Biodiversity

“Yellowstone Migrations” [6]

A photographer undertook an artistic and scientific odyssey that was inspired by an ancient migration now imperiled by human encroachment. His new volume tracks the mythical journeys taken by pronghorn, mule deer and elk through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. BookShelf reviews Joe Riis’ “Yellowstone Migrations.”

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BookShelf [7]

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Energy & Fuel [8]

Natural Resources [10]

Science [11]

Wildlife [12]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [13]

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Public [3]

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“The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” [14]

A new book on the Gulf of Mexico earns kudos for the balance and passion of its tone, as well as for its historical storytelling about this important ecosystem and the overfishing, oil spills, hurricanes, explosive growth and poor land-use decisions it faces. BookShelf reviews Jack Davis’ “The Gulf.”

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BookShelf [7]

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Disasters [15]

Economy & Business [16]

Energy & Fuel [8]

Fish & Fisheries [18]

Natural Resources [10]

People & Population [19]

Planning & Growth [20]

Policy [21]

Pollution [22]

Water & Oceans [23]

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]

Mexico [26]

Central America & the Caribbean [27]

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Public [3]

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"EPA: Pruitt Ag Adviser Has Waiver From Trump Ethics Pledge" [28]

"Jeff Sands, U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's senior agricultural adviser and a former pesticide lobbyist, received a limited waiver from President Trump's ethics pledge."

Agriculture [29]

Public [3]

Source: Greenwire [32], 02/26/2018

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Policy ‘Confrontation’ is Watchword, Say Journalists at Issue Look-Ahead Forum [33]

Top reporters at an event sponsored by the Society of Environmental Journalists predicted clashes in 2018 over climate, drilling on public lands, environmental laws, infrastructure, national monuments and more. Here's what these journalistic veterans forecast. Plus, check out the accompanying annual issues guide [34].

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SEJ News [35]

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Air [36]

Chemicals [37]

Climate Change [38]

Energy & Fuel [8]

Government [39]

Health [40]

Policy [21]

Science [11]

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Between the Lines: In Trump Era, Author Ponders What TR Would Do [41]

The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.

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BookShelf [7]

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Activism [42]

Agriculture [29]

Air [36]

Chemicals [37]

Climate Change [38]

Consumer [43]

Economy & Business [16]

Forests [44]

Government [39]

Natural Resources [10]

People & Population [19]

Policy [21]

Pollution [22]

Science [11]

Waste [45]

Wildlife [12]

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January 10, 2020

DEADLINE: CAJ/APTN Indigenous Investigative Journalism Fellowship [46]

During a 12-week, paid placement with the APTN Investigates team based in Winnipeg, Man., in winter-spring 2020, fellowship recipients will produce a 22-minute original investigative documentary on an issue facing First Nation, Métis or Inuit peoples in Canada. The documentary will air on APTN Investigates. Apply by Jan 10, 2020.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]

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Public [3]

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February 28, 2019 to March 3, 2019

PIELC 2019: Common Ground [47]

Over the last 37 years, the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference has brought together thousands of activists, students, and professionals, from a diverse array of communities and cultures, to advance efforts for environmental and social justice. PIELC 2019, at the University of Oregon School of Law, is built upon the shared belief that we have more commonalities than differences.

Professional Meetings [48]

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Public [3]

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Activism [42]

Climate Change [38]

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Northwest (OR WA) [49]

Why Reporters Should Go to Bat for Bats [50]

Halloween may remind many of the spookier side of bats. But these unique flying mammals provide important ecosystem services — and that's just one of the many reasons why environmental reporters might want to write about them. This week's TipSheet looks at covering bats, the habitat loss that's leaving many species threatened and the growing fungal plague that's wiping out many colonies. Resources and more.

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TipSheet [51]

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Wildlife [12]

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]

International [54]

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Public [3]

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"Organisms In Ballast Water Increasing Despite Discharge Measures" [55]

"Ships arriving in Chesapeake Bay ports bring more than just cargo — in 2013 they also inadvertently released an estimated 10 billion live zooplankton from other parts of the world, a finding that surprised the researchers who recently reported the results."