"How Canada Is Trying To Protect Its Last Three Spotted Owls"
"Canada announced a more full-throated response to the potential extinction of the owl within its borders and boost the species".
Source: Guardian, 04/20/2021
People & Population
Computer Mapping Could Help Biden Find And Fix Polluted Neighborhoods
"Diagnosed with asthma at 8 years old, Karlaine Francisco grew up thinking everyone had it. ... After California began making environmental data available through an online mapping tool, Francisco and others in her Filipino immigrant community realized their chronically under-invested neighborhood Little Manila suffered high air pollution and groundwater contamination."
Source: Reuters, 04/14/2021
Flexibility in the Face of the Unexpected
When a Chicago-based freelancer was just about to hit the road to report a three-part story and TV segment on the potential impacts of two proposed copper mines in the Great Lakes basin, there was a little hitch: The COVID-19 pandemic hit. The new FEJ StoryLog has the story of how Lorraine Boissoneault found the flexibility to complete her grant-supported project.
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"Drought and Abundance in the Mesopotamian Marshes"
"Once vengefully drained by Saddam Hussein, the wetlands in southeastern Iraq have since been partially restored. Now the region and its isolated settlements face a new set of challenges."
"On my most recent visit to the Mesopotamian marshes, in March, I arrived at Sayeed Hitham’s for breakfast. The pandemic had kept me away for more than a year.
The sun was just rising, the sky pink and golden. Hana, Hitham’s wife, stood smiling near the door to their reed house. “Tea is ready, bread is ready,” she said. “Come on in.”
Source: NYTimes, 04/13/2021
Replacing the Nation’s Lead Lines Begins With Locating Them
One especially ambitious element of the Biden infrastructure plan would swap out millions of lead pipes. It’s a massive, costly endeavor, but could remove from the country’s water supply a neurotoxin that harms human health, especially of kids and the poor. TipSheet looks at the new plan and offers ideas for reporting the story in your area.
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Canada's Herring Face Collapse, Say First Nations And Activists
" First Nations and conservationists are warning that Pacific herring populations are “collapsing” off Canada’s western coast, and are appealing for a moratorium on commercial fishing until the critical species can rebuild."
Source: Guardian, 04/05/2021
Biden Jobs Plan Includes $10B For Civilian Climate Corps. Is It Enough?
"The Biden administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure package unveiled on Wednesday envisions a New Deal-style effort to combat climate change while also protecting and restoring America’s public lands."
Source: HuffPost, 04/02/2021
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