"How Climate Migration Will Reshape America"
"Millions will be displaced. Where will they go?"
Source: ProPublica/NYTimes Magazine, 09/16/2020
Planning & Growth
"Environmental Justice Becomes Part of California City Planning"
"More than 140 cities and counties in California intend to update their long-term plans over the next two years to include environmental justice, meaning air pollution, water quality, and other factors affecting disadvantaged communities would get a closer look."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/27/2020
Flood Strategy Shifts to ‘Unavoidable’ Relocation of Whole Neighborhoods
"Using tax dollars to move whole communities out of flood zones, an idea long dismissed as radical, is swiftly becoming policy, marking a new and more disruptive phase of climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 08/27/2020
Bringing Stories Home Under Lockdown, With Remote Video Interviews
They’ve long been a staple of the news business. But now, with the pandemic continuing to keep journalists from their subjects, remote video interviews have become an essential tool. And even newbie video reporters can quickly learn the basics. Science video producer Eli Kintisch shares a quick eight-step remote video setup and some simple tricks of the trade, in this SEJournal how-to.
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"Progressive Mayors Missed The Chance To Remake Cities During Lockdown"
In Europe, policymakers have seized on the coronavirus pandemic to re-envision how cities should look, feel and function. ... So far, American policymakers have shown noticeably less ambition."
Source: HuffPost, 08/21/2020
"Walls or Wetlands? How Southeast Cities Are Grappling With Rising Seas"
"Climate change is already leaving Southeast cities swamped. Experts from the Southern Environmental Law Center explain how communities are planning for a wetter future."
Source: The Revelator, 08/18/2020
Deadly Diseases From Wildlife Thrive When Nature Is Destroyed: Study
"The human destruction of natural ecosystems increases the numbers of rats, bats and other animals that harbour diseases that can lead to pandemics such as Covid-19, a comprehensive analysis has found."
Source: Guardian, 08/06/2020
Disaster Aid Sometimes Helps Fund the Next Disaster
As hurricane season gets into full swing, a perpetual paradox reemerges — does disaster aid help or harm? Government financial assistance in a disaster’s wake may seem a boon, but could it just encourage communities to repeat the mistakes of the past? The latest TipSheet explores the question and provides context, reporting resources and story ideas.
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"Where Will Everyone Go?"
"Early in 2019, a year before the world shut its borders completely, Jorge A. knew he had to get out of Guatemala. The land was turning against him. For five years, it almost never rained. ... Jorge knew then that if he didn’t get out of Guatemala, his family might die, too."
Source: ProPublica/NYTimes Magazine, 07/24/2020
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