"After Ida, U.S. Cities Eye More Equal Resilience Plans"
"New York and other U.S. cities are seeking to ensure their climate mitigation plans protect their most vulnerable communities".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/22/2021
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"Turkey’s Erdogan: Refugee Crisis From Climate Change Coming"
"Presaging “hundreds of millions” of climate change refugees, Turkey’s president said Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly that the world needs to find a way to contend with its existing refugees who are fleeing conflict."
Source: AP, 09/22/2021
"Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers"
"As climate change amplifies the health risks of extreme heat and pollution from wildfires, researchers scramble to protect farmworkers."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/22/2021
Extinction of Indigenous Languages Harms Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants
"A study at the University of Zurich in Switzerland shows that a large proportion of existing medicinal plant knowledge is linked to threatened Indigenous languages. In a regional study on the Amazon, New Guinea and North America, researchers concluded that 75% of medicinal plant uses are known in only one language."
Source: Mongabay, 09/21/2021
The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information
Twenty years after the attacks on 9/11, the war on terror has left many risks in the built environment under a cloak of secrecy. For WatchDog Opinion, keeping vital information about such preventable hazards under wraps from the public and journalists is not just wrong, but bad policy. Here’s why. Plus, a rundown for environment reporters of where exactly this secrecy reigns.
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Early Toxics Release Inventory Data Can Yield Scoops
In a few weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will officially release the latest year’s Toxics Release Inventory. But as Reporter’s Toolbox explains, you can get ahead of the data — and possibly generate some scoops. That’s because EPA quietly releases incomplete preliminary data months earlier. Top tips on making sense of the early data, along with nine smart story leads.
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Young Climate Activists Face Another Challenge: Fear Of The Future
"Young people coming of age in an era of climate disasters are trying to channel anxiety about the planet flooding and burning".
Source: Washington Post, 09/17/2021
"Cave With Ancient Indigenous Artwork Sold"
"A Missouri cave containing Native artwork from more than 1,000 years ago was sold at auction Tuesday, disappointing leaders of the Osage Nation who hoped to buy the land to “protect and preserve our most sacred site.”"
Source: AP, 09/17/2021
"Los Angeles County Votes To Phase Out Oil And Gas Drilling"
"Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to phase out oil and gas drilling and ban new drill sites in the unincorporated areas of the nation’s most populous county."
Source: AP, 09/17/2021
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