"The Marine Lab in the Path of Fury"
"At the DeFelice Marine Center, researchers and staff are living, working, and adapting to climate change in real time."
Source: Hakai, 11/03/2022
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ESA Inaction Spells Trouble for an Iconic Grassland Bird
The lesser prairie-chicken is in dire need of protection, but a decision on listing it under the Endangered Species Act is months overdue. Environmental reporter Mike Smith looks at the causes and potential consequences of the bureaucratic delay and muses on whether this unique bird will go the way of its even more imperiled relative, the Attwater’s prairie-chicken.
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Could Biodiversity Be Bee’s Knees for Environmental Journalists This Fall?
While a global gathering on biodiversity this winter will be news in itself, enterprising reporters can also find many biodiversity stories in their own backyards. The latest TipSheet offers insight into the domestic U.S. battle over endangered species, with a tale of a Tennessee dam, and a better understanding of the biodiversity-habitat connection. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.
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"‘It’s Like A Death:’ What It’s Like To Leave One Flood-Prone Community"
"SOCASTEE, S.C. — On the day she would finally move to higher ground, Terri Straka awoke in the neighborhood where she had lived for three decades, but a place steadily becoming less recognizable."
Source: Washington Post, 10/25/2022
"U.S. EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Mississippi Capital's Water Crisis"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday opened an investigation into Mississippi state agencies to determine if they violated civil rights in the majority Black city of Jackson in the course of funding of the city's water infrastructure."
Source: Reuters, 10/21/2022
"Florida Sees Rise In Flesh-Eating Bacteria Amid Ian Concerns"
"Florida has seen an increase in cases of flesh-eating bacteria this year driven largely by a surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian."
Source: AP, 10/20/2022
Ruling Could Bring Trials Against Oil Majors Over Louisiana Wetlands Damage
"A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday ordered a nine-year-old lawsuit filed against oil and gas companies over damage to Louisiana's wetlands to be returned to state court for trial, potentially clearing the way for at least 41 similar suits -- alleging billions of dollars in damages -- to also move forward."
Source: Nola.com, 10/18/2022
"Weak Florida Planning Law Boosted Ian’s Destructive Power"
"Could the [Fort Meyers] region have been spared some of the damage with more aggressive planning and zoning? “Yes,” planners and resilience experts say. Sound land use planning builds stronger communities — physically, socially and politically. Yet Florida lawmakers effectively killed the state’s ability to check urban sprawl a decade ago with the passage of a reform measure called the 2011 Community Planning Act."
Source: E&E News, 10/14/2022
EPA Says Louisiana Regulation Of Air Pollution May Violate Civil Rights
"The state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health may be violating federal civil rights laws and regulations by allowing Black people to suffer disproportionate impacts from air pollution in Louisiana's industrial corridor, including an increased risk of cancer, the federal Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday."
Source: Nola.com, 10/14/2022
SEJ Remembers Long-Time Member David Sachsman
SEJ members mourn the passing of David Sachsman, the George R. West Jr. Chair of Excellence in Communication and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, on October 6, 2022.
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