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"'We're All Maui': Climate Change Tests Emergency Alert Systems Across US" [1]

"This summer has been one of weather extremes across the United States, a season of intense heat waves, torrential storms and runaway wildfires that have tested how well prepared public safety officials and the emergency warning systems they oversee are for the changing climate."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Government [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [8], 08/28/2023
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"First Crops, Now Animals: Climate Change Hurts Bangladesh Farmers" [9]

"Along Bangladesh's southern coast, farmers threatened by the impacts of climate change are striving to boost their resilience to rising salinity in the soil and water by growing salt-tolerant crops and turning to innovative agriculture techniques."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Public [6]
Asia [11]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [12], 08/28/2023
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Louisiana Wildfires Force More Evacuations; 17 Parishes Under Emergency [13]

"Unpredictable winds, continued extreme heat and ultra-dry conditions fueled wildfires Saturday in western Louisiana, with officials ordering more residents to evacuate late into the evening."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Forests [14]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: States Newsroom [16], 08/28/2023
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"New Dawn For Arctic’s First People: The Inuit Plan To Reclaim Their Sea" [17]

"The environment Inuit have lived in for millennia is changing fast. Canada’s government once ignored Indigenous knowledge of it but now they are jointly creating the Nunatsiavut conservation area".

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Public [6]
Canada [20]
Source: Guardian [21], 08/28/2023
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"Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open." [22]

"Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings."

"On a sunny afternoon in a cluttered music room at East High in Denver, two sophomores practiced violin while their music teacher, Keith Oxman, labored over a desk in an adjoining office.

The ceiling fans were off to prevent the sheet music from scattering. The windows were sealed shut. East High is Denver’s largest high school and among the oldest, and there is no modern ventilation system.

Air [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Infrastructure [25]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [28], 08/28/2023
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Ecuador’s Government Plans to Keep Drilling in National Park, Despite Vote [29]

"After Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted to ban new oil wells in a prized national park, the government challenged the legitimacy of the referendum and said it would continue drilling."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Justice [18]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [19]
Public [6]
South America [32]
Source: YaleE360 [33], 08/28/2023
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"After America’s Summer Of Extreme Weather, ‘Next Year May Well Be Worse’" [34]

"It’s been a strange, cruel summer in the United States. From the dystopian orange skies above New York to the deadly immolation of a historic coastal town in Hawaii, the waning summer has been a stark demonstration of the escalating climate crisis – with experts warning that worse is to come."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [35]
Source: Guardian [36], 08/28/2023
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"Tropical Storm Idalia Expected To Hit Florida As Hurricane" [37]

"Tropical Storm Idalia has formed in the Caribbean and could strengthen into a hurricane, bringing high winds and storm surges to Cuba and Florida later this week."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: Reuters [39], 08/28/2023
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Data on Pesticide Incidents Openly Available for First Time [40]

A decade’s worth of government pesticide data — only available before through FOIA — has been made newly available. And, explains the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, it can lead to revealing environmental, public health and environmental justice stories. More on how the data came to be compiled and advice on using it smartly, along with some caveats.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [42]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [18]
Food [43]
Health [44]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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Storm Warning — How To Prepare for Weather Disaster Reporting [45]

Major storms hit hard and fast. Successful on-the-ground coverage requires advance prep and consideration of how to deal with challenges. Seasoned reporter Emily Foxhall has learned a lot from Hurricane Harvey and other disasters — sometimes the hard way. She shares tips for planning, packing and getting colleagues back home to help with logistics, plus some reminders about self-care.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
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Public [6]
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