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Will State, Local Government Replace Feds on Climate Change? [1]

Even if the incoming Trump Administration retreats from climate action, as many fear, state and local governments may fill the gap on climate policy. Our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a closer look, and offers sources and resources to help you cover the more localized climate stories that may result.

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Air [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Policy [8]
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National (U.S.) [9]
California [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Northwest (OR WA) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Canada [18]
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Northeast Christmas Tree Farmers Get Drought In Their Stockings [20]

"Drought has killed many young trees on farms across New England. Farmers are strugglng to adapt, by planting new varieties and considering drip irrigation systems."

Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [4]
Forests [22]
Public [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [23], 12/13/2016

Offshore Wind, Which Trump Fought In Scotland, Now Online In U.S. [24]

"The Block Island Wind Farm, a 30 megawatt (or 30 million-watt) installment off the Rhode Island coast, went into regular operation Monday — marking the beginning of a bona fide new source of electricity in the United States."

Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: Wash Post [26], 12/13/2016

"Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution" [27]

 

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Planning & Growth [29]
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Covering Wildfire Is No Longer Seasonal Work [30]

Deadly fires that swept Tennessee are harbingers of a new normal for these massive burns, driven by drought and climate factors to become a year-round, multi-region phenomenon. Our in-depth backgrounder offers dozens of resources, plus tips and ideas for improving your wildfire coverage.

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Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [31]
Forests [22]
Journalism & Media [32]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
California [10]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
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"The 100-Yard Deception" [34]

"Insider documents reveal a trail of deception as leading turf company, FieldTurf, sold high-end sports fields to taxpayers in towns and schools across N.J. and U.S., knowing they might fall apart."

Environmental Health [35]
Public [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: NJ Advance [36], 12/05/2016

"New Hampshire Looks for Answers Behind Oyster Outbreaks" [37]

"For the past 25 years, researcher Stephen Jones has tried to understand the threat that bacteria may pose to oysters in New Hampshire's Great Bay estuary. He often couldn't get funding to study the problem. But that is beginning to change as scientists notice 'something is going on.'"

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [35]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Public [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: AP [39], 12/05/2016

Will Midnight Monuments Be Coming in Obama’s Final Days? [40]

The Obama administration has already used the century-old Antiquities Act to protect public lands more often than any president perhaps since FDR. Will the outgoing White House make additional controversial last-minute designations? Here are at least five possible locales to watch, in our newest TipSheet. Image: © Clipart.com [41]

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Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [22]
Natural Resources [43]
Policy [8]
Water & Oceans [44]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
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"Lead Tainting Geneva's Soil Kept Hidden For 30 Years" [46]

"GENEVA, N.Y. - Thirty years ago, New York state officials first uncovered evidence that toxic metals from an old foundry in this historic Finger Lakes city had contaminated an adjoining neighborhood."

Environmental Health [35]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [47]
Public [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [14]
Source: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle [48], 11/14/2016
November 16, 2016

SEJ New York City Post-Election Meetup Nov. 16 [49]

The outcome of the 2016 election will have an enormous impact on environmental and climate policy both in the U.S. and across the globe. Join other NYC-based SEJ members to share ideas about different approaches to environmental and climate policy coverage in the final months of the Obama administration. SEJ President Bobby Magill (and your Meetup Group host) will also be on hand to hear your ideas about the future of SEJ as we look ahead to a new era of leadership with our incoming ED.

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