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August 20, 2024

Fuel, Foul Air and Fallout: The Health Tolls of Energy and Defense in the U.S. [1]

Join the Pulitzer Center for three virtual discussions about projects that investigate how extractive industries and defense impact Americans’ health. Register for one or all, on July 25, Aug 13 and 20, 2024.

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Air [4]
Chemicals [5]
Climate Change [6]
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Military [11]
Pollution [12]
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National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [15]
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]

"The Siting Of An Offshore Wind Port Raises New Conflicts In Maine" [21]

"Coastal residents are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry."

Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: Energy News Network [26], 07/17/2024
  • Read more about "The Siting Of An Offshore Wind Port Raises New Conflicts In Maine" [21]

Vermont Floods Raise Concerns About State’s Hundreds Of Aging Dams [27]

"The latest flooding in Vermont has added fresh urgency to concerns about the hundreds of dams in the state, a third of which are more than a century old."

Climate Change [6]
Disasters [28]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Infrastructure [30]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: AP [31], 07/15/2024
  • Read more about Vermont Floods Raise Concerns About State’s Hundreds Of Aging Dams [27]
July 31, 2024

DEADLINE: Dart Center's Reporting Safely in Crisis Zones Course [32]

The Dart Center, in partnership with the ACOS Alliance and the Bronx Documentary Center, is offering its annual four-day crisis zones reporting course to 16 freelance journalists at no cost. The course will be held October 3-6, 2024, at the Bronx Documentary Center in New York City. Apply by Jul 31.

Workshops and Fellowships [33]
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Disasters [28]
Journalism & Media [10]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
International [34]

Underfunded NYC Parks Dept. Losing Fight Against Invasives, Disrepair, Climate [35]

"Mayor Adams’ proposed budget cuts may place an outsized burden on park conservancies and small volunteer groups. With less than 1 percent of the city budget spent on parks, they’re finding it harder and harder to keep up."

Activism [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Environmental Politics [22]
Government [38]
Infrastructure [30]
Natural Resources [24]
Wildlife [39]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 06/25/2024
  • Read more about Underfunded NYC Parks Dept. Losing Fight Against Invasives, Disrepair, Climate [35]

The Northeast Has Unexpected Old-Growth Forests That Survived Colonial Axes [41]

"Expanding the remaining patches may hold the key to ecological resilience in the centuries to come".

Forests [42]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: Sierra [43], 06/13/2024
  • Read more about The Northeast Has Unexpected Old-Growth Forests That Survived Colonial Axes [41]

As Summer Nears, 80 NYC Neighborhoods Ranked Highly Vulnerable to Heat [44]

"Outside the steps of her South Bronx apartment, Jill Hanson is thinking about the lack of green spaces as another hot summer descends upon New York City. Her neighborhood, Mott Haven, is among 80 communities considered highly threatened by humidity and high temperatures under a new Heat Vulnerability Index developed by Columbia University and the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene."

Climate Change [6]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [45]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 06/11/2024
  • Read more about As Summer Nears, 80 NYC Neighborhoods Ranked Highly Vulnerable to Heat [44]

"Maine’s Biggest Water District Sues Over So-Called Forever Chemicals" [47]

"The biggest water district in Maine is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals in the hopes of recouping costs of monitoring and treating polluted wastewater."

Chemicals [5]
Consumer [48]
Environmental Health [8]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: AP [49], 06/06/2024
  • Read more about "Maine’s Biggest Water District Sues Over So-Called Forever Chemicals" [47]

NYC Had A Bold Plan To Tax Drivers And Fund Transit. The Governor Killed It. [50]

"What would have been America’s first congestion pricing experiment has been delayed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, leaving public transit in a financial hole."

Air [4]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [22]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [51]
Pollution [12]
Transportation [52]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: Washington Post [53], 06/06/2024
  • Read more about NYC Had A Bold Plan To Tax Drivers And Fund Transit. The Governor Killed It. [50]

First-in-US Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts [54]

"FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — After years of planning and months of drilling, a first-in-the-nation, neighborhood-scale geothermal heating and cooling project came online here on Tuesday."

Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Infrastructure [30]
Technology [55]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [56], 06/05/2024
  • Read more about First-in-US Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts [54]

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