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As Locales Move to Decarbonize Buildings, Will States Ban Gas Bans? [1]

While climate change is certainly a global phenomenon, conflicts over addressing it often turn on local concerns. Case in point: Community bans on the use of the fossil fuel methane (aka natural gas), which has in turn prompted some states to ban the bans themselves. The latest TipSheet explains the bans and how they play into the climate change debate, plus story ideas and resources.

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Canadian Dam Owner Sues Maine Over Effort To Remove 4 Kennebec Dams [23]

"The Canadian conglomerate that owns most of the dams in Maine has sued the state over the high-stakes battle over the future of four dams on the lower section of the Kennebec River and the survival of Atlantic salmon in the United States."

Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Canada [25]
Source: Portland Press Herald [26], 09/29/2021
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"How Can New York City Prepare for the Next Ida? Here’s a To-Do List." [27]

"The recipe sounds simple: Improve drainage. Use plants, tanks and barriers to slow water. But it takes money and cooperation."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [28]
Infrastructure [9]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: NYTimes [30], 09/20/2021
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"Judge: Construction Can Continue On Most Of $1B Corridor" [31]

"Construction on a 145-mile (233-kilometer) electricity transmission corridor in western Maine can continue while litigation proceeds over a 1-mile section that was leased by the state, a state Supreme Court justice ruled."

Energy & Fuel [6]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: AP [32], 09/20/2021
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"New York Sets 2035 Zero-Emission Passenger Car Goal" [33]

"New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed into law a bill that sets a goal for all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks to be zero-emission models by 2035, joining the state of California in attempting to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles."

Climate Change [4]
Consumer [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [34]
Public [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: Reuters [35], 09/09/2021
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Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story [36]

Recent images of flooded-out homes are a potent reminder to environmental reporters that where and how houses are built are major factors in how they will survive increasingly common extreme weather-related flooding. The latest TipSheet takes a look at how construction and zoning codes play a role, with story ideas and resources to cover the issue in your region.

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Climate Change [4]
Disasters [28]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Planning & Growth [37]
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"At Least 8 Dead as Ida Swamps New York City Area" [42]

"The New York area was under a state of emergency on Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida barreled into the region with furious, wind-driven rain that led to at least eight deaths, all but halted subway service and destroyed homes in New Jersey."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: NYTimes [43], 09/02/2021
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"Lobster Fishing Will Face Restrictions To Try To Save Whales" [44]

"America’s lobster fishing industry will face a host of new harvesting restrictions amid a new push from the federal government to try to save a vanishing species of whale."

Biodiversity [45]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: AP [46], 09/01/2021
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September 25, 2024 to September 26, 2024

Radically Rural Summit [47]

The Knight Foundation and Lenfest Institute for Journalism have provided grant funding to cover the costs for a select number of journalists to attend the summit in Keene, NH (including transportation, lodging and meals). 

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"Trump Adviser Involved In Vineyard Wind Opposition" [50]

"The two Nantucket women said they were suing the federal government because they wanted to save the North Atlantic right whale from offshore wind. Then a former member of President Trump’s EPA transition team stepped to the microphone to commend them for their bravery."

Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
Source: E&E News [51], 08/27/2021
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