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"Wildfires Blaze Across New Mexico And California, Prompting Evacuations" [1]

"A number of wildfires in New Mexico and California have spawned evacuations, with intense blazes developing quickly and making damage assessments difficult for local officials."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Forests [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [10]
Source: NPR [11], 06/20/2024
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"The Annual Sugarcane Burning in Florida Involves Stark Injustices" [12]

"Black communities are disproportionately impacted by Big Sugar's agricultural practices".

Agriculture [13]
Air [14]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: Sierra [21], 06/18/2024
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"Trump Once Promised to Revive Coal. Now, He Rarely Mentions It." [22]

"The first time Donald J. Trump ran for president, he slapped on a miner’s helmet and told coal workers they would be “winning, winning, winning” when he entered the White House. Now, as Mr. Trump campaigns for another chance at the presidency, he rarely mentions America’s coal miners and has stopped making grand promises about their future."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [16]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [18]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [25], 06/18/2024
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Rep. Castor Urges OSHA To Speed Federal Heat Protections For Outdoor Workers [26]

"Two months after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation preventing local governments from requiring heat protections for outdoors workers, Tampa Bay-area Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is calling on the Biden administration to finalize federal workplace protections against heat-related injury and illness."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: States Newsroom [27], 06/18/2024
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"73 Million People In The US Are Under Heat Alerts. Go Indoors And Hydrate" [28]

"Nearly 73 million people in the United States were under extreme heat alerts Monday as a heat wave moved eastward, and the mid-Atlantic and New England were likely to see highs in the 90s as the week progresses. Excessive humidity will make it feel even more oppressive."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [15]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [29]
Source: AP [30], 06/18/2024
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Communities Preparing For Heat Wave Across Midwest And Northeast This Week [31]

"Things are about to heat up in much of the U.S. with dangerously hot temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast next week, prompting health officials to urge people to make plans now to stay safe."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [32], 06/17/2024
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"On a Warming Planet, Outdoor Concerts Need a New Safety Playbook" [33]

"As climate change supercharges extreme weather around the world, many concert venues, organizers and fans are ill-prepared for rising risks."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [29]
Middle East [34]
Source: Bloomberg Green [35], 06/17/2024
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Strong Winds, Steep Terrain Hamper Crews Battling Major Fire Near L.A. [36]

"Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [5]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [18]
Public [7]
California [9]
Source: AP [37], 06/17/2024
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Rethinking Rural Reporting — How To Get Past the Cliches [38]

When covering rural America, mainstream media often defaults to stereotypes steeped in politics and ignores the diversity that actually exists there, as expanding news deserts exacerbate the problem. Reporter Claire Carlson on why this matters — including in discouraging investment around climate change or resource industries urban dwellers depend on. Here’s how journalists can report richer, more nuanced stories about rural people and places.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Diversity [40]
Economy & Business [41]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [42]
Journalism & Media [43]
People & Population [6]
Policy [44]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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Makah Tribe Wins U.S. Waiver To Resume Hunting Pacific Gray Whales [45]

"After a decades-long struggle, a Native American tribe won the right to resume its hunting traditions off Washington state's coast when federal regulators granted a waiver on Thursday allowing the Makah people to hunt up to 25 gray whales over a decade."

Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [47]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [48]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [49]
Source: Reuters [50], 06/14/2024
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