"A New Tundra, Engineered By Beavers"
"Once nonexistent in northwest Alaska, beavers are both benefiting from and changing a warming tundra."
Source: High Country News, 02/23/2022
Water & Oceans
Drought, Wildfires Pose New Threats To California Water Supply
"Already diminished by drought and extreme heat, California’s water supply will face yet another peril as wildfires continue to incinerate ever larger areas of forested land, according to new research."
Source: LA Times, 02/22/2022
"Ethiopia Turns On The Turbines At Giant Nile Hydropower Plant"
"Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause water shortages downstream."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2022
"Lawmakers Eye Grants To Fund Innovation To Save Right Whales"
"Lawmakers from Massachusetts and New Jersey want to set up a new grant program to help develop technology that assists in saving a rare species of whale from extinction."
Source: AP, 02/21/2022
"Watchdog To Probe EPA Handling Of City’s Lead-Tainted Water"
"Federal auditors announced an investigation Friday of how the government has dealt with lead contamination of drinking water in Benton Harbor, an impoverished, mostly Black city in southwest Michigan."
Source: AP, 02/21/2022
Climate Crisis May Quickly Confront U.S., World With National Security Threats
The climate-security nexus has drawn attention from the Biden administration, but less so elsewhere, even as security experts worry about climate change as a threat multiplier that can exacerbate other causes of conflict. Our new Backgrounder explores these concerns, with a look at how the issue has played out in recent U.S. politics. Plus, seven global regions where climate change may worsen ongoing conflict.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Region:
Visibility:
Making A Hard Rain Less Hard To Cover
As extreme precipitation, intensified by climate change, becomes a more frequent story for environmental journalists, recent coverage points to important holes in the rain data bucket. But the latest Reporter’s Toolbox identifies some useful government and commercial data resources that track and predict rainfall and offers suggestions on using the data they provide.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Region:
Visibility:
"UN To Review Japan’s Plan To Release Fukushima Water Into Pacific"
"A UN nuclear taskforce has promised to prioritise safety as it launches a review of controversial plans by Japan to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water into the ocean from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant."
Source: Guardian, 02/18/2022
Weather Disasters Affected 1 In 10 Homes In The Country Last Year: Report
"Extreme weather affected more than 14.5 million homes in the United States last year, causing an estimated $56.92 billion in property damage, according to a report released this morning by CoreLogic, a property information and analytics provider."
Source: Washington Post, 02/18/2022
Biden Touts $1 Billion In Funding For Great Lakes Cleanup In Ohio Trip
"President Biden visited Ohio on Thursday to tout $1 billion in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed last year that will be used to clean and restore environmentally degraded sites around the Great Lakes, a major source of drinking water in the region."
Source: Washington Post, 02/18/2022
Pages
