"Locust Swarms Ravaging East Africa Are the Size of Cities"
"A devastating pest outbreak is threatening millions of people with hunger."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/19/2020
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Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
FWS Seeks Comments on ANWR Polar Bear Study; Critics See Drilling Push
"A decision by the Department of the Interior to open up comments on a scientific study looking at how polar bears are impacted by oil and gas activity is raising questions from observers who say the department may be looking to undermine any opposition to drilling in protected Alaskan wilderness."
Source: The Hill, 02/19/2020
Environmental Books by SEJ Members (2018)
Are you an SEJ member who's authored, co-authored or edited a non-fiction or fiction environmental book (published in 2018) you'd like included on this page? Documentaries are also welcome. Please send the following to web content manager Cindy MacDonald:
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Vast Mesoamerican Reef Declines After Years Of Improvement: Study
"The condition of the world’s second-largest coral system, the Mesoamerican Reef stretching from Mexico to Central America, has taken a turn for the worse and faces further threats from climate change, according to a report by a group of scientists."
Source: Reuters, 02/14/2020
"Can the World’s Strangest Mammal Survive?"
"The platypus is imperiled by habitat loss, predation by feral cats, and now drought and wildfires wrought by climate change."
Source: NY Times, 02/11/2020
Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor
This special report is designed to help journalists in the Pacific Northwest cover the impacts of climate change, as well as the actions taken to mitigate its worst effects and to adapt to what can’t be stopped. The report includes a wide-ranging issue backgrounder and tipsheets on climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation, plus a toolbox of sources. Read on for a wealth of story ideas for right now, and over the coming decade. We hope this is the first in a series of regional climate special reports, and welcome your suggestions and ideas for future editions of "Covering Your Climate."
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The Emerald Corridor — Impacts, Fixes and Rethinking Everything
As the Pacific Northwest faces serious impacts from climate change, and moves to respond, the Society of Environmental Journalists provides a special in-depth report on how journalists can tell the unfolding story. “Covering Your Climate: The Emerald Corridor” launches Feb. 11 with an extensive issue backgrounder, which will be followed by tipsheets and a toolbox over the next few weeks. We hope this is the first in a series of regional climate special reports, and we welcome your suggestions and ideas for future editions of "Covering Your Climate."
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"BLM Struggles To Fill Top Positions In New Western HQ"
"When the Bureau of Land Management moves its Washington-based headquarters to Grand Junction, Colo., this year, more than half of the senior leaders may be as new as the office itself."
Source: Greenwire, 02/06/2020
‘Last Days of the Mighty Mekong’ and ‘Dead in the Water’
The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions and a biodiversity hotspot. But massive hydropower projects have put the Southeast Asian body of water, as well as the lives of the people and natural world around it, in serious jeopardy. In the latest BookShelf, writer Melody Kemp, who lives alongside the legendary river, reviews two volumes that help explain what’s killing the Mekong.
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"Groups Give Notice They Will Sue To Protect Beluga Whales"
"Two environmental groups gave formal notice Friday that they will sue to protect endangered Alaska beluga whales from problems caused by oil and gas operations."
Source: AP, 02/03/2020
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