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"Reaching Back To The New Deal, Biden Proposes A Civilian Climate Corps" [1]

"It's a tough time to be a young person. COVID-19 has robbed many of them of experiences and plans. Their unemployment rate remains high. College enrollment is down. To address those concerns and bolster preparedness for a warming world, President Biden wants to retool and relaunch one of the country's most celebrated government programs: the Civilian Conservation Corps."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Forests [4]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NPR [9], 05/12/2021

As Climate Change Threatens Kenyan Tea, Millions Of Workers Seen At Risk [10]

"Climate change is set to ravage tea production in Kenya, the biggest global supplier of black tea, threatening the livelihoods of millions of plantation workers, a report by British charity Christian Aid warned on Monday."

Agriculture [11]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [12]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
Africa [13]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [14], 05/11/2021

China’s ‘Long Term Time Bomb’: Falling Births Slow Population Growth [15]

"China’s population is growing at its slowest pace in decades, with a plunge in births and a graying work force presenting the Communist Party with one of its gravest social and economic challenges."

People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [16]
Public [7]
Asia [17]
Source: NYTimes [18], 05/11/2021

Storm Surge Maps Help Envision Potential Hurricane Flood Catastrophes [19]

Dangerous storm surge that often follows hurricanes can be the focus of life-saving journalism. Reporter’s Toolbox helps environmental journalists get ahead of storm surge with a key resource — a powerful government database and related maps showing surge hazards. Together with real-time advisories and a better understanding of what causes storm surge, Toolbox helps you better cover this danger.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [12]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [23]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [28]
International [29]
Central America & the Caribbean [30]
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Public [7]

Native Tribal Nations Push for Changes in Public Lands [31]

As Native tribal nations successfully exert ancestral rights to land stewardship across the West, journalists covering these developments must first grasp the legal principles that underpin Native governmental sovereignty. But also key is to create and sustain relationships with Native community members. Veteran environment and Indigenous affairs reporter Debra Krol lays out the basics for effective reporting from Indian Country.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [32]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [33]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Government [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [35]
People & Population [6]
Policy [36]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
International [29]
Canada [37]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
May 12, 2021

ICCA Territories of Life: 2021 Report [38]

The ICCA Consortium launches its 2021 report on territories of life on May 20, highlighting local and national case studies, including global analysis of how much of the planet is likely conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities. Journalists are invited to the May 12 pre-launch press conference.

News Events & Press Conferences [39]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [40]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
June 8, 2021

The Chemistry of Urban Wildfires: An Information-Gathering Session [41]

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are hosting a virtual information-gathering workshop to discuss the impacts of fires at the wildland-urban interface. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET.

Workshops and Fellowships [42]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [43]
People & Population [6]

"Bringing Beavers Back To The Beaver State" [44]

"Oregon tribes are reintroducing a species that creates important habitat for First Foods. But the Beaver State's laws don't work in the animal's favor."

Biodiversity [45]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
Source: Underscore.News [47], 05/05/2021

Reporting on Poor, Kids Sickened by Industrial Air Pollution [48]

Pittsburgh is known for its history of steel production … and of air pollution. In the new Inside Story, reporter Kristina Marusic talks about capturing the health impacts of air emissions in western Pennsylvania, and shares insights on how dogged environmental justice reporting can make the links between pollution cuts and health impacts. Plus, tips on managing a long reporting project, creating infographics and using video.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [49]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [50]
Environmental Health [43]
Health [51]
Journalism & Media [22]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [52]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [25]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Migration To Flee Rising Seas Could Affect 1.3 Mln Bangladeshis By 2050 [53]

"Bangladeshi migrants leaving the coast due to rising sea levels could trigger waves of migration across the country that will affect at least 1.3 million people by 2050, according to a new study."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [12]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [7]
Asia [17]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [54], 04/29/2021

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[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-change-threatens-kenyan-tea-millions-workers-seen-risk
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[12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
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