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"Even Before Fiona, Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Was Poised For Failure" [1]

"The hurricane winds that knocked out power to the entire island of Puerto Rico over the weekend encountered an electrical grid that experts liken to a house of cards: a fragile, decrepit, patchwork system running on old equipment that has failed to substantially modernize since the U.S. territory’s deadliest storm, Hurricane Maria, swept through five years before."

Energy & Fuel [2]

Infrastructure [3]

Public [4]

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Source: Washington Post [6], 09/20/2022

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Vulnerable Nations Demand Global Tax To Pay For Climate Loss And Damage [7]

"The world’s most vulnerable countries are preparing to take on the richest economies with a demand for urgent finance – potentially including new taxes on fossil fuels or flying – for the irrecoverable losses they are suffering from the climate crisis, leaked documents show."

Climate Change [8]

Disasters [9]

Economy & Business [10]

Public [4]

International [11]

Source: Guardian [12], 09/20/2022

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"Fiona Barrels Toward Turks And Caicos As Cat. 3 Hurricane" [13]

"Hurricane Fiona barreled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm, prompting the government to impose a curfew."

Climate Change [8]

Disasters [9]

Water & Oceans [14]

Public [4]

Central America & the Caribbean [15]

Source: AP [16], 09/20/2022

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Author Shares Unorthodox Look at the Ways of Water [17]

How water moves through the global ecosystem and shapes our landscapes is the subject of a must-read new book by writer Erica Gies, according to BookShelf editor Tom Henry. A significant part of water’s story is how humanity invariably fails when trying to manipulate it. But hope may reside with Gies’ various “water detectives,” who explore how to “let water go where it wants to go.”

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BookShelf [18]

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Climate Change [8]

Environmental Health [19]

Natural Resources [20]

Water & Oceans [14]

Wildlife [21]

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National (U.S.) [22]

California [23]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [25]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]

International [11]

Canada [26]

Africa [27]

Asia [28]

Europe [29]

Middle East [30]

South America [31]

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Methane, a Key Global Warming Source, Is Targeted by Nations [32]

Carbon dioxide may get more attention, but the second-most damaging greenhouse gas, methane, is now the focus of a global pledge to cut emissions 30% by 2030. As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists publishing project focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at methane with energy reporter Nushin Huq. A primer on the climate-related problems of methane and the promise of methane-based solutions. Plus, watch a recent SEJ methane solutions webinar [33] and see our Methane and Climate Change Toolbox [34].

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Special Reports [35]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [36]

Climate Change [8]

Energy & Fuel [2]

Environmental Health [19]

Environmental Politics [37]

Environmental Studies [38]

Government [39]

Journalism & Media [40]

Natural Resources [20]

Policy [41]

Pollution [42]

Region:

National (U.S.) [22]

Alaska and Hawaii [43]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [25]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [44]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [5]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]

International [11]

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EPA-Mandated Regional Haze Plans Open Horizons on Local, State Stories [46]

A Biden administration move to force states to submit cleanup plans for regional haze offers opportunities to report air pollution news in your area, writes the latest TipSheet. The Clean Air Act regulatory program, focused on parks and wilderness areas, is not just about the scenery, but human health too. The backstory and the list of states, plus reporting resources and story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [47]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [48]

Health [49]

Journalism & Media [40]

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National (U.S.) [22]

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Public [4]

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September 20, 2022 to September 23, 2022

Clean Energy Justice (CEJ) Convergence [50]

More than 45 organizations will come together in Pittsburgh to stand in solidarity with people around the world working to advance truly clean energy justice. CEJ will spotlight Indigenous leaders from the Lummi Nation and frontline community activists from SW Pennsylvania, the Pacific Northwest and the Gulf Coast.

Other Events [51]

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Activism [52]

Climate Change [8]

Energy & Fuel [2]

Environmental Justice [53]

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National (U.S.) [22]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [54]

September 9, 2022

Sustain What? Telling Stories With Graphics [55]

Watch the recording of Dale Willman (Columbia Climate School’s Resilience Media Project) having a discussion with graphics editor Mira Rojanasakul of the New York Times, who designed the Aug 12, 2022 article "The Coming California Megastorm." 1:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [51]

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Journalism & Media [40]

"Flight of the Condors" [56]

"Once pushed to the brink of extinction, condors are soaring in Northern California skies again with the help of an Indigenous tribe and a team of scientists."

Biodiversity [57]

Wildlife [21]

Public [4]

California [23]

Source: Washington Post [58], 09/19/2022