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"US Takes Aim At Some Trump Offshore Safety Rule Rollbacks" [1]

"The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety rules to prevent blowouts like the BP catastrophe that killed 11 people and fouled the Gulf of Mexico in 2010."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [8], 09/13/2022
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"As Seas Rise, U.S. Coastal Landowners Urged To Let The Water In" [9]

"Led by Maryland, governments and green groups are offering incentives to allow threatened saltwater marshes to 'migrate' inland".

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [13], 09/12/2022
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Fill Your Plate With Chicken Stories [14]

Chicken production in the United States is a colossal industry controlled by a few vertically integrated companies. On a much smaller scale, it’s also heritage breeds and increasingly popular backyard flocks. As the latest avian flu outbreak makes headlines, journalist Christine Heinrichs looks at environmental reporting opportunities related to poultry pathogens, pollution and more.

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Food [20]
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Health [22]
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Laws & Regulations [4]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Science [26]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [28]
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California [29]
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US Lobster Put On ‘Red List’ To Protect Endangered N. Atlantic Right Whales [31]

"Lobster nets and pots have become such a threat to the survival of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that the crustaceans have been “red-listed” as seafood to avoid by a major fish sustainability guide."

Fish & Fisheries [32]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [28]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [33], 09/09/2022
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"Rising Seas Could Swallow Millions Of U.S. Acres Within Decades" [34]

"New research finds an estimated 25,000 properties in Louisiana could slip below tidal boundary lines by 2050. Florida, Texas and North Carolina also face profound economic risks."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [36], 09/09/2022
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Drought Frontlines: Mexican Communities Strive To Save Every Drop Of Water [37]

"Sixteen Indigenous Zapotec communities in Mexico have created over 579 water infrastructure projects, including absorption wells, small dams and water pans, to conserve water in the Oaxaca Valley – a region impacted by recurrent droughts."

Climate Change [11]
Infrastructure [38]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [39]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Mexico [40]
Source: Mongabay [41], 09/08/2022
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"Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden" [42]

"A bottlenose dolphin found dead in a Florida canal this past spring tested positive for a highly virulent strain of bird flu, scientists said on Wednesday. The announcement came a week after Swedish officials reported that they had found the same type of avian influenza in a stranded porpoise."

Biodiversity [16]
Environmental Health [19]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [28]
Public [6]
International [43]
Source: NYTimes [44], 09/08/2022
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"EPA Leader: Jackson Needs ‘Fair Share’ Of Money To Fix Water" [45]

"The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that he wants Mississippi’s capital city to receive “its fair share” of federal money to repair a troubled water system that left homes and businesses without running water for several days."

Disasters [2]
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Environmental Politics [47]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [48], 09/08/2022
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September 21, 2022

Ocean Encounters: Heatwaves! Extreme Heat on Land — and in the Ocean [49]

Join the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the next installment in its virtual Ocean Encounters series. Speakers will discuss the links between the atmosphere and ocean, why heat waves are on the rise and what it means for our ocean planet. 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET.

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October 27, 2025 to October 30, 2025

Science Journalism Forum [51]

The sixth annual SJF is a global event (in-person in UAE and hybrid) where science journalists, writers, publishers, scientists, students and academia can share new ideas and thoughts in science journalism — and pitch story ideas to the world’s top editors. Attendance fellowships available.

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