"Flooding Could Expose Toxic Soil In City Neighborhoods"
"Climate change is surfacing industries’ toxic legacy in marginalized communities."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 07/26/2022
Water & Oceans
WTO Deal on Fishing Subsidies May Reduce Ocean Overfishing
A new World Trade Organization agreement to limit global overfishing may yield important stories for environmental journalists, as billions of people around the world rely on already heavily exploited fish stocks as their main source of protein. This Backgrounder offers details on the pact and how it tries to address the problem, while providing resources for your reporting.
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Covering Sharks in Shark Week's Wake — You're Gonna Need a Bigger Meme
Despite how it looks on annual summer “shark attack”-style TV programming, the danger sharks represent to humans is dwarfed by the danger we represent to sharks. The latest TipSheet explores how mass media can distort the reality behind sharks and miss the point of their ecological value — and sheer wonder. Get ideas to better report the real story behind sharks.
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Can Qatar’s World Cup Really Be Carbon Neutral?
Qatar — the world’s highest carbon emitter on a per capita basis — made big promises in its winning bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But will they deliver? Doha-based journalism professor Craig LaMay writes that while sports megaevent hosts face increasing pressure to address environmental concerns, critical coverage of their follow-through is challenging, especially in countries with no free press or public right to government information.
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"Japan Regulators Approve Release Of Fukushima Water Into Sea"
"Japan's nuclear regulators have approved a plan to release into the ocean water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the government said on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 07/22/2022
"A Painful Deadline Nears as Colorado River Reservoirs Run Critically Low"
"The federal government has told states to agree on urgent water cuts to ensure dams can keep generating power. Researchers say reductions once considered “unthinkable” may be necessary in the long term."
Source: NYTimes, 07/22/2022
"Huge Wildfire, Drought Package Readied For House Votes"
"A package of 48 bills related to wildfire, forest management and drought will reach House floor in one giant measure next week as Democrats try to push through their version of how best to tackle the climate crisis on public lands."
Source: E&E News, 07/22/2022
"Officials: Starvation Threat Not Over For Florida Manatees"
"Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to the record-setting numbers in 2021, but wildlife officials cautioned Wednesday that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals."
Source: AP, 07/21/2022
"Shifting Sands: Carolina’s Outer Banks Face a Precarious Future"
"Despite the risks of building on barrier islands, developers kept constructing homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Now, as sea level rises and storms become more frequent and powerful, the famed vacation spot is fighting an increasingly difficult battle to keep from washing away."
Source: YaleE360, 07/21/2022
Offshore Fish Farms: Source Of Food Production - Or Of Ocean Pollution?
"Deep-sea aquaculture is proliferating around the planet, promising to ‘feed the world’. Yet many fear the harm this new frontier could wreak on marine life".
Source: Guardian, 07/20/2022
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