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"Turkey’s Erdogan: Refugee Crisis From Climate Change Coming" [1]

"Presaging “hundreds of millions” of climate change refugees, Turkey’s president said Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly that the world needs to find a way to contend with its existing refugees who are fleeing conflict."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: AP [7], 09/22/2021
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"Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers" [8]

"As climate change amplifies the health risks of extreme heat and pollution from wildfires, researchers scramble to protect farmworkers."

Agriculture [9]
Air [10]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [14]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [16], 09/22/2021
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Extinction of Indigenous Languages Harms Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants [17]

"A study at the University of Zurich in Switzerland shows that a large proportion of existing medicinal plant knowledge is linked to threatened Indigenous languages. In a regional study on the Amazon, New Guinea and North America, researchers concluded that 75% of medicinal plant uses are known in only one language."

Biodiversity [18]
Environmental Health [11]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [4]
Science [20]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Mongabay [21], 09/21/2021
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The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [22]

Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.

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Activism [24]
Agriculture [9]
Air [10]
Chemicals [25]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Food [29]
Government [30]
Health [31]
Infrastructure [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
People & Population [4]
Policy [35]
Transportation [36]
Waste [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
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National (U.S.) [15]
California [39]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
International [6]
Africa [41]
Asia [42]
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Public [5]
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Early Toxics Release Inventory Data Can Yield Scoops [43]

In a few weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will officially release the latest year’s Toxics Release Inventory. But as Reporter’s Toolbox explains, you can get ahead of the data — and possibly generate some scoops. That’s because EPA quietly releases incomplete preliminary data months earlier. Top tips on making sense of the early data, along with nine smart story leads.

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Reporters Toolbox [44]
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Chemicals [25]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [28]
Environmental Studies [45]
Government [30]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [14]
Waste [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
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Public [5]
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March 30, 2022

Worldwide Teach-In on Climate and Justice on March 30, 2022 [46]

The Worldwide Teach-In invites climate-concerned faculty, staff and students to join the project, with monthly events preceding the Mar 30 event. Register to get involved. For journalists, there are local, national and international stories to pursue from now until March 30.

Other Events [47]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [24]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [12]
People & Population [4]
Planning & Growth [48]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [49]

Young Climate Activists Face Another Challenge: Fear Of The Future [50]

"Young people coming of age in an era of climate disasters are trying to channel anxiety about the planet flooding and burning".

Activism [24]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [28]
People & Population [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Washington Post [51], 09/17/2021
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"Cave With Ancient Indigenous Artwork Sold" [52]

"A Missouri cave containing Native artwork from more than 1,000 years ago was sold at auction Tuesday, disappointing leaders of the Osage Nation who hoped to buy the land to “protect and preserve our most sacred site.”"

Environmental Justice [12]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [4]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [49]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [53], 09/17/2021
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"Los Angeles County Votes To Phase Out Oil And Gas Drilling" [54]

"Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to phase out oil and gas drilling and ban new drill sites in the unincorporated areas of the nation’s most populous county."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [14]
Public [5]
California [39]
Source: AP [55], 09/17/2021
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September 22, 2021

NYC Climate Week: Protecting 80% of the Amazonia by 2025 [56]

As the Amazon rainforest is in danger of flipping toward a savanna due to extractive activities, this webinar brings together Indigenous leaders with researchers from the Amazon Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information Network to present evidence-based solutions and a global call to action. 2-3:30 p.m ET.

Other Events [47]
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Public [5]
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Activism [24]
Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Diversity [57]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Forests [58]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [38]

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