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Poachers Exploit High Demand For Eagle Feathers That Are Sacred To Natives [1]

"America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials, researchers and tribal members."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [7]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Source: AP [12], 11/01/2024
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When Disasters Hit, Nursing Homes Can Be Disasters Waiting To Happen [13]

In any disaster, among the most vulnerable populations are the residents of nursing homes. Yet many communities may simply not be ready to protect them, despite a complex patchwork of state, federal and local regulatory oversight. That means environmental journalists should get on the case, reporting the risk in their locales, advises the latest TipSheet. Insights, plus a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Environmental Justice [3]
Health [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
People & Population [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
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Big Ag, Pharma, Pesticides, Industries Hope to Sway COP16 Biodiversity Talks [20]

"Corporations have found ways to be heard during negotiations on reversing the drastic global decline in plant and animal life."

Biodiversity [2]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
International [23]
Source: DeSmog [24], 10/31/2024
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"E.P.A., Just Rebounding From Trump Years, Faces an Uncertain Future" [25]

"Perhaps more than any other federal agency, the one responsible for protecting air, water and public health is a target for Donald Trump and his allies."

Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [27]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [28], 10/30/2024
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The Solutions Project’s Storybank [29]

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This multimedia resource is for journalists interested in covering community-led climate solutions. It features the stories of grassroots organizations that are working at the intersection of climate justice and other social challenges. 

Useful Links [30]
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Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Activism [31]
Climate Change [15]
Environmental Justice [3]
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"New Survey Puts Human Face On Pollution Caused By U.S. Wood Pellet Mills" [32]

"A new groundbreaking survey highlights the human toll from pollution and other quality of life impacts connected to those living near the forest biomass industry’s wood pellet mills in the U.S Southeast. Door-to-door interviews were conducted by a coalition of NGOs, with 312 households surveyed in five mostly poor, rural and minority communities located near pellet mills"

Chemicals [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [22]
Forests [35]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Source: Mongabay [36], 10/29/2024
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"On Navajo Nation, A Push To Electrify More Homes On The Vast Reservation" [37]

"After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach their home on the sprawling Navajo Nation."

Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Justice [3]
Infrastructure [38]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Source: AP [39], 10/28/2024
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Biden Apologizes For The ‘Sin’ Of A 150-Year Indian Boarding School Policy [40]

"President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country."

Disasters [16]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [22]
People & Population [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [41], 10/28/2024
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"Explainer: UN Nature Talks Debate Rules For Genetic Information" [42]

"Countries are expected to reach a deal at this month's U.N. COP16 nature summit on how the world uses and pays for genetic information extracted from nature, according to negotiators."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Science [43]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
International [23]
Source: Reuters [44], 10/24/2024
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"Dems Call On Reclamation To Pay Tribes Unable To Use Colorado River" [45]

"Colorado lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to offer payments to Native American tribes that are unable to use their full share of the Colorado River, arguing the groups should be compensated for reducing pressure on the drought-stricken waterway."

Environmental Justice [3]
Infrastructure [38]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [46]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: E&E News [48], 10/24/2024
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