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Dorian Leaves Terrible Destruction In Bahamas As It Rolls Toward U.S. [1]

"Hurricane Dorian’s fury as it stalled over the northwest Bahamas has left shocking scenes of destruction and fears of a massive loss of life. Authorities said Tuesday that nearly three out of every four homes on Grand Bahama are underwater, and recovery from the catastrophic damage will cost billions of dollars."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: Washington Post [8], 09/04/2019
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Dorian Still Pummeling Bahamas; Will Begin March Up U.S. Coast Today [9]

"Hurricane Dorian will finally begin its long-awaited march up the Southeast coast today after delivering one last punishing blow over the storm-fatigued northwest Bahamas."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: Weather Channel [10], 09/03/2019
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"Hurricane Dorian Spares Puerto Rico as Florida Prepares for Landfall" [11]

"Hurricane Dorian struck Puerto Rico with a glancing blow on Wednesday, bringing back difficult memories as the first big storm to threaten the island since Hurricane Maria tore through two years ago."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: NY Times [12], 08/29/2019
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"An Island Without Fish? Cuba Aims To Tackle Problem With Law Overhaul" [13]

"In the sleepy Cuban fishing village of Cojimar that inspired Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” locals say they are struggling to catch fish."

Fish & Fisheries [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: Reuters [16], 08/28/2019
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Tropical Storm Dorian Could Be Hurricane As It Nears Puerto Rico [17]

"The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico early Tuesday as Tropical Storm Dorian moved through the Windward Islands. Also early Tuesday, the Dominican Republic government issued a hurricane watch for some parts of the island and a tropical storm watch for portions of its north and south coasts."

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: CBS/AP [19], 08/27/2019
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Drought-Ravaged Honduran Village Faces Choice: Pray for Rain or Migrate [20]

"People in El Rosario live on the edge of hunger, not knowing if the next harvest will come. Climate change is a driving force of food insecurity."

Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Food [22]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: InsideClimate News [23], 07/09/2019
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"Central American Farmers Head to the U.S., Fleeing Climate Change" [24]

"CORQUÍN, Honduras — The farmer stood in his patch of forlorn coffee plants, their leaves sick and wilted, the next harvest in doubt."

Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [2]
People & Population [25]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: NY Times [26], 04/15/2019
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Costa Rica Has a Green New Deal, Too. It Matters for the Whole Planet. [27]

"It’s a green big deal for a tiny sliver of a country. Costa Rica, population 5 million, wants to wean itself from fossil fuels by 2050, and the chief evangelist of the idea is a 38-year-old urban planner named Claudia Dobles who also happens to be the first lady."

Climate Change [2]
Government [28]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: NY Times [29], 03/14/2019
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Environmental (In)Justice Coverage Grows, As More Media Take Note [30]

Environmental justice-related stories are expected to get more attention in the news media in 2019. But that’s not because the challenge of protecting marginalized communities from lopsided environmental impacts is being met. This week’s TipSheet explains, in a look-ahead to environmental justice stories making the news, the many forms the problem takes, the many communities affected and the emerging notion of “climate justice.”

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Activism [32]
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Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Politics [36]
Government [28]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [39]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [40]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [44]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [46]
Northwest (OR WA) [47]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
International [49]
Mexico [50]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
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"7 Found Guilty In Killing Of Honduran Environmental Activist" [51]

"A Honduran court found seven people guilty of participating in the 2016 murder of prize-winning indigenous and environmental rights activist Berta Caceres, while acquitting an eighth suspect in a case that has drawn international attention."

Activism [32]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [7]
Source: AP [52], 11/30/2018
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