"The Big Threat of Fences Across the West"
"The American West contains 620,000 miles of fencing, threatening the migration of pronghorn, mule deer and other species."
Source: The Revelator, 06/15/2021
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13 Refineries Emit Dangerous Benzene Emissions That Exceed EPA Limit
"In Houston and Corpus Christi, the impacted communities are predominantly Black and Latino. Scientists say the dangers of benzene, a carcinogen, are not well understood."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/15/2021
"Brutal Heatwave To Descend On U.S. West, Prompting Fire Warnings"
"A heatwave already punishing parts of the U.S. Southwest on Monday was expected to move into California this week, prompting the forecasters to warn of health and fire dangers."
Source: Reuters, 06/15/2021
"Garland Meets News Executives Over Leak Probe Tactics"
"Attorney General Merrick Garland held a closed-door meeting on Monday with news media representatives who’ve expressed outrage about Justice Department leak investigations that used subpoenas aimed at reporters’ phone and email records."
Source: Politico, 06/15/2021
Haaland Urges Biden To Restore 3 National Monuments Weakened By Trump
"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has recommended in a confidential report that President Biden restore full protections to three national monuments diminished by President Donald Trump, including Utah’s Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante and a huge marine reserve off New England."
Source: Washington Post, 06/15/2021
Boom and Bust — Two Books Explore Working-Class Communities in the Clean Energy Transition
For a clean energy transition to succeed, it almost certainly will have to bring along displaced workers and communities. To help journalists understand the challenges underlying that shift, BookShelf’s Jenny Weeks reviews two volumes. The first is a new memoir of working in North Dakota’s booming Bakken oil fields, the second an earlier account of decline in a working-class community in Oregon.
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Uncovering Inequality’s Roots in Timber Poaching
Journalist Lyndsie Bourgon had covered timber poaching in the Pacific Northwest for over a decade when she decided to expand her scope, heading to the Peruvian Amazon to explore old-growth poaching there. In FEJ StoryLog, she shares the ups and downs of that project, made possible in part by a grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism.
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Irrigation Districts Are Key to Covering Coming Drought
With megadrought a growing reality, one way into the story is through ubiquitous water management agencies. TipSheet surveys the “waterscape” of these governmental bodies — from local irrigation districts to multi-state regional water compacts — and how focusing on them can yield vital insights for drought stories. Plus, questions to ask and links to reporting resources.
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"‘Magical’: Synchronous Fireflies Light Up US National Parks"
"For two weeks in late spring, near dusk, the fireflies at the most-visited national park in the US flash in unison, a ‘one-of-a-kind natural phenomenon’"
Source: Guardian, 06/14/2021
"'Crazy Worms' Threaten America's Trees — And (Gasp!) Our Maple Syrup"
"Earthworms are often seen as a welcome presence in gardens, and even on fishing hooks. But in the Northeast, experts say invasive "crazy worms" from Asia are creating havoc in forests — and they say the unusual worms are a danger to animals and plants, and especially to sugar maple trees."
Source: NPR, 06/14/2021
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