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A Look Back at the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement [1]

The origins of the struggle to protect animal welfare began with preventing the brutal mistreatment of carriage horses. And a new volume explores how one man did much to extend those protections to many species with the founding of the ASPCA. Our BookShelf has a review of “A Traitor to His Species: Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement.”

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"Groups Urge State To Protect Last Wild Atlantic Salmon in US" [11]

"Maine is home to the last wild Atlantic salmon populations in the U.S., but a new push to protect the fish at the state level is unlikely to land them on the endangered list."

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Source: AP [14], 07/26/2021
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Climate Efforts in Massachusetts Clash With Subsidies For Fossil Fuels [15]

"Massachusetts has ambitious climate goals, and not a lot of time to achieve them, which has some clean energy and climate experts questioning why a state program continues to promote fossil fuels with cash incentives for oil and gas home heating systems."

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Source: Boston Globe [19], 07/12/2021
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"Maine Bans Offshore Wind From State Waters" [20]

"Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a law yesterday [Wednesday] to permanently bar offshore wind from state waters in a compromise with lobstermen."

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Source: E&E News [22], 07/09/2021
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"Maine’s Blueberry Crop Faces Climate Change Peril" [23]

"Maine’s beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have found they are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the state."

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Source: AP [25], 07/06/2021
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"N.J. Approves 2 More Offshore Wind Farms To Power 1 Million Homes" [26]

"While the first wind turbines have yet to be built off the Jersey Shore coast, state leaders are already pushing for expansion."

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Source: Newark Star-Ledger [28], 07/01/2021
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Job Opening: Editor, Adirondack Explorer [29]

The Adirondack Explorer, a 22-year-old nonprofit newsmagazine covering New York's 6-million-acre Adirondack Park, is looking for a first-rate editor-in-chief to oversee coverage of challenges and opportunities facing this globally important region. This is a chance to cover global issues on a local landscape that ranks as the East’s greatest expanse of wildlands, covering a mix of public lands, designated wilderness areas, private timber holdings and revered lakes.

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Maine Enacts Bills To Tackle Pollution From ‘Forever Chemicals’ [31]

"Maine lawmakers have passed a sweeping set of bills aimed at addressing the growing problems posed by “forever chemicals” that have shut down several farms and contaminated dozens of private wells across the state."

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Source: Portland Press Herald [35], 06/23/2021
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Drilling for Data on Offshore Wells [36]

For reporters covering the long-standing conflict over offshore drilling, which erupted again this month after a federal judge blocked a halt to new leases, an Interior Department database offers a wealth of data about offshore wells. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox walks you through the maze of bureaucracy behind the database, and then provides detailed guidance on how to make the most of its info.

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June 21, 2021

DEADLINE: IJNR Ocean and Climate Workshop Series – Northeastern U.S. [43]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources virtual workshop, Jul 7-8, 2021, will focus on the ocean and climate in the NE US. Designed to help journalists explore ocean issues that are underreported in popular media. Apply by June 21.

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