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August 23, 2024

DEADLINE: Negri First Amendment Institute

The New England First Amendment Coalition will host its 14th annual investigative journalism institute from Oct 20-22, 2024 at Northeastern University in Boston. Journalists within New England can apply by Aug 23 for this tuition-free program. Limited scholarships are available to cover hotel and travel expenses.

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Vermont’s Flood-Wracked Capital City Ponders A Rebuild -- And Climate

"A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. A nearby office supply and gift store did the same in 2011 because it liked a different space that came with a bonus: it was higher and farther from the river."

Source: AP, 08/08/2023

Massachusetts Rejects Request To Discharge Radioactive Water Into Bay

"Massachusetts environmental regulators have denied a request by the company dismantling a shuttered nuclear power plant to release more than 1 million gallons (3.8 million liters) of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay."

Source: AP, 07/26/2023

Dangerous Inland Flooding in Reporters’ Forecast

While much attention is paid to hurricane flooding along the coasts, recent disasters in the Northeast United States brought home the dangers of flooding inland. The latest TipSheet has the basics, plus more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources for local journalists to prepare for coverage of inland floods.

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Vermont Floods Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change

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"This week’s flooding in Vermont, in which heavy rainfall caused destruction even miles from any river, is evidence of an especially dangerous climate threat: Catastrophic flooding can increasingly happen anywhere, with almost no warning. And the United States, experts warn, is nowhere close to ready for that threat."

Source: NYTimes, 07/12/2023

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