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"Oakland’s War Over a Coal Export Terminal Plays Out in Court" [1]

"The export war between Western coal-producing states that want their coal to reach new markets and Pacific Coast states that don't want the pollution or climate consequences of shipping it played out in a federal appeals court on Tuesday. This time, the fight was over land near the Port of Oakland, California."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Transportation [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: InsideClimate News [9], 11/19/2019

"Environmental Groups Challenge Border Wall on Multiple Fronts" [10]

"The Sierra Club faced off with government lawyers in court this week to fight the U.S.-Mexico border wall backed by President Donald Trump, the latest in a lineup of lawsuits over the issue."

Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Wildlife [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [14], 11/15/2019

"National Park Service Scraps Industry-Stacked Advisory Panel" [15]

"The National Park Service has disbanded an industry-dominated outdoor recreation advisory panel that wanted to expand private services at campgrounds across the country."

Economy & Business [16]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [17], 11/15/2019
September 16, 2020 to September 30, 2020

SEJ's 30th Anniversary Conference (Part 1), Virtual, Sept 2020 [18]

Registration is now open for part one of SEJ's 30th Anniversary Conference:
#SEJ2020 Virtual Conference, September 16, 17, 23 and 30, will convene the SEJ community to investigate environmental angles on the 2020 elections and other timely events, celebrate the winners of the SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment, and preview workshops, tours and panels coming in June. Part two, the in-person conference in Boise, takes place June 2-6 (#SEJ2021). Special thanks to our partners at Boise State University and the city of Boise for graciously adapting to these changes necessary to protect everyone's health. Go to the conference website. [19]

SEJ Annual Conferences [20]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [21]
Biodiversity [11]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
Natural Resources [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Planning & Growth [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [13]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [28]
International [29]

SEJ's 30th Anniversary Conference, Sept. 2020 [30]

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#SEJ2020, our first-ever virtual conference, took place September 16, 17, 23 and 30. Registered attendees can watch recordings of #SEJ2020 in the Whova app.

Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [21]
Biodiversity [11]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
Natural Resources [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [25]
Planning & Growth [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Wildlife [13]
Initiatives: 
SEJ Annual Conferences [31]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [28]
International [29]

NW Tribes, Already Feeling the Impact of Climate Change, Taking Action [32]

"Pacific Northwest tribes are focusing on progressive forestry and renewable energy measures to build climate resilience."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Forests [23]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [33]
Public [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
Source: Bitterroot [35], 11/13/2019

Delving Into Drones [36]

Veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick offers practical advice on learning to fly your own drone. Plus, he shares insights [37] and photos [38] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes, and explains why he sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism as a match made in heaven.

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ InSight [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [11]
Chemicals [40]
Environmental Health [22]
Fish & Fisheries [41]
Government [42]
Journalism & Media [24]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [43]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [44]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

Drones and Photojournalism — Elevating the Craft to New Heights [37]

A match made in heaven — that’s how veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism. In the latest EJ InSight, Essick shares insights and photos [38] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes. Plus, in a sidebar, Essick gives practical advice on learning to fly your own drone [36].

SEJ Publication Types: 
EJ InSight [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [11]
Chemicals [40]
Environmental Health [22]
Fish & Fisheries [41]
Government [42]
Journalism & Media [24]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [43]
Water & Oceans [27]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [44]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Visibility: 
Public [7]

"Thai Court Orders Park Chief Arrested In Activist’s Murder" [47]

"A Thai court on Monday issued arrest warrants for the former head of a major national park and three park employees accused of killing an ethnic Karen environmental activist."

Activism [48]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Public [7]
Asia [49]
Source: AP [50], 11/12/2019

Interior Chief’s Lobbying Past Has Challenged Agency’s Ethics Referees [51]

"On the morning of Aug. 21, 2018, David Bernhardt, then the deputy interior secretary, wanted to attend a White House meeting on the future of a threatened California fish, the delta smelt — an issue upon which Mr. Bernhardt had been paid to lobby until he joined the Trump administration a year before."

Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NY Times [52], 11/11/2019

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