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"The ‘Rewilding’ of a Century-Old Cranberry Bog" [1]

"Scientists are turning a cranberry bog back into coastal wetland. The experiment is seen as a path for dormant bogs and another chance for vanishing habitat."

Climate Change [2]
Natural Resources [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: NY Times [7], 07/05/2017
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"Steamers Out Of Steam? Beloved Bivalves Aren’t Happy Clams" [8]

"The soft-shell clams that are harvested by hand and raked from the mud flats of Maine are becoming less plentiful, and the downward trend jeopardizes one of New England’s oldest and most historic coastal industries."

Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: AP [10], 07/05/2017
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"Hoosick Falls Residents Shocked By High PFOA Test Results" [11]

"HOOSICK FALLS - Residents were shocked Monday when the testing of sites contaminated with a toxic manufacturing chemical revealed levels significantly higher than originally reported."

Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: Albany Times Union [15], 06/20/2017
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Harmful Algal Blooms Plague Polluted Summer Waters [16]

The harmful algal blooms brought on by excessive nutrient pollution in warm summer waters can be dangerous to humans, animals and fish. Our latest TipSheet will help you cover the phenomenon, make the distinction between algae and toxic cyanobacteria, and point you to sources for forecasting outbreaks. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [9]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
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Public [5]
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"Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic Salmon Decline Worsens" [22]

"Fewer of North America's Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers to spawn, which bodes poorly for the future of the imperiled fish, an international conservation group says."

Fish & Fisheries [9]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Canada [23]
Source: AP [24], 06/19/2017
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"Help Arrives For Sandy-Wrecked Town As Others Resist Dunes" [25]

"TOMS RIVER, N.J. — In one of the largest beach repair projects in U.S. history, the federal government has begun dumping so much sand on a stretch of the New Jersey shore that it could fill a football stadium more than five times over."

Disasters [26]
Natural Resources [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: AP [27], 06/05/2017
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"What's a Ghost Moose? How Ticks Are Killing an Iconic Animal" [28]

"As New England winters get warmer and shorter, ticks are driving a worrisome decline in a species that's crucial to the region's economy."

Climate Change [2]
Wildlife [29]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: National Geographic [30], 06/01/2017
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Get Ready for Hurricanes [31]

The 2017 hurricane season officially begins this week and experts say it may be worse than usual. So the latest TipSheet has sources and tools to help you prepare for your hurricane coverage. Understand the importance of landfall and storm path, find out about this year's big wild card, and get tips for staying safe.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [26]
Journalism & Media [19]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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"How a Small Town Is Standing Up to Fracking" [34]

"Grant Township, Pennsylvania, population 741, has became the front line of a radical new environmental movement -- and they're not backing down".

Energy & Fuel [35]
Environmental Politics [36]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: Rolling Stone [37], 05/24/2017
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Are You Ready for Flood Season? [38]

Flooding is no longer just a local disaster story. As the phenomenon worsens and spreads, it simultaneously raises issues like development, insurance, stormwater management and climate change. The latest TipSheet runs down longer-term angles of flooding, and offers sources and tools to better cover your own flood stories.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [26]
Journalism & Media [19]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
South America [39]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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