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Reporting From the Blue — An Ocean of Opportunities [1]

As a veteran of reporting on the marine environment, David Helvarg is encouraged by recent improvements in the quality of ocean journalism, but sees a pressing need for more hands on deck. Offering inspiration from his own career, he notes that the world’s rapidly changing oceans hold an abundance of stories and urges others to dive in and explore them.

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Features [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Government [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Science [12]
Technology [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
International [19]
Canada [20]
Antarctica & Arctic [21]
Asia [22]
Australia & Oceania [23]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
Middle East [25]
Visibility: 
Public [26]
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Trump Donor Harold Hamm’s Oil Company Announces Venezuela Deal [27]

Trump donor Harold Hamm’s oil company Continental Resources announced a deal Wednesday to drill in Venezuela.

Climate Change [5]
Conflict/Corruption [28]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [33]
Public [26]
National (U.S.) [16]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
South America [34]
Source: The Hill [35], 09/17/2026
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The US Wants Minerals from South America. Defenders Fear What Comes Next. [36]

"Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push for minerals and militarization raises fears about the violence more mining could inflict on local communities and critical ecosystems."

Chemicals [37]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [31]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [33]
Technology [13]
Public [26]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [19]
Mexico [40]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
South America [34]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 09/11/2026
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Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner [42]

"The Trump administration’s highly unusual deal to develop Venezuela’s vast oil resources would have the U.S. government collaborate with an influential and polarizing Venezuelan businessman."

Conflict/Corruption [28]
Consumer [43]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Government [9]
Infrastructure [44]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Military [45]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [39]
Public [26]
National (U.S.) [16]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
South America [34]
Source: New York Times [46], 09/02/2026
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US-Venezuela Oil Deal Won't Lower Your Gas Prices. What You Need To Know [47]

"The Trump administration announced an agreement with the Venezuelan government on Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves.

The U.S. government says it is entering into a joint venture with a private Venezuelan company, according to an official who spoke to NPR on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the deal. The Trump administration says the U.S. would get 55% of the oil from the joint venture. That's equivalent to about 65 billion barrels of oil that's under the ground.

Climate Change [5]
Conflict/Corruption [28]
Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Military [45]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [26]
National (U.S.) [16]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
South America [34]
Source: NPR [48], 09/01/2026
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Empowering Guatemalan Villagers Plagued by Plastic [49]

"Indigenous Xinca villagers burn plastic to dispose of it and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves, their children and environment to deadly pollutants. An ambitious project aims to change that."

Chemicals [37]
Consumer [43]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Health [7]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
People & Population [39]
Pollution [33]
Waste [50]
Public [26]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 08/17/2026
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What You Need To Know About The Water Crisis In Puerto Rico [52]

"U.S. citizens in San Juan, Puerto Rico, are spending hours waiting for water trucks after water rationing went into effect amid drought on the island archipelago. Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González declared a state of emergency in late July as the water in key dams dropped below levels that can support communities."

Climate Change [5]
Consumer [43]
Disasters [6]
Environmental Health [7]
Infrastructure [44]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [53], 08/14/2026
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Latin American News Startup: ‘The Most Accurate Truth’ [54]

"After CBS News hit the brakes on a 60 Minutes story about CECOT prison, the League of Latin American Citizens decided it was time to start their own newsroom. Within months, El Grito Media has become a definitive resource."

Activism [3]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [31]
Journalism & Media [10]
People & Population [39]
Public [26]
National (U.S.) [16]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
South America [34]
Source: Columbia Journalism Review [55], 08/05/2026
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White House Looks To Reopen Refineries [56]

"The Trump administration is looking to reopen closed oil refineries, including an embattled one in the Virgin Islands, amid high gasoline prices caused by the Iran war."

Environmental Politics [31]
Government [9]
Infrastructure [44]
Pollution [33]
Technology [13]
Transportation [57]
Public [26]
National (U.S.) [16]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
Source: The Hill [58], 07/31/2026
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In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I. [59]

"CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild."

Biodiversity [4]
Environmental Politics [31]
Environmental Studies [60]
Science [12]
Technology [13]
Wildlife [15]
Public [26]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
Source: New York Times [61], 07/30/2026
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