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Endangered Humpback Whales Get Extra Habitat Protection Along West Coast [1]

"Endangered populations of humpback whales received extra protection Tuesday when the Biden administration issued a final rule designating critical habitat for the huge marine mammals across more than 116,098 square nautical miles of the Pacific Ocean, including most of the California coast."

Biodiversity [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [6]
Public [7]
California [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle [10], 04/23/2021
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"Tracy Stone-Manning Tapped to Lead Bureau of Land Management" [11]

"The White House on Thursday nominated Tracy Stone-Manning as the Bureau of Land Management director, potentially putting an environmentalist in charge of America’s largest land-owning agency."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [14]
Natural Resources [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [16], 04/23/2021
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#SEJSpotlight: Dr. Cindy Salo, Plant Ecologist and Freelance Writer [17]

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Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [18]
Natural Resources [4]
Science [19]
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"Harriet Tubman’s Family Home Unearthed In Maryland Wildlife Refuge" [20]

"Tubman spent part of her childhood in the cabin before escaping slavery and leading others to freedom on the Underground Railroad."

Environmental Justice [21]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [22]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Source: HuffPost [24], 04/22/2021
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"How Canada Is Trying To Protect Its Last Three Spotted Owls" [25]

"Canada announced a more full-throated response to the potential extinction of the owl within its borders and boost the species".

Biodiversity [2]
Forests [26]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [22]
Wildlife [6]
Public [7]
Canada [27]
Source: Guardian [28], 04/20/2021
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"Size Of Pipeline Spill Again Underestimated In N. Carolina" [29]

"An energy company has again underestimated the amount of gasoline that spilled from a crack in a pipeline running through a North Carolina nature preserve."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: AP [32], 04/20/2021
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Set For Summer: 49 New National Scenic Byways And All-American Roads [33]

"Earlier this year, the Federal Highway Administration unveiled 34 new National Scenic Byways and 15 All-American Roads in 28 states, bringing the total to 184 in 48 states."

Natural Resources [4]
Transportation [34]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [35], 04/19/2021
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"Calls Grow For Undoing Environmental Damage Of Trump's Wall" [36]

"While the long-term effects are uncertain, researchers say the construction of the wall has cut through habitats already threatened by the changing climate."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [37]
Natural Resources [4]
Wildlife [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Arizona Republic [38], 04/19/2021
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April 28, 2021

DEADLINE: IJNR Virtual Workshops – Big Changes on the Great Lakes [39]

Join the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources for four half-day virtual workshops, May 13, May 20, June 3 and June 10, to explore current conditions and future projections in the Great Lakes and what those changes mean for both current and future residents. Deadline: Apr 28.

Workshops and Fellowships [40]
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Journalism & Media [41]
Natural Resources [4]
Water & Oceans [5]

Will Wildlife Refuge Benefit Heavily Polluted Albuquerque Neighborhood? [42]

"An urban wildlife refuge is meant to alleviate generations of environmental racism that has beset the historic neighborhood of Mountain View. That’s assuming it can meet the community’s needs".

Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [43]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Justice [21]
Natural Resources [4]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: Guardian [46], 04/15/2021
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