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For Bangladesh Climate Migrants, Pandemic Job Cuts Fuel 'Multiple Crises' [1]

"Bangladesh is one of the world's largest exporters of labour, but thousands have been left without work as the pandemic slows economies around the world".

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [4]
People & Population [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Asia [8]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [9], 10/04/2021

"China’s Power Cuts Shut Down Factories, Fuel Climate Goal Pushback" [10]

"Last Friday, the lights went out across northeast China. Cars piled up at intersections under blacked-out stoplights. Residents took to social media to complain about needing to walk up dozens of flights of stairs to get home. Sales of candles increased tenfold, according to state media."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Public [7]
Asia [8]
Source: Washington Post [13], 09/30/2021

Getting Glasgow — Covering the Climate Conference From Afar [14]

A critically important global gathering to advance the Paris climate accords gets underway in Scotland next month. And the latest TipSheet offers an extensive walk-through on the UN meeting — basic terminology and negotiating aims, global politics, green climate funds and more — to help environmental journalists report on it with relevance, whether from there or home.

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Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Policy [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
International [21]
Asia [8]
Australia & Oceania [22]
Europe [23]
Middle East [24]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

The 9/11 Legacy — Fear Drew Curtain Over Environmental Information [25]

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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Activism [27]
Agriculture [28]
Air [29]
Chemicals [30]
Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [16]
Food [31]
Government [17]
Health [32]
Infrastructure [12]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
People & Population [5]
Policy [19]
Transportation [35]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
California [37]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
International [21]
Africa [39]
Asia [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story [40]

Recent images of flooded-out homes are a potent reminder to environmental reporters that where and how houses are built are major factors in how they will survive increasingly common extreme weather-related flooding. The latest TipSheet takes a look at how construction and zoning codes play a role, with story ideas and resources to cover the issue in your region.

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TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Planning & Growth [41]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
International [21]
Asia [8]
Europe [23]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

"A New Breed of Crisis: War and Warming Collide in Afghanistan" [45]

"Afghanistan embodies a new breed of international crisis, where the hazards of war collide with the hazards of climate change, creating a nightmarish feedback loop that punishes some of the world’s most vulnerable people and destroys their countries’ ability to cope."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [12]
Military [46]
People & Population [5]
Public [7]
Asia [8]
Source: NYTimes [47], 09/01/2021

"On the Move With Mongolia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders" [48]

"A morning mist filled the valley near Hatgal, a small village at the southern tip of Lake Khovsgol in north central Mongolia. Glancing at the figures between the fragrant pines and larches, I could hardly distinguish the silhouettes of the reindeer from those of their herders."

Biodiversity [49]
Climate Change [2]
Natural Resources [50]
People & Population [5]
Wildlife [51]
Public [7]
Asia [8]
Source: NYTimes [52], 08/25/2021

Born To Be Wild: India’s First Captive-Bred Endangered Vultures Set Free [53]

"Numbers of the country’s carrion-loving birds dropped by over 97% in the 1990s. Now, a successful breeding scheme is giving them a boost".

Agriculture [28]
Biodiversity [49]
Chemicals [30]
Wildlife [51]
Public [7]
Asia [8]
Source: Guardian [54], 08/20/2021

A Chance To Widen Public Information About Chemical Hazards [55]

For years, public information about some of the deadliest chemical security risks has been limited. But now that the Biden EPA is exploring the issue, our latest WatchDog opinion column explains why this is such an important open information issue for environmental reporters and other journalists.

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Chemicals [30]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Justice [56]
Health [32]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [33]
People & Population [5]
Policy [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
International [21]
Asia [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must [57]

"China’s breathtaking economic growth created cities ill-equipped to face extreme weather. Last week’s dramatic floods showed that much will have to change."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Planning & Growth [41]
Public [7]
Asia [8]
Source: NYTimes [58], 07/26/2021

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