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"The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate” [1]

BookShelf takes a peek into the hidden life of trees, to understand how biologists believe plants may communicate and even assist others that are struggling, and what that may mean for modern forestry.

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BookShelf [2]
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Natural Resources [3]
Science [4]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

“Canoes: A Natural History in North America” [7]

Canoes have long been part of North America’s cultural fabric. And a hefty new book, rich in visuals, tells the story of this unique mode of transport, which brings us closer to nature and despite changes in materials has remained essentially unchanged.

 

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BookShelf [2]
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Transportation [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

Covering the Coyotes in Your Backyard [10]

With the ever-adaptable coyote now present in almost all 50 states, environmental journalists can find numerous local stories on the shifting boundaries between human settlements and wildlife. The latest TipSheet has story angles and sources, plus the controversy over coyote killing.

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TipSheet [11]
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Wildlife [12]
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National (U.S.) [5]
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Public [6]

"EPA Seeks Public Input On Trump's Regulatory Reform Agenda" [13]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is searching for Obama-era regulations to repeal."

Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [16], 04/14/2017

Pruitt Hails Era Of Environmental Deregulation In Speech At Coal Mine [17]

"EPA administrator declared an end to the government’s ‘war’ on coal in a speech to miners – an agenda that has been bitterly opposed by agency staff".

Environmental Politics [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Guardian [18], 04/14/2017

"In Coal Country, Environmental Regulations Are Creating Jobs" [19]

"One reason President Trump gave for signing his order to dismantle climate policies was 'to cancel job-killing regulations.' But in places like coal country, environmental regulations are creating jobs, too."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NPR [23], 04/14/2017

"EPA Chief Pruitt: U.S. Should 'Exit' Paris Climate Agreement" [24]

"Scottt Pruitt's statement puts him at odds with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former chief executive of ExxonMobil, and some major U.S. coal companies."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: InsideClimate News [25], 04/14/2017

"Interior: In About-Face, Zinke Opposes Giving Bison Range To Tribes" [26]

"The Interior Department no longer supports legislation that would transfer the National Bison Range to the tribes whose reservation it's located within."

Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [3]
People & Population [27]
Wildlife [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Greenwire [28], 04/14/2017

Trump EPA Halts Obama Rule To Curb Toxic Wastewater From Coal Plants [29]

"The Trump administration has hit the pause button on an Obama-era regulation aimed at limiting the dumping of toxic metals such as arsenic and mercury by the nation’s power plants into public waterways."

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [33], 04/14/2017

"Trump’s EPA Is Seeking A 24/7 Security Detail For Its New Leader" [34]

"The Trump administration has proposed whacking the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency by nearly a third, eliminating thousands of employees and scrapping dozens of programs, including climate-change research and cleanup efforts in the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay. But a detailed budget plan obtained by The Washington Post last week includes a request to add positions within the agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 'to provide 24/7 security detail' for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt."

Environmental Politics [14]
Military [35]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [36], 04/13/2017

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