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"Greens Win Chaco Drilling Fight As Court Tosses BLM Review" [1]

"After a long legal battle and a surprising loss in a lower court last year, green groups are celebrating their successful appeal of oil and gas drilling near New Mexico's sensitive Chaco Canyon area."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
Source: EnergyWire [7], 05/08/2019

Politics Putting Down Stakes Over Oil, Gas Leasing on Federal Lands [8]

The leasing of public lands to drill for oil and gas may seem a labyrinthine topic. But it could be time to get wonky and, ahem, drill down on it, as the politics of 2020 bring the controversial practice to the fore. The latest Backgrounder helps get you up to speed on the story.

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Backgrounders [9]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [13]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
International [15]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

State of the Air Report Spotlights Persistent Pollution Problems [16]

Happen to have any air breathers in your audience? Then the latest State of the Air Report will give you fodder to cover the persistent pollution problems that plague the skies. This week’s TipSheet has the backstory on the fight against air pollution and five smart ways to tell the story from a local-regional context.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [18]
Chemicals [19]
Climate Change [10]
Government [13]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Pollution [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
International [15]
Asia [24]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

"New Jersey Governor Signs Public Beach Access Law" [25]

"The governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, signed legislation Friday designed to address decades-long disputes in his state over who gets access to the state's beaches and waterfronts."

Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [27]
Source: NPR [28], 05/07/2019

"Fringe Demand Goes Mainstream: Stop Drilling And Mining" [29]

"Democrats are embracing a once-fringe demand that could cut emissions at the scale of the Obama administration's biggest climate policies. A growing number of presidential candidates want to lock down the vast fossil fuel deposits sitting beneath federally owned lands and waters."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [12]
Natural Resources [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: ClimateWire [30], 05/07/2019
July 21, 2019 to July 25, 2019

International Congress for Conservation Biology [31]

The Society for Conservation Biology's 2019 ICCB, a global forum for addressing conservation challenges and presenting new research in conservation science and practice, will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Complimentary registration is offered to credentialed journalists who work for a news service or broadcast outlet and who cover the environment, science or related news.

Professional Meetings [32]
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Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [33]
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [34]
Planning & Growth [35]
Policy [36]
Wildlife [37]
Region: 
Asia [24]

New Mexico Official Stops New Oil, Gas Drilling On State Land Near Chaco [38]

"State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has put a halt to new oil and gas leasing on some 73,000 acres of state trust land near the Chaco Culture National Historic Park in Northwest New Mexico, saying the move will help protect archaeological and cultural resources of the state’s pueblos and tribes."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [34]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
Source: Santa Fe New Mexican [39], 05/02/2019

Between the Lines: Forging a Future for a ‘Forgotten River’ [40]

Washington, D.C.’s long-neglected Anacostia River bears both tragedy and beauty. And author Krista Schlyer plumbs its depths in her most recent book, “River of Redemption.” In this Between the Lines, she speaks of her connection to the urban waterway, as well as her latest reporting on the environmental impact of the border wall.

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BookShelf [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [42]
Agriculture [43]
Biodiversity [33]
Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [34]
Policy [36]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
California [45]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [6]
International [15]
Mexico [46]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Track Wetlands Stories with National Inventory Tool [47]

As a battle brews over which U.S. waters are protected, environmental journalists can use an invaluable national database to pinpoint vulnerable wetlands. This week’s TipSheet has more on the National Wetlands Inventory, the backstory on wetlands protection, why it matters, and reporting resources and story ideas.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [42]
Agriculture [43]
Biodiversity [33]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Visibility: 
Public [5]

Indigenous Women Lead Untraditional Fight For Land Rights In Brazil [49]

"Brazil’s indigenous women have been overturning tradition to step into the spotlight and lead an international push to defend their tribal land rights, which are up against the greatest threat they have faced in years under right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro."

Activism [42]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
People & Population [34]
Public [5]
South America [50]
Source: Reuters [51], 04/30/2019

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