"Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Plans To Raze Old-Growth Forest"
"The plan to clear forest for quail habitat is raising the ire of hunters and hikers, as well as a bipartisan group of state lawmakers".
Source: Tennessee Lookout, 10/05/2021
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Climate Resiliency — When a Disaster Becomes a Cascade
It sometimes feels like journalists lurch from one catastrophe (or hurricane, flood, wildfire, heat wave) to the next. But that can mean missing the bigger story: Disasters, increasingly linked to climate extremes, are often interlocking events, in which one system failure causes the next and the next. The latest Backgrounder explores three case studies, and how news media can focus attention on steps toward resilience.
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Pushed To The Edge, La. Tribe Wonder Where To Go After Ida
"More than a month after Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm, battered Louisiana's coast, Roy and Annie Parfait still can't go home. The Native couple, elders of the Houma tribe, are staying with family while they wait to see if federal money comes through to help them repair their roof in Dulac."
Source: NPR, 10/04/2021
NC Civil Rights Groups Say Hog Waste ‘Biogas’ Harms Communities of Color
"Two North Carolina civil rights organizations have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the approval by state environmental regulators of a plan to produce “biogas” from vast waste lagoons at large industrial hog operations despite what they say is the likelihood that the project will increase air and water pollution."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/30/2021
Greatest Killer in New Orleans Wasn’t the Hurricane. It Was the Heat
"A huge power failure after Hurricane Ida left vulnerable residents in sweltering apartments for days. At least 10 deaths in the city have been tied to the heat."
Source: NYTimes, 09/16/2021
“Saving America’s Amazon: The Threat to Our Nation’s Most Biodiverse River System”
A slender new volume makes a substantial case for recognizing (and better protecting) one of America’s most diverse ecosystems — Alabama’s Mobile River Basin. BookShelf Editor Tom Henry reviews Ben Raines’ text, full of fascinating info, images and insights, and which serves as a reminder that some of our nation’s most precious, yet little-noted environments, can be found nearest home.
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Black People To Be Swept Aside For A South Carolina Freeway — Again
"In a planned highway widening project, 94 percent of displaced residents live in communities mostly consisting of Black and Brown people".
Source: Washington Post, 09/09/2021
Reclaiming Coal Country — Quest for a New Economy in Appalachia
Longtime energy and environment journalist Elizabeth McGowan traveled to southeast Kentucky to shine a light on efforts to diversify Appalachia’s longtime coal-based economy. In FEJ StoryLog, McGowan shares how her on-the-ground reporting approach, funded in part by the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism, yielded not only a powerful story, but insights into overcoming its challenges.
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Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story
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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"The Race To Rescue Florida’s Diseased Corals"
"Several years ago, a mysterious coral disease began decimating the Florida Reef. The only way to save the animals from extinction? An unprecedented mission to relocate them to facilities across the country."
Source: Washington Post, 09/02/2021
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