Report for America and how to apply for more than 100 full-time journalism positions, including many environmental positions, 10 of which will be offered through a partnership with the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the Society of Environmental Journalists. These 10 positions are part of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a new collaborative network meant to boost coverage of environmental and agricultural issues throughout the river basin. 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.

SEJ Regional Conferences [10]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]

"A Fish Farm Next To Acadia? Lobstermen, NPS Give A Loud ‘No’" [18]

"When lobster prices rose this year, it provided a boost for Zach Piper, a 27-year-old lobsterman who earns his living on Maine’s Frenchman Bay with 800 traps and a 31-foot boat named Overtime."

Biodiversity [19]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [22]
Source: E&E News [23], 11/17/2021
  • Read more about "A Fish Farm Next To Acadia? Lobstermen, NPS Give A Loud ‘No’" [18]

"The Pacific Northwest Is in the Midst of a ‘Cascading Hazard’" [24]

"Things are a deadly, dangerous mess in the Pacific Northwest right now. An atmospheric river dumped rain across the region over the weekend, prompting widespread flooding and mudslides. Much of the damage occurred in places still trying to recover from a devastating wildfire season this summer, showing how climate change can compound disasters."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [25]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [6]
Source: Earther [26], 11/17/2021
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"Coming Off Climate Talks, US To Hold Huge Crude Sale In Gulf" [27]

"The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday will auction vast oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico estimated to hold up to 1.1 billion barrels of crude, the first such sale under President Joe Biden and a harbinger of the challenges he faces to reach climate goals that depend on deep cuts in fossil fuel emissions."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: AP [32], 11/17/2021
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November 22, 2021

Rediscovering Rachel Carson, Poet of the Sea [33]

Join writer and biologist Sandra Steingraber, editor of a new Library of America edition, for a free online talk and Q&A about Rachel Carson, who was internationally celebrated as a “poet of the sea” for a trilogy of prescient books about the world’s oceans. 6:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [34]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [12]
Science [35]
Water & Oceans [4]

"Could ‘Smokey Beaver’ Help Fight Wildfires?" [36]

"Science shows beavers make landscapes more resistant to wildfire and drought, inspiring a growing movement to partner with them against the worst effects of climate change."

Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Forests [25]
Infrastructure [37]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
Wildlife [38]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: OPB [39], 11/16/2021
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Nations Fail To Agree On Antarctic Conservation For Fifth Straight Year [40]

"Members of the multilateral body responsible for Antarctic marine conservation failed to agree on new measures to protect the Southern Ocean from overfishing. China and Russia blocked all proposals to establish new marine protected areas."

Environmental Politics [41]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [42]
Source: Mongabay [43], 11/16/2021
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"Memphis Residents Wage Fight Against TVA Coal Ash Storage" [44]

"Activist Justin J. Pearson had barely finished one environmental fight before he realized he needed to get involved in another. ...The Tennessee Valley Authority is preparing to store coal ash, a by-product of coal burning, in Southeast Memphis."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [46]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Source: Tennessee Lookout [47], 11/16/2021
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"Flooding, Outages, And Rescues Mount In Severe West Coast Weather" [48]

"Floodwaters in the Pacific Northwest have inundated homes, forced rescues and shuttered schools as a trio of deluges set rainfall records."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [6]
Canada [7]
Source: NBC News [49], 11/16/2021
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