Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)

Drought Fears Take Hold in a Four Corners Region Already Virus-Hit [1]

"The landscape where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah meet is withering again as the pandemic persists."

Agriculture [2]

Climate Change [3]

Disasters [4]

Environmental Health [5]

Health [6]

Water & Oceans [7]

Public [8]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

Source: InsideClimate News [10], 06/09/2020

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"Groups Seek To Stop Copper Mine Near Popular Montana River" [11]

"Conservation groups want a Montana court to cancel the approval of a long-disputed copper mine that they say would pollute a tributary of one of the state’s most popular recreational rivers."

Laws & Regulations [12]

Natural Resources [13]

Pollution [14]

Water & Oceans [7]

Public [8]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

Source: AP [15], 06/05/2020

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How Explanatory Reporting Can Define a Challenged Landscape [16]

To cover the wide range of challenges affecting his Mountain State, a small market beat reporter won plaudits first by becoming a close student of the issues and then boiling them down to the basics for his audience. Inside Story’s Q&A explores the resulting award-winning journalism on topics like water law and public lands, groundwater pollution and protected species.

SEJ Publication Types:

Inside Story [17]

Topics on the Beat:

Environmental Studies [18]

Journalism & Media [19]

Laws & Regulations [12]

Natural Resources [13]

Pollution [14]

Water & Oceans [7]

Wildlife [20]

Region:

National (U.S.) [21]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

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Public [8]

Read more about How Explanatory Reporting Can Define a Challenged Landscape [16]

"Energy Developers Seek Leases Near Iconic Utah Park" [22]

"Oil and gas companies have proposed more than 150,000 acres of federal land for potential development in the canyons of eastern Utah, some as close as a mile and a half from the famous Arches National Park."

Energy & Fuel [23]

Laws & Regulations [12]

Natural Resources [13]

Public [8]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

Source: Greenwire [24], 05/25/2020

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No Drought of Data, As Climate Dries U.S. [25]

With drought can come fire, and with megadrought, routine reporting becomes disaster headlines. Reporter’s Toolbox gets you to the bottom of the drought data sources that help determine what’s ahead for your region, sorting through the complicated set of federal drought monitoring agencies and resources.

SEJ Publication Types:

Reporters Toolbox [26]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [2]

Climate Change [3]

Disasters [4]

Environmental Studies [18]

Government [27]

Journalism & Media [19]

Natural Resources [13]

Science [28]

Water & Oceans [7]

Region:

National (U.S.) [21]

California [29]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [30]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]

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Public [8]

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SEJ Mourns the Loss of John Freemuth [33]

Conservation Champion and Head of the Andrus Center Was Also a Staunch Advocate for SEJ. The Society of Environmental Journalists is saddened to learn of John Freemuth's passing. John was a stalwart supporter of SEJ and it was his vision that brought SEJ's 2020 conference to Boise State University. As the inaugural chair of the university's Andrus Center for Public Policy, he upheld the legacy of its namesake by leading a national dialogue on public lands policy.

Topics on the Beat:

Environmental Health [5]

Environmental Studies [18]

Planning & Growth [34]

Policy [35]

Visibility:

Public [8]

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Smokey’s 420 Gets the ‘Dirt’ on Pot Crop [36]

The story of Smokey’s 420, mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective. Plus, why the explosion in the infant business legal cannabis could be bad news for the environment [37], if left largely unregulated.

SEJ Publication Types:

Features [38]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [39]

Agriculture [2]

Chemicals [40]

Consumer [41]

Economy & Business [42]

Energy & Fuel [23]

Environmental Politics [43]

Government [27]

Health [6]

Journalism & Media [19]

Laws & Regulations [12]

Policy [35]

Pollution [14]

Waste [44]

Water & Oceans [7]

Region:

National (U.S.) [21]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

Visibility:

Public [8]

Read more about Smokey’s 420 Gets the ‘Dirt’ on Pot Crop [36]

Why an Unregulated Pot Business May Be Bad for the Environment [37]

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 [36], mom-and-pop pot shop that’s taken a more environmental perspective.

SEJ Publication Types:

Features [38]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [39]

Agriculture [2]

Chemicals [40]

Economy & Business [42]

Energy & Fuel [23]

Environmental Politics [43]

Government [27]

Health [6]

Journalism & Media [19]

Laws & Regulations [12]

Policy [35]

Pollution [14]

Waste [44]

Water & Oceans [7]

Region:

National (U.S.) [21]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

Visibility:

Public [8]

Read more about Why an Unregulated Pot Business May Be Bad for the Environment [37]

"In Montana, Children File Suit to Protect ‘the Last Best Place’" [45]

"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 [39]

Climate Change [3]

Energy & Fuel [23]

Environmental Justice [46]

Laws & Regulations [12]

People & Population [47]

Public [8]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [9]

Source: InsideClimate News [48], 04/30/2020