"Gulf Oysters Are Dying, Putting a Southern Tradition at Risk" [1]
"Cheap and plentiful, they’ve long been a menu staple in New Orleans and beyond. But recent months have brought a crisis that worries fishermen and chefs."
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"Cheap and plentiful, they’ve long been a menu staple in New Orleans and beyond. But recent months have brought a crisis that worries fishermen and chefs."
Veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick offers practical advice on learning to fly your own drone. Plus, he shares insights [10] and photos [11] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes, and explains why he sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism as a match made in heaven.
A match made in heaven — that’s how veteran National Geographic photojournalist Peter Essick sees the combination of drone photography and environmental journalism. In the latest EJ InSight, Essick shares insights and photos [11] from his most recent drone project, capturing the restoration of the Great Lakes. Plus, in a sidebar, Essick gives practical advice on learning to fly your own drone [9].
"As the seasonal harvest approaches, ‘ghost groves’ abandoned by growers are scattered across the state. ‘We’re in a race right now to save the Florida citrus industry,’ a researcher said."
"Jasper Davis stoops to tilt a plastic bottle under a drip of water that's trickling from a crack in the mountainside. 'Tastes better than what the city water does,' he says. 'Way better.'"
"A ProPublica-New Yorker story about black land loss was cited by the legislation’s sponsor before the near-unanimous vote."
"One of the most polluted regions of the country is being overrun by a new glut of oil and gas facilities, including one that will emit as much carbon as three coal-fired power plants".
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.
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?
"Surfside’s postcard beach is experiencing a disappearing act amid hurricanes. rising sea levels – and a worldwide sand shortage".
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[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries
[5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast
[8] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/dining/gulf-oysters.html
[9] https://www.sej.org/publications/ej-insight/delving-drones
[10] https://www.sej.org/publications/ej-insight/drones-and-photojournalism-elevating-craft-new-heights
[11] https://www.sej.org/publications/ej-insight/drones-and-photojournalism-elevating-craft-new-heights#slideshow
[12] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/ej-ilustrated
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1
[14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics
[15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government
[17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution
[20] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[21] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes
[22] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-plains
[23] https://www.sej.org/headlines/end-florida-orange-juice-lethal-disease-devastates-industry
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture
[25] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/11/09/end-florida-orange-juice-lethal-disease-is-decimating-its-citrus-industry/
[26] https://www.sej.org/headlines/first-these-kentuckians-couldnt-drink-water-now-they-cant-afford-it
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[28] https://www.npr.org/2019/10/31/772677717/first-these-kentuckians-couldnt-drink-the-water-now-they-can-t-afford-it
[29] https://www.sej.org/headlines/senate-approves-funding-help-prevent-families-losing-their-land
[30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[32] https://www.propublica.org/article/us-senate-greenlights-funding-to-help-prevent-families-from-losing-their-land
[33] https://www.sej.org/headlines/louisiana-s-cancer-alley-gets-even-more-toxic-residents-fight-back
[34] https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/louisiana-cancer-alley-getting-more-toxic-905534/
[35] https://www.sej.org/publications/reporters-toolbox/news-can-net-eyeballs-turning-dweebish-data-magic-maps
[36] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/reporter%E2%80%99s-toolbox
[37] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air
[38] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[39] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation
[40] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/alaska-and-hawaii
[41] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california
[42] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic
[43] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mountain-west
[44] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast
[45] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northwest
[46] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southwest
[47] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international
[48] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/another-bad-news-year-ahead-us-coal
[49] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/backgrounders
[50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism
[51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business
[52] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada
[53] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/mexico
[54] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/africa
[55] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/antarctica-arctic
[56] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia
[57] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/australia-oceania
[58] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/central-america-caribbean
[59] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/europe
[60] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/middle-east
[61] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/south-america
[62] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sand-wars-battle-replenish-florida-s-beaches-amid-climate-crisis
[63] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/25/surfside-florida-beaches-climate-crisis-sea-levels
[64] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast?page=58
[65] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast?page=55
[66] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast?page=56
[67] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast?page=57
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[69] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast?page=61
[70] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast?page=62
[71] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast?page=63
[72] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast?page=177