"What Do You Do With An Invasive Army Of Crayfish Clones?"
"It’s been dubbed the perfect invader, but the marbled crayfish may offer a sustainable food source and even help prevent disease".
Source: Guardian, 01/19/2022
Fish & Fisheries
Ecuador Expands Protections Around Galápagos, Makes Highway For Sea Life
"The South American government will curb fishing in more than 20,000 square miles of ocean next to the archipelago, which is treasured for its abundance of wildlife".
Source: Washington Post, 01/19/2022
Big Discovery Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish Breeding Colony
"Scientists discovered a mammoth nesting ground with an estimated 60 million icefish nests in the Weddell Sea."
Source: NYTimes, 01/18/2022
Conflict Over Biden’s Offshore Wind Drive To Generate News in 2022 and Beyond
Offshore wind, which some see as a panacea in the search for climate-friendly energy solutions, is getting a push from the Biden administration. But as noted in this week’s TipSheet, part of our 2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment, there are numerous obstacles to the renewable power source, whether from states, coastal property owners and towns, fishing industry and even some environmentalists.
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EPA To Assess Impact On Endangered Species Before Approving Pesticides
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will evaluate the potential impact of new pesticide active ingredients on endangered species before registering them, reversing a decades-long policy."
Source: The Hill, 01/12/2022
Key National Dam Database Gets Major Upgrade
Tens of thousands of dams around the United States provide important functions — but also represent critical environment or public safety risks. Now, one central resource to help environmental journalists cover these structures has been improved in important ways. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox walks you through the main changes to the National Inventory of Dams, and points out some lingering weaknesses.
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Die-Offs, Melting Ice: Climate Change Is Wreaking Havoc In Arctic Seas
"Forces profound and alarming are reshaping the upper reaches of the North Pacific and Arctic oceans, breaking the food chain that supports billions of creatures and one of the world’s most important fisheries."
Source: LA Times, 12/21/2021
"Volunteers Are Growing Oyster Gardens To Help Restore Reefs"
"It’s time to agitate the oysters at St. Stanislaus High School on Mississippi’s Gulf coast."
Source: AP, 12/16/2021
"Report: Interior Oil Program Is Wasteful, Outdated"
"The Interior Department is wasting money and man-hours sifting through paperwork on massive amounts of public lands acreage proposed for potential oil drilling that will never be sold at auction, a new Government Accountability Office report found."
Source: E&E News, 12/13/2021
Massive Oil Spill Helped Billionaire Avoid Paying Income Tax for 14 Years
"Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history. That’s been a disaster for the Gulf of Mexico — but a tax bonanza for Taylor."
Source: ProPublica, 12/13/2021
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