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Public [5]

Source: NY Times [7], 11/05/2018

Read more about "Supreme Court Lets Youths’ Case Demanding Climate Action Proceed" [1]

Wetlands Mitigation — Why Draining the Swamp Is a Local Story [8]

As the Trump administration challenges wetlands preservation policy under the Clean Water Act, an important related practice has come into question. Mitigation banking — the creation or preservation of one wetland to offset the loss of another — has become a billion-dollar industry. But as this week’s TipSheet reports, the legal and regulatory tangle aside, wetlands permitting and mitigation continues, likely near you. Tracking the local story.

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Economy & Business [10]

Environmental Health [11]

Environmental Politics [12]

Fish & Fisheries [13]

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Read more about Wetlands Mitigation — Why Draining the Swamp Is a Local Story [8]

"Outdoor Afro Encourages Black People To Connect, Lead In Nature" [21]

"A Charlotte group focused on getting black people into the outdoors is coming to Hanging Rock State Park on Saturday. Outdoor Afro has a mission to create and inspire black people to connect with nature."

Activism [22]

Forests [23]

Natural Resources [17]

Public [5]

Source: Winston-Salem Journal [24], 10/31/2018

Read more about "Outdoor Afro Encourages Black People To Connect, Lead In Nature" [21]

"Hawaiian Supreme Court Approves Giant Telescope on Mauna Kea" [25]

"After years of hearings and litigation, the Supreme Court of Hawaii on Tuesday approved a building permit for a giant telescope on the ancient, contested site of the volcano Mauna Kea."

Science [26]

Public [5]

Alaska and Hawaii [27]

Source: NY Times [28], 10/31/2018

Read more about "Hawaiian Supreme Court Approves Giant Telescope on Mauna Kea" [25]

Will Hackers Crash U.S. Energy, Environment Infrastructure? [29]

The vulnerability of critical U.S. infrastructure to cyberattacks has been a growing worry for years, as electric utilities, drinking water systems, chemical plants, nuclear plants, pipelines and more are the target of a burgeoning cadre of hackers. But for environmental and other journalists focused on the story, another problem has emerged: The secrecy that has long been part of the U.S. cybersecurity policy. In this comprehensive Backgrounder, SEJournal takes a look at the risk, the response and the resources to let reporters go deep on cyber warfare as an energy and environment story.

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Backgrounders [30]

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Disasters [31]

Energy & Fuel [32]

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Read more about Will Hackers Crash U.S. Energy, Environment Infrastructure? [29]

"The Unseen Driver Behind The Migrant Caravan: Climate Change" [39]

"While violence and poverty have been cited as the reasons for the exodus, experts say the big picture is that changing climate is forcing farmers off their land – and it’s likely to get worse".

Climate Change [2]

Disasters [31]

Public [5]

Central America & the Caribbean [40]

South America [41]

Source: Guardian [42], 10/30/2018

Read more about "The Unseen Driver Behind The Migrant Caravan: Climate Change" [39]

Trump Declares His 1st Natl. Monument, Honoring African American Troops [43]

"In the first such use of his executive powers, President Trump on Friday designated a national monument, establishing a 380-acre site in Kentucky to honor African Americans’ role as soldiers during the Civil War."

Environmental Politics [12]

Natural Resources [17]

Public [5]

Source: Washington Post [44], 10/29/2018

Read more about Trump Declares His 1st Natl. Monument, Honoring African American Troops [43]

What Migrants Displaced By Dust Bowl And Climate Events Can Teach Us [45]

"The World Bank predicts climate change could create as many as 143 million 'climate migrants' by 2050. The result would be a mass migration twice as large as the number of refugees in the world today."

Climate Change [2]

Public [5]

International [35]

Source: NPR [46], 10/24/2018

Read more about What Migrants Displaced By Dust Bowl And Climate Events Can Teach Us [45]

Water Around Utah Uranium Mill Grows More Polluted, Impacts Nearby Town [47]

"There once was a time when the children of White Mesa played outdoors without their parents fearing for their health."

Environmental Health [11]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [33]

Pollution [48]

Water & Oceans [20]

Public [5]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [49]

Source: Salt Lake Tribune [50], 10/23/2018

Read more about Water Around Utah Uranium Mill Grows More Polluted, Impacts Nearby Town [47]

"The California Indigenous Peoples Using Fire for Agroforestry" [51]

"Prescribed burning is the main tool in the Karuk and Yoruk tribes' agroforestry systems, which encourages proliferation of traditional foods, herbs, and medicines."

Agriculture [52]

Forests [23]