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America's 'Most Endangered Rivers' List: Sewage, Toxic Algae, Construction [1]

"Water scarcity, overuse and development are among the reasons why 10 waterways across the nation were ranked this year’s most endangered rivers by the advocacy group American Rivers."

Activism [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Planning & Growth [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: USA TODAY [16], 04/18/2024
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"'Reprehensible': Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrates Civil Rights Convention" [17]

"Al Sharpton invited methane representatives to his National Action Network convention, where they fear-mongered attendees about renewables."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [21]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: HEATED [23], 04/18/2024
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"Trump Rails Against Wind Energy In Fundraising Pitch To Oil Executives" [24]

"“I hate wind,” the former president told oil industry officials at a recent Mar-a-Lago dinner, doubling down on promises to end this form of clean energy."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Technology [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [26], 04/18/2024
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Climate Change Damage Could Cost $38 Trillion Per Year By 2050: Study [27]

"Damage to farming, infrastructure, productivity, and health from climate change will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050, German government-backed research finds, a figure almost certain to rise as human activity emits more greenhouse gases."

Agriculture [28]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [18]
Infrastructure [8]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [30]
Source: Reuters [31], 04/18/2024
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"Climate Change Played A Role In Killing Tens Of Thousands Of People In 2023" [32]

"At nine years old, Carter Vigh loved soccer, his friends, and dancing to music. ... Carter also had asthma. The hot temperatures and dense wildfire smoke that enveloped the Vighs’ British Columbia home, 100 Mile House, in the summer of 2023 exacerbated his asthma and killed him."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [5]
People & Population [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [30]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [33], 04/18/2024
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"Texas Hack May Be First Disruption Of U.S. Water System By Russia" [34]

"In January, an alert citizen in Muleshoe, Tex., was driving by a park and noticed that a water tower was overflowing. Authorities soon determined the system that controlled the city’s water supply had been hacked. In two hours, tens of thousands of gallons of water had flowed into the street and drain pipes."

Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [5]
Government [35]
Infrastructure [8]
Military [36]
Technology [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [30]
Source: Washington Post [37], 04/18/2024
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May 5, 2025 to May 7, 2025

World Press Freedom Day Conference [38]

Belgium and UNESCO will host the 32nd World Press Freedom Day Conference in Brussels. This year's theme is "Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media." A one-day in-person event will take place on May 7 on information as a public good in the age of AI.

Professional Meetings [39]
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Public [14]
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Journalism & Media [21]
People & Population [22]
Region: 
International [30]
Europe [40]
May 1, 2024

Environmental Journalists on the Frontlines of Democracy [41]

Prior to this year's World Press Freedom Day, the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program, in partnership with SEJ, will celebrate the important role of environmental journalism and highlight the need to protect journalists around the world from surveillance, censorship, oppression and violence. 10am ET.

Other Events [42]
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Public [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [21]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [43]
International [30]

"Divers In The Philippines Create Nurseries For Rescued Coral" [44]

"A group of scuba diving experts and enthusiasts are setting up coral nurseries in a popular dive spot south of Philippine capital Manila to help in the propagation and recovery of damaged coral."

Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [4]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Natural Resources [10]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [30]
Australia & Oceania [45]
Source: Reuters [46], 04/17/2024
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"This Long Island Tribe Is Dealing With the Impact of Climate Change" [47]

"Becky Genia has spent most of her 67 years on the Shinnecock Reservation, 800 acres on the far eastern side of Long Island’s Shinnecock Bay. Sandwiched between multimillion-dollar mansions and yacht clubs that serve as a playground for uber-rich New Yorkers, it may be hard to imagine a bigger threat to the tiny spit of land than encroaching development. But climate change looms even larger."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [29]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [22]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Source: Sierra [49], 04/17/2024
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