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Why an Unregulated Pot Business May Be Bad for the Environment  [1]

One industry seemingly unharmed by the coronavirus-related shutdown is legal cannabis. But the explosion in this infant business could be bad news for the environment, if left largely unregulated. A closer look at the issues. Plus, the story of Smokey’s 420 [2], mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective.

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Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Government [10]
Health [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Policy [14]
Pollution [15]
Waste [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
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"In Montana, Children File Suit to Protect ‘the Last Best Place’" [21]

"She's identified only as Kathryn Grace S., one of 16 youths who've sued to keep the state of Montana from promoting the use of fossil fuels, threatening their future."

Activism [4]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Justice [23]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [24]
Public [20]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Source: InsideClimate News [25], 04/30/2020
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In Mountains and Deserts of Utah, Spotted Frogs Signal Climate Change [26]

"Mormon pioneers saw the frogs as messengers of clean water. Now, their survival is jeopardized by habitat loss, drought and soaring heat."

Biodiversity [27]
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Source: InsideClimate News [29], 04/02/2020
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SEJournal Relaunches WatchDog with a ‘Voice,’ Plus Coronavirus and More [30]

SEJournal welcomes back from hiatus our WatchDog feature, now recast as an opinion column from Joseph A. Davis, Society of Environmental Journalists’ veteran freedom of information advocate and longtime SEJournal contributor. In part one of a two-parter, find out why we’re relaunching the new column, plus get Davis’ take on government openness (or lack thereof) around coronavirus, as well as more on SEJ’s deep commitment to open information and a rundown of its recent FOI activities. And watch for part two next week.

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Freelance Photographer Charts New Journalistic Path [68]

How do you survive as a freelance wildlife photojournalist in today’s constrained news media economy? In the latest EJ InSight, photographer Morgan Heim shares the approach she has successfully pursued, and shares its implications for storytelling, independence and integrity. See a slideshow of her images [69]. Plus, Heim explores the ethics of non-traditional photography [70].

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'Stand Down': Bernhardt Blocks Aerial Mountain Goat Cull At Grand Teton [72]

"The U.S. Secretary of the Interior directly intervened in an aerial goat cull underway in the Tetons last Friday, ordering Grand Teton National Park Acting Superintendent Gopaul Noojibail to “stand down.”

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Source: Jackson Hole Daily [73], 02/26/2020
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Trump Gas Wells Could Block 6,000 Year-Old Pronghorn Migration Route [74]

"The Path of the Pronghorn is a 170-mile migration route that the antelope-like creatures have traveled annually for 6,000 years. It is one of North America’s last remaining long-distance terrestrial migration corridors. And it is at risk."

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Source: Guardian [75], 02/24/2020
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Red-State Utah Embraces Plan To Tackle Climate Crisis In Surprise Shift [76]

"In a move to protect its ski slopes and growing economy, Utah – one of the reddest states in the nation – has just created a long-term plan to address the climate crisis. And in a surprising turnaround, some of the state’s conservative leaders are welcoming it."

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Source: Guardian [77], 02/19/2020
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"Federal Judge Upholds BLM Wild Horse Roundup Plan" [78]

"The Bureau of Land Management's proposal to remove more than 1,700 wild horses from a Nevada herd area complies with federal laws, a judge has ruled."

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Source: Greenwire [79], 02/17/2020
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IJNR Workshop: Fire on the Land [80]

This Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources workshop in Missoula, MT, will connect journalist attendees with experts regarding the ecological, economic, social and public health impacts of wildfire. Open to first 20 registrants; $25 registration fee includes lodging, meals and local transportation.

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