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SEJ Joins Lawsuits; Press Freedom Tracker Gets Update; Docs on ANWR Drilling Concealed, and More [1]

The Society of Environmental Journalists is backing right-to-know lawsuits brought by journalism groups, and a collaborative press freedom tracker gets new funding. Meanwhile, at the Interior Department, one watchdog group angles for environmental impact statements on ANWR drilling, while others track possible conflicts of interest by the acting secretary. That and more in the latest WatchDog roundup.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [8]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Food [10]
Forests [11]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [15]
Natural Resources [16]
Policy [17]
Pollution [18]
Wildlife [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [21]
Visibility: 
Public [22]

"Groups: EPA Has Dragged Heels On Oil Dispersant Rules" [23]

"Environmental groups and women from Alaska and Louisiana say the Environmental Protection Agency has dragged its heels on issuing rules for oil spill dispersants, and they’re ready to sue to demand them."

Chemicals [24]
Disasters [25]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [16]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [19]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: AP [27], 03/26/2019

"An Elusive Whale Is Found All Around the World" [28]

"Researchers are learning about a newly identified species of baleen whales, tracing sightings and sounds to learn that they stay mainly in tropical waters."

Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [19]
Public [22]
International [29]
Source: NY Times [30], 03/25/2019

"Groups Sue Over Elk Feeding In Wyoming, Citing Disease Issue" [31]

"Environmental groups sued Monday to ramp down feeding of elk at a Wyoming wildlife refuge, saying the practice encourages disease."

Wildlife [19]
Public [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Source: AP [33], 03/20/2019

"Honey as a Pollution Detector? It’s a Sweet Idea" [34]

"Beehives and their contents are a sensitive detector of lead emissions, a study of Canadian urban apiaries showed."

Agriculture [35]
Chemicals [24]
Wildlife [19]
Public [22]
International [29]
Source: NY Times [36], 03/19/2019

Trump Admin Loosens Sage Grouse Protections, Benefiting Oil Companies [37]

"The Trump administration on Friday finalized its plan to loosen Obama-era protections on the habitat of the sage grouse, an imperiled ground-nesting bird that roams across 10 oil-rich Western states."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [16]
Wildlife [19]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: , 03/18/2019

"BLM Will Pay You $1,000 To Adopt A Wild Horse" [38]

"The Bureau of Land Management is offering people $1,000 if they’ll adopt a wild horse."

Agriculture [35]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Wildlife [19]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NPR [39], 03/15/2019
March 20, 2019

Global Environmental Journalism: Under Siege or Dawning Anew? [40]

Come to the University of Colorado Boulder, 7:00-8:30 p.m., to hear from the founder and journalists of one of the most successful environmental journalism startups in the world, Mongabay, as they describe the challenges faced by reporters covering environmental issues in the global tropics and the hope and success that new models of environmental journalism are having on issues ranging from deforestation to species extinction.

Other Events [41]
Visibility: 
Public [22]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [4]
Forests [11]
Journalism & Media [13]
Wildlife [19]
Region: 
International [29]

"Amid Tourism Push, Concern Grows Over Indonesia's Komodo Dragons" [42]

"How's this for adventure tourism? A close encounter with a 10-foot long lizard with razor-sharp teeth and a venomous bite from a mouth swimming in noxious bacteria."

Wildlife [19]
Public [22]
Australia & Oceania [43]
Source: NPR [44], 03/13/2019

Doc on Rare Porpoise Wins Sundance Award [45]

An environmental documentary that follows a risk-laden effort to save a rare and elusive porpoise won over audiences at the recent Sundance Film Festival. Correspondent JoAnn Valenti takes a look at the film, along with other documentaries that explore the role of journalists and journalism. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [46]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [4]
Economy & Business [47]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Journalism & Media [13]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
International [29]
Mexico [49]
Visibility: 
Public [22]

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