Between the Lines: Rain of Steel — Covering the Environment, Health Fallout of Unexploded Ordnance
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Got Methyl Mercaptan? Group Maps Chemical Risks Data
It was news when a leak of methyl mercaptan killed four workers at a DuPont chemical plant in La Porte, Texas, November 15, 2014. Maps and data are available to any environmental journalists who want to know about similar hazards near them, thanks to Amanda Frank at the Center for Effective Government.
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"Climate Change Emerges as Priority for Black And Hispanic Voters"
"It is a point noted with some morbid curiosity year after year — climate change ranks low on the list of Americans’ priorities. But this version of the story tends to exclude the concerns of those whose interests are often marginalized at the polls and left out of legislation: people of color."
Source: Aljazeera America, 11/03/2014
As Islands Submerge in Bay, Residents Refuse To Desert Homes, Heritage
"The Chesapeake Bay was once home to more than a dozen offshore island communities — tight-knit villages with enough land for baseball diamonds and with marshes thick with crabs and fish."
Source: Bay Journal, 10/31/2014
Living in Harm’s Way: Louisiana’s Struggle Between Land and Sea
After Katrina, Louisiana may have hit the national spotlight for a time, but coastal communities elsewhere around the country will have to find their own answers to the question “Why does anyone still live there in harm’s way?” — even as more and more people move toward the coast and the water moves ever closer to them.
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Realities of Coastal Living Often Forgotten, Until the Worst Hits
In the effort to help all coastal communities face with the realities that the Gulf of Mexico is their neighbor and sea level rise is inching up relentlessly, lessons can be learned from Louisiana as it works to adapt and to mitigate flood risk.
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Toxics: Find Kids at Risk in Your Congressional District
The Center for Effective Government has compiled an interactive mapping database of some of the most dangerous chemical facilities in the U.S., showing their proximity to schools. The group also mapped which Congressional districts contain the most schoolkids at risk.
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Population Growth Outpaces Food Supply in Conflict-Ravaged Sahel: Study
"The Sahel region's ability to produce food is not keeping pace with its growing population, and global warming will only exacerbate the imbalance, according to a new study."
Source: Thomson Reuters, 10/21/2014
"Climate Change Threatens Arctic Food Security And Culture"
"As sea ice melts and permafrost thaws, indigenous traditions are being forced to change, say researchers."
Source: Aljazeera America, 10/09/2014
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