"Greens Put $3M into NC Senate Race"
"The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and an affiliated group are putting $3 million into a home-stretch advertising campaign against Sen. Richard Burr’s (R-N.C.) reelection."
Source: The Hill, 10/20/2016
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"California Calls For More Water For Fish In Key River Hub"
"California should leave more water in the state's most vital river delta to save crashing populations of native fish, state regulators said Wednesday in findings that could cut the amounts that cities and farms can take from the Sacramento and San Joaquin waterways."
Source: AP, 10/20/2016
"How One California Tribe Is Coping With Drought"
"The La Jolla of Luiseño Indians have seen their wells shrink dramatically because of California’s ongoing drought. Robin Cabrera explains how a federal grant – and help from other tribes – could lead to a solution."
Source: Water Deeply, 10/20/2016
"In Colorado, a Ballot Measure to End All Anti-Fracking Ballot Measures"
"Funded largely by the oil and gas industry, Amendment 71 would put big hurdles in Colorado's relatively easy path to changing its state constitution".
"In the wake of helping defeat two recent ballot measures that could have reined in fracking in Colorado, the state's oil and gas industry is leading a campaign to sharply limit future citizen initiatives.
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/20/2016
"CDC's New Miami Zika 'Red Zone' Means Stay Out for Pregnant Women"
"Federal health officials have made a new color-coded map for Miami and say pregnant women should stay out of the "red zone" — where Zika virus is actively infecting new people daily."
Source: NBC News, 10/20/2016
Analysis: "Why Has Climate Change Been Ignored In US Election Debates?"
"While we rake over Clinton’s emails and Trump’s late-night tweets, climate has been the elephant in the room, leaving scientists and campaigners asking why there hasn’t been a single direct question about the crisis".
Source: Guardian, 10/20/2016
Why the Thawing Arctic Matters, and How To Communicate It
This talk (12:00-1:30 p.m.) with Eli Kintisch, an award-winning correspondent for Science Magazine, is hosted by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication Campus Consortium Partnership in New Haven, CT. Kintisch will explore the Arctic's history and modern unraveling through photos, video footage and tales of Arctic inhabitants, explorers and scientists, and also discuss the challenge of reaching audiences on climate change using stories from the Arctic.
SEJ Objects To Prosecution of Pipeline Journalists
The Society of Environmental Journalists has written law enforcement officials at the state and federal levels, objecting to prosecution of journalists who have been covering protests against the Dakota Access Pipe Line and other pipelines. The text of the letter, sent October 19, 2016, is here.
"A Vision for a Chicago Unified by Rivers"
"As the 15-year Chicago Riverwalk project draws to a close, the city hopes to use its waterways to bridge neighborhoods."
Source: CityLab, 10/19/2016
"Chicago Parks Shut Off Many Drinking Fountains After Tests Find Lead"
"Long before the first winter frost, hundreds of drinking fountains in Chicago parks have been shut off after testing revealed high levels of brain-damaging lead in the water."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 10/19/2016
