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Just 13% Of Nations In Stockholm Convention Have Disposed Of PCBs Properly [1]

"A majority of countries are not on track to remove the toxic pollutants known as PCBs from the environment by the 2028 global Stockholm Convention goal, according to a new study."

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Public [6]
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International [8]
Source: EHN [9], 06/17/2022

Hellish Fires, Low Pay, Trauma: Calif. Firefighters Face Morale Crisis [10]

"Chris Mariano became a federal wildland firefighter because he wanted to help protect the Northern California landscapes and communities he’d grown to love."

Climate Change [11]
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Government [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: LA Times [14], 06/15/2022

"Conservation Groups Sue Feds To Protect Old-Growth Forests" [15]

"Six environmental groups sued officials of the Biden administration Tuesday, saying a Trump-era rule change that allowed logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates federal laws and was politically motivated."

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National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [16], 06/15/2022

"Western Wildfires Force Evacuations In Arizona, California" [17]

"The northern Arizona city of Flagstaff is synonymous with mountains — lush with ponderosa pines, meadows and hiking trails that are a respite from the desert heat. Now, parts of them are burning yet again this year, fueled by winds that grounded air resources Monday."

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Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [18], 06/14/2022

"History of US Forest Mismanagement Fans The Flames Of Disaster" [19]

"Residents of the New Mexico canyon scorched by the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires blame the government for the acres they lost".

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Environmental Justice [20]
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Forests [2]
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Natural Resources [22]
People & Population [23]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Source: Searchlight N.M. [25], 06/08/2022

"In Nigeria's Disappearing Forests, Loggers Outnumber Trees" [26]

"Deep in a forest in Nigeria's Ebute Ipare village, Egbontoluwa Marigi sized up a tall mahogany tree, methodically cut it down with his axe and machete, and as it fell with a crackling sound, he surveyed the forest for the next tree."

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Public [6]
Africa [27]
Source: Reuters [28], 06/08/2022
June 2, 2022

Mongabay's Environmental Data Journalism Webinar [29]

During this webinar, panelists from Global Forest Watch, Planet and Mongabay will introduce technologies to track forest changes in near-real-time; show how the data can be used by journalists; and answer questions from participants. 6:00-7:15 p.m. ET.

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Global Satellite Data IDs Tensions Between Food Production, Biodiversity [32]

A recent study of global cropland expansion highlights several trends that are ripe with environmental news stories. One finding: New farm fields have taken over an area the size of Texas and California combined since the start of the century, an expansion primarily affecting biodiversity-rich natural ecosystems, with Africa leading the cropland boom. Freelancer Gabriel Popkin explores the latest data and the reporting possibilities.

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Agriculture [34]
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Climate Change [11]
Consumer [36]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Environmental Studies [39]
Food [40]
Forests [2]
Journalism & Media [41]
Natural Resources [22]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [42]
Science [43]
Technology [31]
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Africa [27]
Asia [44]
Europe [45]
South America [46]
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How Ireland’s Tree Farms, Licensed With Little Environmental Assessment, Harm Biodiversity, Rural Communities [47]

A crowdsourced, crowdfunded investigation on the damage caused by the spread of commercial spruce plantations, both to the biodiversity-rich areas of Ireland and the isolated farming communities where they are planted, was the subject of an award-winning report from journalist Niall Sargent. Find out how he ID’d the problem, overcame investigative challenges and ultimately told a human-centered, data-rich story. Our latest Inside Story Q&A.

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Forests [2]
Government [13]
Journalism & Media [41]
Natural Resources [22]
People & Population [23]
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Europe [45]
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Parks and Complications — Planning Stories Around Our Nation’s Green Spaces [49]

As more Americans make their way to the nation’s parks (and every other variety of outdoor locales), big budget bumps may not be enough to tackle a variety of ongoing worries, from overcrowding and climate change impacts to maintenance backlogs and political backlash. The latest Issue Backgrounder looks over the state of our nation’s parks.

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