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"Water Crisis Puts Oregon Community At A Crossroads" [1]

"In a desert far from any city, farmers use groundwater to grow lush green hay. The hay fattens livestock all over the world. But there's a big problem: The water is drying up."

Agriculture [2]
Water & Oceans [3]
Public [4]
Northwest (OR WA) [5]
Source: NPR [6], 01/02/2020
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"West Coast Fishery Rebounds in Rare Conservation 'Home Run'" [7]

"After years of fear and uncertainty, bottom trawler fishermen — those who use nets to scoop up rockfish, bocaccio, sole, Pacific Ocean perch and other deep-dwelling fish — are making a comeback here, reinventing themselves as a sustainable industry less than two decades after authorities closed huge stretches of the Pacific Ocean because of the species’ depletion."

Fish & Fisheries [8]
Public [4]
California [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [5]
Source: AP [10], 12/30/2019
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December 15, 2019

DEADLINE: Ecotrust's Rural Reporting Fellowship [11]

This yearlong fellowship is for a journalist living in and reporting on a rural community in Northern California, Oregon, Washington or Alaska. $25,000 stipend plus expenses. Journalists who identify as Black, Indigenous and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply by the Dec 15, 2019 deadline.

Workshops and Fellowships [12]
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Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
People & Population [15]
Region: 
Alaska and Hawaii [16]
California [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [5]

NW Tribes, Already Feeling the Impact of Climate Change, Taking Action [17]

"Pacific Northwest tribes are focusing on progressive forestry and renewable energy measures to build climate resilience."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Forests [19]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [15]
Public [4]
Northwest (OR WA) [5]
Source: Bitterroot [21], 11/13/2019
  • Read more about NW Tribes, Already Feeling the Impact of Climate Change, Taking Action [17]

"Can The Long-Lost Abalone Make A Comeback In California?" [22]

"Hunched over a tank inside the Bodega Marine Laboratory, alongside bubbling vats of seaweed and greenhouses filled with algae, Kristin Aquilino coaxed a baby white abalone onto her hand."

Biodiversity [23]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [3]
Public [4]
California [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [5]
Mexico [25]
Source: LA Times [26], 11/08/2019
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March 24, 2021 to March 26, 2021

Science Talk '21: A Virtual Experience [27]

Science Talk '21, with the theme of "Resilience," will be livestreamed. Connect with other science communication practitioners, facilitators and professionals for three (half)days of learning best practices for how to talk science better.

Professional Meetings [28]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [14]
Science [24]
Region: 
Northwest (OR WA) [5]

News Can Net Eyeballs By Turning Dweebish Data Into Magic Maps [29]

When it comes to telling environment and energy stories, especially about place and scale, data visualizations can turn an average story into a standout. Reporter’s Toolbox takes a look at some recent examples of inspiring data-mapping projects that provide insight into everything from auto emissions and floods to vanishing rivers and whipping winds.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [30]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [31]
Climate Change [32]
Disasters [33]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Journalism & Media [14]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [34]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [3]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [36]
Alaska and Hawaii [16]
California [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Northwest (OR WA) [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
International [44]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
  • Read more about News Can Net Eyeballs By Turning Dweebish Data Into Magic Maps [29]

Another Bad-News Year Ahead for U.S. Coal? [45]

As U.S. coal’s comedown continues, our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a close look at the factors behind the industry’s decline and finds a combination of economics, competition and shifting global markets, along with aging technology, politics and environmental pushback. What’s in store for coal in 2020?

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [46]
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Activism [47]
Air [31]
Climate Change [32]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [49]
Government [50]
Laws & Regulations [51]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [34]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [36]
Alaska and Hawaii [16]
California [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [38]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [39]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Northwest (OR WA) [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
International [44]
Canada [52]
Mexico [25]
Africa [53]
Antarctica & Arctic [54]
Asia [55]
Australia & Oceania [56]
Central America & the Caribbean [57]
Europe [58]
Middle East [59]
South America [60]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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"The New Weapon In The War Over Dam Removal: Economics" [61]

"The decadeslong Pacific Northwest salmon war may be nearing the end. But it's economics, not fish, that could be the demise of four dams at the center of the fight."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Water & Oceans [3]
Public [4]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Northwest (OR WA) [5]
Source: Greenwire [62], 10/24/2019
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Gray Wolves Are Protected In Washington, But State Keeps Killing Them [63]

"ANATONE, Wash. — Somewhere near this tiny farming town last month, a Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife hunter conducted what officials call a lethal removal, killing a gray wolf, a member of a species that the state considers endangered."

Wildlife [64]
Public [4]
Northwest (OR WA) [5]
Source: LA Times [65], 10/23/2019
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