Population, Climate Leave Cities On A Fast Track To Water Deficits
"By 2050 many of the world's major cities will face surface water shortages, spurring regional conflict and competition for scarce resources".
Source: Daily Climate, 01/25/2018
Planning & Growth
For 2018, Predicting Extreme Weather Disasters Not As Hard As You Think
Floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other human-caused disasters made 2017 a hard year to beat. But environmental journalists would do well to be prepared for 2018. This week's TipSheet explains why predicting weather-related disasters may not be as hard you think, and provides resources to get reporters ready.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Region:
Visibility:
"Hurricane Harvey: A Closer Look At Houston's Biblical Floods"
As Hurricane Harvey dumped record rains on the Houston area, nature ruled and man reacte. Harvey was Houston's reckoning.
Source: Houston Chronicle, 01/08/2018
"Build, Flood, Rebuild: Flood Insurance’s Expensive Cycle"
"The National Flood Insurance Program, designed to protect Americans from catastrophic floods, has failed in almost every way, encouraging people to buy and build in flood-prone areas while increasing the cost and magnitude of disasters."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 12/11/2017
Energy Markets Offer Clues on Environment’s Future
How the U.S. economy uses energy has huge impacts on the environment. So this week's TipSheet helps journalists understand the economy-energy-environment nexus, detailing nine top trends to watch on fossil fuels and alternative energy in 2018. Plus, a list of helpful sources for tracking energy markets.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Region:
Visibility:
"Builders Said Their Homes Were Out of a Flood Zone. Then Harvey Came."
"Leslie Martinez heard the floodwaters before she saw them. ... After all, Ms. Martinez recalled, the home builder had assured her that 'flooding was not even a possibility' when she and her husband purchased the house in this suburban enclave north of Houston in 2011. They would never have bought here otherwise. Flood insurance, of course, was neither required nor needed."
Source: NY Times, 12/05/2017
"Hurricane Harvey Makes Houston Reassess Growth-Friendly Policies"
"Melinda and Joel Loshak raised two children in a stylish ranch house in Houston’s upscale Meyerland neighborhood and planned to retire there. Now they are hoping the government will knock it down."
Source: Reuters, 12/01/2017
FOIA Suit, Silence on Hog Farms & Sea-Level Rise, Plus Shield Laws
A push for disclosure on hazardous air emissions from industrial hog farms, and reporting on how the coastal real estate industry works to block bad news about sea-level rise. That, plus the Bay Journal FOIAs the EPA over grant defunding, and a move in Congress towards a federal shield law, all in the latest WatchDog.
SEJ Publication Types:
Topics on the Beat:
Visibility:
Pages
