NW Tribes, Already Feeling the Impact of Climate Change, Taking Action
"Pacific Northwest tribes are focusing on progressive forestry and renewable energy measures to build climate resilience."
Source: Bitterroot, 11/13/2019
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"Can The Long-Lost Abalone Make A Comeback In California?"
"Hunched over a tank inside the Bodega Marine Laboratory, alongside bubbling vats of seaweed and greenhouses filled with algae, Kristin Aquilino coaxed a baby white abalone onto her hand."
Source: LA Times, 11/08/2019
News Can Net Eyeballs By Turning Dweebish Data Into Magic Maps
When it comes to telling environment and energy stories, especially about place and scale, data visualizations can turn an average story into a standout. Reporter’s Toolbox takes a look at some recent examples of inspiring data-mapping projects that provide insight into everything from auto emissions and floods to vanishing rivers and whipping winds.
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Another Bad-News Year Ahead for U.S. Coal?
As U.S. coal’s comedown continues, our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a close look at the factors behind the industry’s decline and finds a combination of economics, competition and shifting global markets, along with aging technology, politics and environmental pushback. What’s in store for coal in 2020?
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"The New Weapon In The War Over Dam Removal: Economics"
"The decadeslong Pacific Northwest salmon war may be nearing the end. But it's economics, not fish, that could be the demise of four dams at the center of the fight."
Source: Greenwire, 10/24/2019
Gray Wolves Are Protected In Washington, But State Keeps Killing Them
"ANATONE, Wash. — Somewhere near this tiny farming town last month, a Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife hunter conducted what officials call a lethal removal, killing a gray wolf, a member of a species that the state considers endangered."
Source: LA Times, 10/23/2019
"Owl vs. Owl: Should Humans Intervene To Save a Species"
"As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, Dave Wiens was nervous. Before he trained to shoot his first barred owl, he had never fired a gun."
Source: AP, 10/17/2019
"How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’"
"Warming waters and a series of dams are making the grueling migration of the Chinook salmon even more deadly — and threatening dozens of other species."
Source: NY Times, 09/17/2019
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