"Alaska Votes To Restrict Large Mine"
"Alaska voters approved a ballot measure aimed at adding a hurdle to the potential development of a major copper and gold mine."
Source: The Hill, 11/06/2014
Natural Resources
Chief Tidwell Directs Forest Service: No Permits, Fees for Journos
"News coverage on [National Forest System] lands is protected by the Constitution," wrote U.S. Forest Service Chief Thomas L. Tidwell in a November 4, 2014, memo to agency leaders, "and it is our responsibility to safeguard this right on the lands we manage for all Americans. Journalists provide a critical public service, and this agency will ensure their access in the pursuit of that public service."
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"China and Russia Thwart Plan for Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary"
"PERTH Australia – China and Russia have thwarted an international attempt to create the world’s largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctica as both nations eye the region’s rich reserves of fish and krill."
Source: Thomson Reuters, 11/05/2014
"Florida Passes Conservation Amendment"
"Florida voters have passed a measure that designates billions of dollars to conservation efforts over the next 20 years."
Source: AP, 11/05/2014
New Jersey: Open-Space Ballot Question Remains Divisive
"With only a week before voters go to the polls to decide on an open-space preservation plan, seldom has such a proposal caused as much of a rift on this issue -- one widely embraced in the past. Not this time."
Source: NJ Spotlight, 11/04/2014
"Florida Ballot Amendment Seeks To Fund Land Conservation"
"Florida environmentalists are hoping voters will approve a ballot amendment on Tuesday to fund the purchase and conservation of land critical to protecting the state's water supply."
Source: Reuters, 11/04/2014
"U.S. National Parks Get The Go-Ahead To Raise Entrance Fees"
"If you're headed to a U.S. national park this fall, be sure to savor the last of the leaf peeping -- and what could be the last of the low admission prices."
Source: Huffington Post, 10/28/2014
Why Doesn't Congress Want You To Read These Reports?
For decades, Congress has refused to release taxpayer-funded reports by the Congressional Research Service. Fortunately, the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project gets them and releases them. Here are some new explainers that may be of use to environmental journalists.
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Getting Past Park Service PIO Harder Than 13-Mile Hike
It's true — some public information officers are really paranoid. High Country News reporter Tristan Baurick, trying to report on preservation of a historic chalet in Olympic National Park, found "a bizarre blockade on press freedom, the likes of which I’d never experienced outside a military base or murder scene."
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"The Problem With America’s Abandoned Mines"
"A mine plans its death before its birth. The leftover waste from mines is so hazardous that mining companies must figure out what to do with it decades in advance, even before they start digging."
Source: Ctr for Investigative Reporting, 10/22/2014
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