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COVID, Squalor Threaten Tribes In Indian Fishing Sites Along Columbia R [1]

"Indian fishing platforms cling precariously to the rocks, part of a way of life on the Columbia River persisting for more than 10,000 years."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Source: Seattle Times [10], 03/01/2021

“The Last Lions of Africa: Stories From the Frontline in the Battle To Save a Species” [11]

A straightforward but passionate new book explores efforts to save the big cat from extinction in “The Last Lions of Africa.” Our BookShelf review lauds the author for making clear the species’ complexity and the damage done by “sustainable” practices such as trophy hunting. And the loss ends not just with the lions. Read our review for the bigger picture.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
People & Population [6]
Wildlife [15]
Region: 
International [16]
Africa [17]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Indigenous, Greens Oppose Saskatchewan Peat Moss Mining Project [18]

"A grassroots group in La Ronge, Sask., is hosting an online speaker series to raise awareness of the important of peat bogs. These wetland ecosystems, also known as muskeg, are being threatened with extraction",

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [14]
People & Population [6]
Public [8]
Canada [20]
Source: The Narwhal [21], 02/19/2021
October 21, 2021 to October 22, 2021

2nd Annual Conference: Shifting Climates, Shifting People [22]

The Center for EcoJustice at the Iliff School of Theology (Denver) will host its second annual conference virtually, focusing on the intersection of environmental racism and immigration.

Other Events [23]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [19]
Diversity [24]
People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [25]

Could Hackers Poison Your Local Drinking Water? [26]

A computer hacker nearly succeeded recently in rendering a local Florida facility a source of poisonous drinking water. And the risk of other such hacks is real, even as the vulnerabilities are hidden behind stringent U.S. secrecy laws. The latest TipSheet explores dangers to our drinking water supply — which go well beyond future hacking.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [27]
Topics on the Beat: 
Consumer [28]
Disasters [29]
Government [30]
Health [31]
Infrastructure [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [34]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [35]
Technology [36]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [37]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [38]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Top Biden Climate Advisor, Others Preview 2021 Energy and Enviro News [40]

President Biden’s national climate advisor Gina McCarthy joined an outspoken U.S. senator and a roundtable of elite journalists last week to preview dramatic changes possibly ahead in U.S. and international climate policy, environmental justice, clean energy and more. Get the upshot from the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 2021 Guide to Energy & Environment event. Plus, watch video of the full program [41].

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [42]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [30]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [34]
People & Population [6]
Policy [43]
Science [44]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [37]
California [45]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [46]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [47]
Northwest (OR WA) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
International [16]
Europe [49]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
March 11, 2021

Tom Pelton: Blue Collar Environmentalism and the Red/Blue Divide [50]

Journalist and author Tom Pelton will speak via Zoom, 6:00 p.m. ET, about how focusing on nuts and bolts issues like litter, sewage, and septic systems can help bridge the divide between 'red' and 'blue' America over environmental issues. Q&A to follow.

Other Events [23]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [3]
Journalism & Media [33]
People & Population [6]

"Public Lands: Biden Debuts Bold Conservation Goal, Job Corps" [51]

"President Biden today is signing off on an aggressive conservation goal aimed at permanently protecting at least 30% of the nation's undeveloped land and waters by 2030, while calling for the creation of a jobs program focused in part on restoring public lands."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [52]
Forests [53]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [54]
People & Population [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [37]
Source: E&E News [55], 01/28/2021

Coal Communities Want Biden to Fund an Economic Transition to Clean Power [56]

"Coal-state economic development groups, labor leaders and environmentalists are asking President Joe Biden’s administration to fund a “just transition” from coal to renewable energy, given his focus on climate change, environmental justice and racial and economic equity."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [34]
People & Population [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 01/27/2021
February 4, 2021

Localizing the ‘Land Grab Universities’ Story [58]

Join FIJ and NAJA for an online forum, 11:30 a.m. ET. Tristan Ahtone and Robert Lee will discuss their report on land taken from Native Americans and given to colleges and universities, which produced a database of nearly 11 million acres of land and the agreements associated with it. The forum will help you learn how to access and navigate the data to localize this story.

Other Events [23]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [24]
Environmental Justice [4]
Journalism & Media [33]
Natural Resources [54]
People & Population [6]

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