International

"China Issues New Sustainability Rules For Its Notorious Fishing Fleet" [1]

"For years, reports of illegal fishing activities have dogged China’s distant-water fishing fleet. Now, China is significantly tightening regulations governing these vessels for the first time in 17 years, with a slew of new rules taking effect throughout 2020, including harsher penalties for captains and companies found to have broken the law."

Fish & Fisheries [2]

Laws & Regulations [3]

Public [4]

International [5]

Asia [6]

Source: Mongabay [7], 08/17/2020

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"Seven Top Oil Firms Downgrade Assets by $87 Billion in Nine Months" [8]

"The world’s largest listed oil companies have wiped almost $90bn from the value of their oil and gas assets in the last nine months as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates a global shift away from fossil fuels."

Disasters [9]

Economy & Business [10]

Energy & Fuel [11]

Environmental Health [12]

Public [4]

International [5]

Source: Guardian [13], 08/17/2020

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'Secret' Life Of Sharks: Study Reveals Their Surprising Social Networks [14]

"Sharks have more complex social lives than previously known, as shown by a study finding that gray reef sharks in the Pacific Ocean cultivate surprising social networks with one another and develop bonds that can endure for years."

Fish & Fisheries [2]

Science [15]

Water & Oceans [16]

Public [4]

International [5]

Source: Reuters [17], 08/14/2020

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"Global Warming Could Unlock Carbon From Tropical Soil" [18]

"Humble dirt could pack an unexpected climate punch, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. An experiment that heated soil underneath a tropical rainforest to mimic temperatures expected in the coming decades found that hotter soils released 55 percent more planet-warming carbon dioxide than did nearby unwarmed areas."

Agriculture [19]

Climate Change [20]

Forests [21]

Public [4]

International [5]

Source: NYTimes [22], 08/13/2020

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"World’s Largest Reindeer Herd Targeted By Poachers For Antler Velvet" [23]

"Illegal hunting for meat, fur, and newly grown antlers—along with the warming climate—are depleting wild reindeer on Russia’s Taymyr Peninsula."

"The scene was pure carnage. Dozens of reindeer carcasses were sprawled on the sandy shore of the Khatanga River or floating in the current toward the Arctic Ocean, as if the animals had drowned in mid-stream. The story of what actually befell these reindeer on the Taymyr Peninsula, in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, however, was far more grisly.

Wildlife [24]

Public [4]

International [5]

Antarctica & Arctic [25]

Source: National Geographic [26], 08/12/2020

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"Marine Heat Waves Are Becoming More Common And Intense" [27]

"Improved “weather forecasts” for oceans hold hope for reducing devastation to fisheries and ecosystems around the world".

Climate Change [20]

Water & Oceans [16]

Public [4]

International [5]

Source: Ensia [28], 08/12/2020

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‘Green Recovery’ Policies an Elusive Promise [29]

As Democratic and Republican parties plan their nominating conventions beginning next week amid a pandemic and a recession, it’s instructive to examine the state of thinking about a “green recovery.” Backgrounder looks at the politicking and policies behind the notion that a massive clean energy plan could be good not just for addressing climate change, but also the economy.

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Backgrounders [30]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [31]

Climate Change [20]

Energy & Fuel [11]

Environmental Politics [32]

Government [33]

Journalism & Media [34]

Laws & Regulations [3]

Policy [35]

Region:

National (U.S.) [36]

International [5]

Australia & Oceania [37]

Europe [38]

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Public [4]

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Freelancing in the Time of Coronavirus [39]

When breaking news hits, freelancers often find editors at media outlets eager for related stories. But what about when breaking news like a global pandemic becomes virtually the only story being told? What do you do when those same media editors say no thanks to yet more coverage? Freelance Files editor Karen Schaefer went looking for some timely advice.

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Freelance Files [40]

Topics on the Beat:

Disasters [9]

Health [41]

Journalism & Media [34]

Region:

National (U.S.) [36]

International [5]

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Public [4]

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"Earth Is Overheating. Millions Are Already Feeling The Pain." [42]

"It was a record 125 degrees Fahrenheit in Baghdad in July, and 100 degrees above the Arctic Circle this June. Australia shattered its summer heat records as wildfires, fueled by prolonged drought, turned the sky fever red."

Climate Change [20]

Environmental Justice [43]

Public [4]

International [5]

Source: NYTimes [44], 08/10/2020

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Deadly Diseases From Wildlife Thrive When Nature Is Destroyed: Study [45]

"The human destruction of natural ecosystems increases the numbers of rats, bats and other animals that harbour diseases that can lead to pandemics such as Covid-19, a comprehensive analysis has found."

Agriculture [19]

Environmental Health [12]

Planning & Growth [46]

Wildlife [24]

Public [4]

International [5]

Source: Guardian [47], 08/06/2020

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