Canada

"Tracing Mining’s Threat to U.S. Waters" [1]

"Environmental concerns are raised anew about potential contamination from Canadian open-pit mines flowing through the waterways into Montana’s lakes, harming fish."

Environmental Health [2]

Laws & Regulations [3]

Natural Resources [4]

Pollution [5]

Waste [6]

Water & Oceans [7]

Public [8]

National (U.S.) [9]

Canada [10]

Source: NYTimes [11], 07/11/2023

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‘Orange’ Is the New Data — for Wildfire Smoke [12]

The U.S. air quality alert scale is showing a lot of unhealthy colors this season, from oranges up to unhealthy reds and purples or worse, as smoke from wildfires in Canada periodically drifts across various U.S. regions. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores a key database and other resources to help journalists report on the spread of smoky air.

SEJ Publication Types:

Reporters Toolbox [13]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [14]

Health [15]

Journalism & Media [16]

Pollution [5]

Region:

National (U.S.) [9]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]

International [19]

Canada [10]

Visibility:

Public [8]

Read more about ‘Orange’ Is the New Data — for Wildfire Smoke [12]

Ursine Odyssey Seeks Insight Into Future for Bears [20]

A new book takes readers around the planet to better understand the world’s eight bear species and our relationships with them, including not just how we’ve popularized some but also the many ways we’ve mistreated or pushed others to the brink of extinction. In the new BookShelf, Frances Backhouse reviews Gloria Dickie’s just-published volume, “Eight Bears.” Plus, Freelance Files interviews Dickie [21].

SEJ Publication Types:

BookShelf [22]

Topics on the Beat:

Biodiversity [23]

Climate Change [24]

Wildlife [25]

Region:

National (U.S.) [9]

International [19]

Canada [10]

Asia [26]

South America [27]

Visibility:

Public [8]

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"Expect A Hot, Smoky Summer In Much Of America." Better Get Used To It. [28]

"The only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly, forecasters say."

Climate Change [24]

Disasters [29]

Environmental Health [2]

Forests [30]

Public [8]

National (U.S.) [9]

Canada [10]

Mexico [31]

Source: AP [32], 06/30/2023

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"Canadian Wildfire Emissions Hit Record High As Smoke Reaches Europe" [33]

"Wildfires burning through large swathes of eastern and western Canada have released a record 160 million tonnes of carbon, the EU's Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service said on Tuesday."

Air [14]

Climate Change [24]

Disasters [29]

Pollution [5]

Public [8]

Canada [10]

Europe [34]

Source: Reuters [35], 06/28/2023

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Wildfires And Wind Push Chicago’s Air Quality To Worst In The World [36]

"As thick smoke from Canadian wildfires coated Chicago and the surrounding areas Tuesday, weather officials warned more bad air is expected Wednesday."

Air [14]

Climate Change [24]

Disasters [29]

Forests [30]

Pollution [5]

Public [8]

Canada [10]

Source: Chicago Tribune [37], 06/28/2023

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"In Rush for Key Metals, Canada Ushers Miners to Its Fragile North" [38]

"Canada is offering incentives to mining companies to dig in its northern regions for the critical minerals needed for EVs and solar panels. But based on past abuses, critics fear carbon-rich peatlands will be lost, wild rivers polluted, and enormous cleanup projects left behind."

Climate Change [24]

Energy & Fuel [39]

Natural Resources [4]

Pollution [5]

Public [8]

Canada [10]

Source: YaleE360 [40], 06/27/2023

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Wildfire Smoke — Now a Local Story in Unaccustomed Places [41]

The harms of air pollutants created by wildfires are clear. What’s lost in the haze, though, is that wildfire smoke can carry those pollutants vast distances, threatening communities that are unfamiliar with the risks. The latest TipSheet explains the dangers and how far-flung wildfire smoke travels, then offers a dozen story ideas plus reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [42]

Topics on the Beat:

Air [14]

Chemicals [43]

Climate Change [24]

Disasters [29]

Forests [30]

Health [15]

Journalism & Media [16]

Pollution [5]

Region:

National (U.S.) [9]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]

International [19]

Canada [10]

Visibility:

Public [8]

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"Twelve New Kids’ Beach Reads to Inspire Action and Adventure" [45]

"Young readers can become archaeologists, seaweed harvesters, and Arctic explorers, all through the pages of books."

Environmental Studies [46]

Journalism & Media [16]

Public [8]

National (U.S.) [9]

Canada [10]

Source: Hakai [47], 06/23/2023

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Judge Orders Stretch Of Pipeline That Crosses Tribal Land To Shut Down [48]

"A federal judge has ordered a Canadian oil firm to shut down a section of its pipeline in Wisconsin that crosses tribal land, a partial victory for indigenous groups that have long opposed the project."

Climate Change [24]

Energy & Fuel [39]

Environmental Justice [49]

Environmental Politics [50]

Laws & Regulations [3]

Public [8]

National (U.S.) [9]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]

Canada [10]

Source: The Hill [52], 06/21/2023

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