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"Finding Unity in the Great Bear Rainforest" [1]

"How corporations, conservationists, and First Nations came together to share the rainforest."

Environmental Politics [2]
Forests [3]
Public [4]
Canada [5]
Source: The Tyee [6], 10/22/2020

"5 Alaska Tribes Protest Groundwork For Tongass Logging" [7]

"Five tribal nations of southeast Alaska are objecting to a federal agency decision that leaves the U.S. Forest Service poised to open 9 million acres in the Tongass National Forest to logging."

Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [2]
Forests [3]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
People & Population [11]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Indian Country Today [13], 10/21/2020

"Dying Birds And The Fires: Scientists Work To Unravel A Great Mystery" [14]

"The yellow Townsend Warbler lay lifeless on the gravel ground near Grant county, New Mexico, the eyes in its yellow-striped head closed, its black feathery underbelly exposed."

Air [15]
Biodiversity [16]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Forests [3]
Pollution [20]
Wildlife [21]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [22], 10/19/2020

"Wildfire Smoke in US Exposes Millions To Hazardous Pollution" [23]

"Wildfires churning out dense plumes of smoke as they scorch huge swaths of the U.S. West Coast have exposed millions of people to hazardous pollution levels, causing emergency room visits to spike and potentially thousands of deaths among the elderly and infirm, according to an Associated Press analysis of pollution data and interviews with physicians, health authorities and researchers."

Air [15]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Forests [3]
Pollution [20]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [24], 10/19/2020

Trump Reverses Decision to Reject California Request for Wildfire Relief [25]

"President Trump reversed himself on Friday, approving a package of wildfire disaster relief for California hours after officials from his administration had explained why the state should not receive the aid."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Economy & Business [26]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [2]
Forests [3]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [27], 10/19/2020

"Wildfire Smoke Can Spread Toxics to Water, Soil, and Elsewhere" [28]

"Wildfires leave behind more than scorched earth and destroyed homes: Rising smoke plumes can contain chemicals that disperse not only into the air but in soil, water, indoor dust, and even wildlife."

Air [15]
Chemicals [29]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Forests [3]
Pollution [20]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [30], 10/16/2020

"Wind-Stoked Wildfire In Colorado Is Largest In State History" [31]

"Stoked by high winds, a wildfire burning for two months in northern Colorado exploded in size this week to surpass 167,000 acres, making it the largest blaze in state history, officials said on Thursday."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Forests [3]
Public [4]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Source: Reuters [33], 10/16/2020

Calif. Fires: PG&E Shuts Off Power To Thousands Of Bay Area Residents [34]

Hotter temperatures and strengthening winds raised wildfire risk in California and prompted power shutoffs.

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Forests [3]
Public [4]
California [35]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [36], 10/15/2020

"Mining Covers More Than 20% Of Indigenous Territory In The Amazon" [37]

"Mining, both legal and illegal, impinges on more than one-fifth of Indigenous territory in the Amazon, according to a new study from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Amazon Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information Network (RAISG)."

Biodiversity [16]
Environmental Justice [8]
Forests [3]
People & Population [11]
Public [4]
South America [38]
Source: Mongabay [39], 10/13/2020

"Smoky Skies Are The New Normal. Are They Making Us Sick?" [40]

"Ariel Kinzinger had a headache. Clark Brinkman coughed and wheezed. LaNesha Collins, feeling physically fine, was frustrated by another day mostly trapped inside looking out at a sepia sun, in Portland, Ore."

Air [15]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Forests [3]
Pollution [20]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NPR [41], 10/09/2020

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