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"Whitmer Order Halts Water Shutoffs During Virus Pandemic" [1]

"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Saturday requiring communities statewide to restore water service, effectively ending water shutoffs for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic."

Consumer [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [9], 03/30/2020
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A Source Toolbox for Climate Change Reporting in the Emerald Corridor [10]

As part of the “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor” special report, we’ve collected a wide range of resources to help reporters track down climate stories throughout the Pacific Northwest. You’ll find an array of government, academic and NGO links for Oregon, including Portland; Washington, including Seattle; and British Columbia, including Vancouver, as well as from regional, national and international resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Special Reports [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [12]
Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [2]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [17]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Food [19]
Forests [20]
Government [21]
Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [25]
Planning & Growth [26]
Policy [27]
Science [28]
Technology [29]
Transportation [30]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [31]
International [32]
Canada [33]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
  • Read more about A Source Toolbox for Climate Change Reporting in the Emerald Corridor [10]

Pacific Northwest Rides Adaptation Wave [34]

The final entry in our multi-week “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor [35]” special report explores how the Pacific Northwest is adapting to climate change, whether it’s new approaches to working the land, changing critical infrastructure or rethinking our mindset. Read this last tipsheet, plus check out our earlier reports on climate mitigation [36] and on climate impacts [37], plus our stage-setting backgrounder [38] and a reporter’s resource toolkit [10].

SEJ Publication Types: 
Special Reports [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [12]
Agriculture [13]
Air [39]
Biodiversity [40]
Climate Change [14]
Consumer [2]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [17]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Food [19]
Forests [20]
Government [21]
Health [22]
Journalism & Media [41]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [25]
Planning & Growth [26]
Policy [27]
Science [28]
Technology [29]
Transportation [30]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [42]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [31]
International [32]
Canada [33]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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"What It’s Like To Not Have Running Water During A Pandemic" [43]

"Thwarting the coronavirus means washing hands and staying hydrated. That’s not easy for the 2 million Americans still without plumbing in 2020."

Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [44]
Health [22]
People & Population [25]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: HuffPost [45], 03/27/2020
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"Great Barrier Reef Suffers Mass Coral Bleaching Due To Heat Stress" [46]

"The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing another "mass bleaching event," according to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The government agency said that the widespread bleaching was caused by the high temperatures during Australia's record hot summer."

Biodiversity [40]
Climate Change [14]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Australia & Oceania [47]
Source: CBS News [48], 03/27/2020
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"Minnesota Court of Appeals Sends PolyMet Permit Back to MPCA" [49]

"The Minnesota Court of Appeals sent an air-emissions permit for the PolyMet copper-nickel mine back to state regulators for further review on Monday, giving another victory to environmental groups who oppose the project."

Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [50]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]
Source: AP [52], 03/24/2020
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Scientists Discover Massive New Vulnerability In Antarctic Ice Sheet [53]

"Scientists have found a new point of major vulnerability in the Antarctic ice sheet, in a region that already appears to be changing as the climate warms and has the potential to raise sea levels by nearly five feet over the long term."

Climate Change [14]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
International [32]
Antarctica & Arctic [54]
Source: Washington Post [55], 03/24/2020
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"Boom: Removing 81 Dams Is Transforming This California Watershed" [56]

"Removing one gigantic dam can have a massive effect on restoring a river ecosystem. But bringing down more than 80 smaller dams? That can also cause a transformation."

Biodiversity [40]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Revelator [57], 03/20/2020
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"Cambodia Scraps Plans For Mekong Hydropower Dams" [58]

"Cambodia announced on Wednesday that it would not build any new hydropower dams on the mainstream Mekong for the next decade, allaying fears that the river’s fragile biodiversity could be further devastated by development projects."

Government [21]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Asia [59]
Source: Guardian [60], 03/20/2020
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Dems Want Travel Industry To Reduce Emissions In Exchange For Bailout [61]

A group of eight Democratic senators have written the House and Senate leaders asking that the third Covid-19 aid package require that aviation, cruise, and other industries reduce polluting emissions in exchange for bailouts.

Air [39]
Climate Change [14]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [50]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Grist [62], 03/20/2020
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