Natural Resources

Environmental Health [4]

Fish & Fisheries [5]

Pollution [8]

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]

International [12]

Canada [13]

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Public [14]

Read more about Grantee Wades Into Surprising Blue-Green Algae Problem [1]

How Ireland’s Tree Farms, Licensed With Little Environmental Assessment, Harm Biodiversity, Rural Communities [15]

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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Inside Story [16]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [17]

Biodiversity [18]

Economy & Business [19]

Environmental Health [4]

Environmental Justice [20]

Environmental Politics [21]

Forests [22]

Government [23]

People & Population [24]

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International [12]

Europe [25]

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Public [14]

Read more about How Ireland’s Tree Farms, Licensed With Little Environmental Assessment, Harm Biodiversity, Rural Communities [15]

Parks and Complications — Planning Stories Around Our Nation’s Green Spaces [26]

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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Backgrounders [27]

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Environmental Politics [21]

Forests [22]

Government [23]

Infrastructure [28]

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Public [14]

Read more about Parks and Complications — Planning Stories Around Our Nation’s Green Spaces [26]

"Can Oysters Save New York City From The Next Big Storm?" [30]

"A new project aims to shore up the disappearing coastline of New York City’s Staten Island, while reviving a once famously thriving oyster population".

Fish & Fisheries [5]

Infrastructure [28]

Public [14]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]

Source: Guardian [32], 03/18/2022

Read more about "Can Oysters Save New York City From The Next Big Storm?" [30]

Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching As UNESCO Weighs "In Danger" Listing [33]

"The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by bleaching due to heat stress, the Australian agency that manages the reef said on Friday, ahead of a visit by United Nations officials reviewing whether the reef should be listed as being "in danger"."

Biodiversity [18]

Fish & Fisheries [5]

Public [14]

Australia & Oceania [34]

Source: Reuters [35], 03/18/2022

Read more about Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching As UNESCO Weighs "In Danger" Listing [33]

"Appeals Court Clears Path For Izembek Road" [36]

"A federal appeals court today [Wednesday] upheld the Trump-era approval of a land exchange agreement that could lead to the construction of a hotly contested road through congressionally designated wilderness within Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge."

Forests [22]

Public [14]

Alaska and Hawaii [37]

Source: E&E News [38], 03/17/2022

Read more about "Appeals Court Clears Path For Izembek Road" [36]

"Groups Sue For Records In Montana Mine Pollution Case" [39]

"Conservation groups are suing [Montana] Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration to obtain records related to its decision to drop legal claims against a mining executive over decades of pollution from several mines."

Environmental Politics [21]

Public [14]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]

Source: AP [41], 03/16/2022

Read more about "Groups Sue For Records In Montana Mine Pollution Case" [39]

"Adirondack Rail Trail Takes Another Step Closer To Reality" [42]

"The transfer of a 34-mile section of a Adirondacks railbed from one state agency to another is being heralded as the start of a major phase to convert it into a recreational pathway."

Infrastructure [28]

Transportation [43]

Public [14]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]

Source: Albany Times Union [44], 03/15/2022

Read more about "Adirondack Rail Trail Takes Another Step Closer To Reality" [42]

As US Rushes for Energy Minerals, 1872 Law Allows Miners Free Rein [45]

"The Mining Law of 1872 lets miners pay no royalties for the precious minerals they dig from federal land and requires no restraints on their activities."

Chemicals [46]

Energy & Fuel [47]

Public [14]