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Spring Is Coming. How Silent Will It Be? [1]

Bird populations remain in steep decline, mostly due to human activity. But as the latest TipSheet reports, reporting on the disappearance of our avian residents can lead journalists to some bread-and-butter environmental stories: whether about local ecosystems, climate change, chemicals, land disturbance and more. Read on for more, including nearly a dozen-and-a-half story ideas and reporting resources.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Studies [7]
Health [8]
Wildlife [9]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
International [11]
Canada [12]
Visibility: 
Public [13]
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"Controversial Dakota Pipeline Gets a Big, Belated Government Boost" [14]

"A delayed environmental review cleared the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue operating. Separately, a North Dakota judge expressed unusual exasperation over the tangled legal battles."

Activism [15]
Climate Change [5]
Disasters [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [10]
Canada [12]
Source: NYTimes [25], 12/22/2025
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Federal Judge Blocks Whitmer From Shutting Down Pipeline Under Great Lakes [26]

"A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘s attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety."

Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Canada [12]
Source: AP [29], 12/19/2025
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"Canada Lifts Climate Laws for Alberta Oil Sands, Planning Pipeline" [30]

"Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada signed a sweeping agreement on Thursday that laid the groundwork for a new oil pipeline to expand Alberta’s oil sands, exempting the province’s energy industry from several environmental laws."

Climate Change [5]
Consumer [31]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [32]
Pollution [23]
Transportation [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [10]
Canada [12]
Source: NYTimes [34], 12/03/2025
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Regulator Stopped Enforcing Gas Flaring Limits After Alberta Pressure: Docs [35]

"The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Alberta bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flaring as Canadian oil production increased, according to documents seen by Reuters."

Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [13]
Canada [12]
Source: Reuters [36], 12/02/2025
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The Risk And Promise Of Offshore Wind Energy In Nova Scotia [37]

"As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, residents hope for economic transformation, while some worry about impacts to seafood industry and marine ecosystems"

Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [20]
Environmental Studies [7]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Infrastructure [21]
Technology [39]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
Canada [12]
Source: The Narwhal [40], 11/20/2025
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Alberta Wants To Release Treated Oilsands Waste Into The Athabasca River [41]

"Seven months after the Liberal Party vowed to “immediately introduce and pass legislation” affirming the right of First Nations to clean drinking water, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government says they’re still working on it."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
Canada [12]
Source: The Narwhal [42], 11/19/2025
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"These Are The Environmental Programs To Be Cut Under Carney’s First Budget" [43]

"Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget scales back rules around greenwashing, and hints an oil and gas emissions cap is unlikely. But it introduces a youth climate corps and renews efforts to lift boil-water advisories"

Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Policy [44]
Public [13]
Canada [12]
Source: The Narwhal [45], 11/06/2025
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November 2, 2025

DEADLINE: Indigenous Journalism Fellowship in B.C., Canada [46]

The Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA), in partnership with The Narwhal and IndigiNews, is offering a one-year fellowship for an early- or mid-career Indigenous journalist in B.C. Includes hands-on newsroom experience, mentorship and professional development. Deadline: Nov 2, 2025.

Workshops and Fellowships [47]
Visibility: 
Public [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [48]
Journalism & Media [49]
Region: 
International [11]
Canada [12]

What Will AI Data Centre Boom Mean For Land, Water And Power In Canada? [50]

"Kevin O’Leary’s plans to build the world’s biggest data centre in a drought-stricken part of Alberta highlights the big questions and concerns about the resource demands of artificial intelligence"

Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [21]
Pollution [23]
Public [13]
Canada [12]
Source: The Narwhal [51], 10/10/2025
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