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"Biden Consoles Residents in Fire-Ravaged Colorado" [1]

"President Biden flew to Colorado on Friday to console residents suffering from swift wildfires that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes, while pointing to the devastation as evidence of the urgent need to address natural disasters rooted in the global climate crisis."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [9], 01/10/2022
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Grantee Suits Up To Ask If Honeybees Harm Native Species [10]

When Colorado-based freelance journalist Jennifer Oldham suited up in protective gear to investigate if commercial honeybee hives on public lands impact native bee populations, as well as to meet with federal scientists and visit a bee study site, it was a Fund for Environmental Journalism grant that helped her do it. Oldham shares her experience and advice in the latest FEJ StoryLog.

SEJ Publication Types: 
FEJ StoryLog [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [12]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Science [16]
Wildlife [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
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Public [7]
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Key National Dam Database Gets Major Upgrade [19]

Tens of thousands of dams around the United States provide important functions — but also represent critical environment or public safety risks. Now, one central resource to help environmental journalists cover these structures has been improved in important ways. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox walks you through the main changes to the National Inventory of Dams, and points out some lingering weaknesses.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Journalism & Media [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Policy [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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In the Year of the Electric Truck, Some Real Talk from Texas Auto Dealers [25]

"The transition to electric vehicles will enter a new phase this spring with the debut of the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck, the first all-electric edition of the country’s top-selling vehicle. In McKinney, Texas, a far-flung suburb of Dallas, the enthusiasm for the new model is running high, said Bob Tomes, owner of Bob Tomes Ford."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Transportation [29]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [30], 01/07/2022
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"Health Risks of Smoke and Ozone Rise in the West as Wildfires Worsen" [31]

"Simultaneous high levels of the two pollutants, which harm human health, are occurring with increasing frequency, researchers say."

"Dangerous levels of two air pollutants, ozone and smoke, are occurring in tandem with increasing frequency over widespread parts of the Western United States where millions of people live, researchers said Wednesday.

The two harmful pollutants are a result of worsening wildfires and extreme heat, and researchers suggest the increase is linked to climate change.

Air [32]
Chemicals [33]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [34]
Pollution [35]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [36], 01/07/2022
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"Monarch Butterfly Conservation Efforts Improve. Are They Enough?" [37]

"Monarch butterflies are having a moment — in court, on Capitol Hill and across the countryside. Some migrating populations are up from 2020’s devastating lows. Congress is kicking in more money. Endangered Species Act legal settlement talks are underway."

Biodiversity [38]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Wildlife [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [40], 01/07/2022
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"First Advanced Reactor Proposal Suffers Setback" [41]

"The license application for one of the first advanced nuclear reactor designs to undergo federal scrutiny suffered a setback today when regulators announced they were dismissing the proposal for lack of information."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [42]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [43], 01/07/2022
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Interior: US Has Twice As Many Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells As Was Thought [44]

"The U.S. has more than double the amount of abandoned oil and gas wells than previously thought, according to a preliminary analysis by the Interior Department."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [35]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [45], 01/07/2022
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Can Roadless Areas Help Stem the Extinction Crisis in the U.S.? [46]

"A new study looked at a group of forest lands that hold big conservation potential but aren’t adequately protected."

Biodiversity [38]
Forests [34]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [15]
Wildlife [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Revelator [47], 01/07/2022
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Over 40% of Americans Live In Counties Hit By Climate Disasters In 2021 [48]

"More than 4 in 10 Americans live in a county that was struck by climate-related extreme weather last year, according to a new Washington Post analysis of federal disaster declarations, and more than 80 percent experienced a heat wave."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [49], 01/07/2022
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