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"In Baltimore, Yellow Buses Are Going Green" [1]

"Cities all over the country are beginning to transition their school bus fleets to electric — a boon for the climate, and for students’ health."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
People & Population [5]
Pollution [6]
Technology [7]
Transportation [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [11]
Source: Grist [12], 10/09/2023
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Gas Storage Plant and New Pipeline Disrupt Life for Texas Black Community [13]

"The environmental health crisis ruminating in Houston’s Southwest Crossing neighborhood is the product of climate change and an unstable energy grid."

Activism [14]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [15]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
People & Population [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: Capital B [17], 10/09/2023
  • Read more about Gas Storage Plant and New Pipeline Disrupt Life for Texas Black Community [13]

Millions Of Children Displaced Due To Worsening Extreme Weather Events [18]

"Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [15]
People & Population [5]
Public [9]
International [19]
Source: AP [20], 10/09/2023
  • Read more about Millions Of Children Displaced Due To Worsening Extreme Weather Events [18]

Indigenous Peoples Day: A Day Of Celebration, Protest And Reclaiming History [21]

"From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches."

Environmental Justice [22]
People & Population [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [23], 10/09/2023
  • Read more about Indigenous Peoples Day: A Day Of Celebration, Protest And Reclaiming History [21]

Home Insurance Likely To Be a 2024 Climate Story Near You [24]

In the first of a two-parter for our 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment & Energy, TipSheet looks at what climate-driven disasters mean for the home insurance market. Storms, floods and fire rip through communities, yet a federal insurance program falls short, lawmakers shy away from real reform and insurers grow hesitant to cover the risks, while homeowners often attempt to rebuild in the same problematic locales. Plus, see part two [25] on extreme weather and insurance.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [26]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [27]
Disasters [15]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Government [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [33]
Policy [34]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
California [35]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
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Public [9]
  • Read more about Home Insurance Likely To Be a 2024 Climate Story Near You [24]

"Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections" [38]

"Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [22]
Laws & Regulations [32]
People & Population [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [39], 10/06/2023
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"Greenland's Inuit Falling Through Thin Ice Of Climate Change" [40]

"The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse."

Environmental Health [4]
Food [41]
Natural Resources [42]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [9]
International [19]
Antarctica & Arctic [44]
Source: AFP [45], 10/05/2023
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"Flood Threats Are Rising. Here’s Where People Are Moving Into Harm’s Way." [46]

"Worldwide, humans now occupy more than twice as much land in flood-prone areas as they did four decades ago, according to a new study in the journal Nature. The findings highlight the degree to which rapid development along coasts and in floodplains has increased the need for disaster preparedness around the globe."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Health [4]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [33]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [9]
International [19]
Source: NYTimes [47], 10/05/2023
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NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History [48]

"The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday night with a solid win that cements leader Wab Kinew as Manitoba's first First Nations premier and also nets the party enough seats to form a majority government."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [32]
People & Population [5]
Public [9]
Canada [49]
Source: CBC News [50], 10/05/2023
  • Read more about NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History [48]

"In the Ambitious Bid to Reinvent South Baltimore, Justice Concerns Remain" [51]

"Parks, trails, housing, commercial development, flood resiliency efforts and new community amenities are supposed to turn the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River into the next Inner Harbor. But some activists worry about gentrification and more injustice."

Environmental Justice [22]
Infrastructure [52]
People & Population [5]
Planning & Growth [33]
Public [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [53], 10/02/2023
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