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Freelance reporter covering environmental stories based in the PNW. Previously with Al Jazeera America in New York City, and Al Jazeera English in Doha, Qatar

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First U.S. Climate Refugees Fear Rising Seas Will Drown Their Heritage

By Renee Lewis / Source NewsDeeply.com RISING SEAS DUE to climate change are forcing the relocation of Native American coastal … More

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Seas rising faster than refugee law can adapt

By: Renee Lewis / Source: Refugees Deeply  SANDBAGS SURROUND THE Majuro airstrip while hurriedly-built bridges span flooded sections of road, and … More

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In Greece, volunteers upcycle refugee life jackets, boats

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 8, 2015 As boats carrying thousands of refugees from war-torn countries including … More

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Climate change already affecting migration patterns around the world

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 2, 2015 Climate change is already contributing to an increase in migration … More

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Grass-roots response to Calais refugees outpaces governments’, aid groups’

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Sept. 11, 2015 Grass-roots efforts to provide relief to thousands of refugees at … More

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