Signs, impacts of more dramatic climate change in 2022

STORY: Signs, impacts of more dramatic climate change in 2022 DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Herder in Somalia 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PAUL, Resident in London 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): MONIQUE, Resident in Lyon, France 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Somali): ISSACK HASSAN, Displaced Somali 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Somali): DUBEY IBRAHIM WERAR, Resident in Garissa, Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): SELWIN HART, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ADEYINKA BADEJO, WFP Acting Country Director in South Sudan 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): BARBARA CREECY, South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 10. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): CRISPIAN OLIVER, Executive director of the Presidential Climate Commission of South Africa 11. SOUNDBITE 11 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute

Native American tribe protests U.S. only functioning uranium mill on sacred soil

STORY: Native American tribe protests U.S. only functioning uranium mill on sacred soil DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen 2. various of the site of White Mesa Uranium Mill 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen 4. various of the local community 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen 6. various of Michael Badback checking the quality of tap water at home 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen 8. various of Michael Badback's home 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen 10. various of Michael Badback with his grandson 11. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen STORYLINE: The White Mesa Uranium Mill is the only operating conventional uranium mill in the United States. For 40 years, the mill has processed ur

Residents in U.S. West concerned over megadrought

STORY: Residents in U.S. West concerned over megadrought DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the drought 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Utah 3. various of the drought 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Utah STORYLINE: Moderate to severe drought extended from the U.S. West Coast to the Rocky Mountains with large areas of extreme and pockets of exceptional drought. That's according to the latest monthly drought report from the National Centers for Environmental Information. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Utah "Our sagebrushes are all dried, all the weeds, all land. The sagebrushes' roots go further and further down to get water, but they're not the same color like they used to be." According to U.S. Drought Monitor statistics, 73.5 percent of the area of the U.S. West was experiencing moderate to exceptional drought at the end o

U.S. only functioning uranium mill draws increasing environmental concerns

STORY: U.S. only functioning uranium mill draws increasing environmental concerns DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the White Mesa Uranium Mill 2. various of Michael Badback 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen STORYLINE: The White Mesa Uranium Mill in southeast Utah, the only operating conventional uranium mill in the United States, has drawn increasing concerns for its impacts on environment and public health. For 40 years, the Mill has processed uranium ore next to the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in southeast Utah. Local residents have been complaining about health threats from the mill's toxic containment ponds, radioactive shipping deliveries and smoke stack emissions. Michael Badback, a Ute Mountain Ute Tribe citizen, expressed his concerns. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MICHAEL BADBACK, Ute Mountain Ute