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Public [5]

Source: NYTimes [7], 07/29/2022

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Concerns Over Transparency And Access At Deep-Sea Mining Negotiations [8]

"Delegates of the International Seabed Authority are currently meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, to negotiate a set of rules that would pave the way for a controversial activity: mining the seabed for coveted minerals like manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and zinc. But scientists and conservationists say there are considerable transparency issues at the meetings that are restricting access to key information and hampering interactions between member states and civil society."

Laws & Regulations [10]

Public [5]

Source: Mongabay [11], 07/29/2022

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"Climate Migration Growing But Not Fully Recognized by World" [12]

"Worsening climate largely from the burning of coal and gas is uprooting millions of people, with wildfires overrunning towns in California, rising seas overtaking island nations and drought exacerbating conflicts in various parts of the world."

Climate Change [13]

People & Population [14]

Public [5]

Source: AP [15], 07/29/2022

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"There Are 40% More Tigers In The World Than Previously Estimated" [16]

"It's the Year of the Tiger, and a new population assessment offers some hope for the endangered species."

Biodiversity [2]

Wildlife [17]

Public [5]

Source: NPR [18], 07/26/2022

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Revealed: Oil Sector’s ‘Staggering’ $3Bn-A-Day Profits For Last 50 Years [19]

"The oil and gas industry has delivered $2.8bn (£2.3bn) a day in pure profit for the last 50 years, a new analysis has revealed." "Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert".

Economy & Business [20]

Energy & Fuel [21]

Environmental Politics [22]

Public [5]

Source: Guardian [24], 07/25/2022

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Epidemiologists Warn U.S. Reaches Critical Moment To Contain Monkeypox [25]

"On the heels of a public health emergency declaration from the World Health Organization, epidemiologists and public health experts warn the U.S. is running out of time to contain a monkeypox outbreak that has infected nearly 3,000 Americans."

Biodiversity [2]

Environmental Health [26]

Government [27]

Health [28]

Public [5]

Source: NPR [29], 07/25/2022

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Grants Uncover Downside of Wood Stoves, Water Subsidy Impacts [30]

When a young Ohio-based journalist found her interest piqued by the environmental impacts of wood-burning stoves, she turned — for a second time — to the Fund for Environmental Journalism. Her grant helped her dig deeper and, ultimately, produce a report for Undark. Reporter Diana Kruzman shares her experience with both FEJ-funded projects, along with advice for other grant seekers, in the new StoryLog.

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FEJ StoryLog [31]

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Air [32]

Consumer [33]

Energy & Fuel [21]

Environmental Health [26]

Environmental Justice [34]

Government [27]

Health [28]

Pollution [35]

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]

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WTO Deal on Fishing Subsidies May Reduce Ocean Overfishing [38]

A new World Trade Organization agreement to limit global overfishing may yield important stories for environmental journalists, as billions of people around the world rely on already heavily exploited fish stocks as their main source of protein. This Backgrounder offers details on the pact and how it tries to address the problem, while providing resources for your reporting.

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Backgrounders [39]

Topics on the Beat:

Economy & Business [20]

Environmental Health [26]

Environmental Justice [34]

Environmental Politics [22]

Fish & Fisheries [40]

Food [41]

Government [27]

Laws & Regulations [10]

Policy [42]

Water & Oceans [43]

Wildlife [17]

Region:

Asia [44]

Europe [45]

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Public [5]

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Covering Sharks in Shark Week's Wake — You're Gonna Need a Bigger Meme [46]

Despite how it looks on annual summer “shark attack”-style TV programming, the danger sharks represent to humans is dwarfed by the danger we represent to sharks. The latest TipSheet explores how mass media can distort the reality behind sharks and miss the point of their ecological value — and sheer wonder. Get ideas to better report the real story behind sharks.

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TipSheet [47]

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Fish & Fisheries [40]

Water & Oceans [43]

Wildlife [17]

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Public [5]

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Can Qatar’s World Cup Really Be Carbon Neutral? [48]

Qatar — the world’s highest carbon emitter on a per capita basis — made big promises in its winning bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But will they deliver? Doha-based journalism professor Craig LaMay writes that while sports megaevent hosts face increasing pressure to address environmental concerns, critical coverage of their follow-through is challenging, especially in countries with no free press or public right to government information.

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Features [49]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [13]

Economy & Business [20]

Energy & Fuel [21]

Environmental Politics [22]

Government [27]

Infrastructure [50]