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"Oil And Gas: Satellite Discovers 'Anomalously Large' Methane Plume" [1]

"Satellite technology detected a methane leak in Central Asia comparable to the total emissions from the Aliso Canyon disaster — the largest accidental release of greenhouse gases in U.S. history — according to a study released last week."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [4]
Public [5]
Asia [6]
Source: EnergyWire [7], 11/27/2019
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"Thai Court Orders Park Chief Arrested In Activist’s Murder" [8]

"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 [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Public [5]
Asia [6]
Source: AP [12], 11/12/2019
  • Read more about "Thai Court Orders Park Chief Arrested In Activist’s Murder" [8]

"Electric Vehicles: China's Plan: Beat America (And Everyone Else)" [13]

"When it comes to electric vehicles, no nation has matched China's audacious plan. It wants to beat the world."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [5]
Asia [6]
Source: ClimateWire [15], 11/08/2019
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"Bangladesh Seen As Climate Threat By Boosting Coal Reliance" [16]

"A Bangladeshi plan to burn more coal for power will worsen global warming in a nation already battered by climate crises from floods to cyclones, according to a report out on Wednesday."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Public [5]
Asia [6]
Source: Reuters [17], 11/07/2019
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“Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working With Elephants” [18]

A new book, “Giants of the Monsoon Forest,” offers an intimate look at the lives of working elephants in conflict-ridden Myanmar, where one of the planet’s most majestic animals faces increasing pressures. BookShelf reviewer Melody Kemp, based in Laos, describes her own experience with elephants, their surprising history with man and hopeful possibilities for their future.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [20]
Forests [21]
Military [22]
Wildlife [23]
Region: 
International [24]
Asia [6]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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India's Smog-Bound Capital Suffers Most Hazardous Air So Far This Year [25]

"Air pollution in New Delhi and surrounding towns reached the worst levels so far this year on Sunday, with authorities in the world’s most polluted capital city having already declared a public health emergency and ordered the closure of schools."

Agriculture [26]
Air [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Pollution [4]
Public [5]
Asia [6]
Source: Reuters [29], 11/04/2019
  • Read more about India's Smog-Bound Capital Suffers Most Hazardous Air So Far This Year [25]

Another Bad-News Year Ahead for U.S. Coal? [30]

As U.S. coal’s comedown continues, our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a close look at the factors behind the industry’s decline and finds a combination of economics, competition and shifting global markets, along with aging technology, politics and environmental pushback. What’s in store for coal in 2020?

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [31]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [9]
Air [27]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [32]
Government [33]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [34]
Alaska and Hawaii [35]
California [36]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Northwest (OR WA) [42]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
International [24]
Canada [45]
Mexico [46]
Africa [47]
Antarctica & Arctic [48]
Asia [6]
Australia & Oceania [49]
Central America & the Caribbean [50]
Europe [51]
Middle East [52]
South America [53]
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Public [5]
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"Japan Looks For Missing As Typhoon Kills As Many As 48" [54]

"Rescue crews dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday as they looked for those missing from a typhoon that left as many as 48 people dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [55]
Water & Oceans [56]
Public [5]
Asia [6]
Source: AP [57], 10/14/2019
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"Radical Warming In Siberia Leaves Millions On Unstable Ground" [58]

"ON THE ZYRYANKA RIVER, Russia — Andrey Danilov eased his motorboat onto the gravel riverbank, where the bones of a woolly mammoth lay scattered on the beach. A putrid odor filled the air — the stench of ancient plants and animals decomposing after millennia entombed in a frozen purgatory."

Climate Change [2]
Public [5]
Asia [6]
Source: Washington Post [59], 10/09/2019
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Dengue Cases Are Surging Around The World. Some Blame Changing Climate [60]

"KATHMANDU, Nepal — His boss fell sick first, with aching pains and a high temperature. Then, some of his colleagues began showing similar symptoms. By the time Rajkumar Adhikari, 35, grew feverish and started vomiting, he learned that the sickness had a name: dengue."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [28]
Public [5]
Asia [6]
Source: Washington Post [61], 10/07/2019
  • Read more about Dengue Cases Are Surging Around The World. Some Blame Changing Climate [60]

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