Fish & Fisheries

"Oyster Wars: Volunteers, Watermen, Vie Over Sanctuaries" [1]

"St. Mary’s watershed group, harvesters debate value of leaving bivalves untouched in ‘mother lode’ of reproduction".

Environmental Politics [2]

Fish & Fisheries [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Public [5]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]

Source: Bay Journal [7], 03/08/2017

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Get Wise on Water Rule [8]

Wondering what WOTUS is? Or how the Clean Water Rule relates to the Clean Water Act and to the Section 404 permitting program meant to prevent the destruction of U.S. wetlands? Our Beat Basics column explains the history and background of the rule to help you cover White House, EPA and court action likely ahead.

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Backgrounders [9]

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Economy & Business [10]

Environmental Politics [2]

Fish & Fisheries [3]

Government [11]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Natural Resources [12]

Planning & Growth [13]

Water & Oceans [14]

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National (U.S.) [15]

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Public [5]

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Draining a Different Kind of Swamp [16]

As the Trump administration last week began its rollback of the Clean Water Rule, reporters are likely to see many more stories about wetlands permitting — especially on the local level. The latest TipSheet walks you through the Section 404 permitting maze and helps you find out what's happening in your locale and state.

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TipSheet [17]

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Environmental Politics [2]

Fish & Fisheries [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Natural Resources [12]

Water & Oceans [14]

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National (U.S.) [15]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [6]

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Public [5]

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White House Proposes Steep Budget Cut To Leading Climate Science Agency [18]

"The Trump administ"ration is seeking to slash the budget of one of the government’s premier climate science agencies by 17 percent, delivering steep cuts to research funding and satellite programs, according to a four-page budget memo obtained by The Washington Post."

Climate Change [19]

Environmental Health [20]

Environmental Politics [2]

Environmental Studies [21]

Fish & Fisheries [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Natural Resources [12]

People & Population [22]

Science [23]

Technology [24]

Transportation [25]

Water & Oceans [14]

Wildlife [26]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [15]

Source: Washington Post [27], 03/06/2017

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"Groups Sue EPA To Protect Wild Salmon From Climate Change" [28]

"U.S. fishing and conservation groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to protect wild salmon threatened by rising water temperatures attributed in part to climate change in two major rivers of the Pacific Northwest."

Climate Change [19]

Fish & Fisheries [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Public [5]

Northwest (OR WA) [29]

Source: Reuters [30], 02/24/2017

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"He Was Supposed To Protect The Sea. Then He Vanished From His Ship" [31]

"Day after day, Keith Davis stood at the rail of the cargo ship, watching a fleet of rusty long-liners off-load tuna, marlin and other fish."

Fish & Fisheries [3]

Laws & Regulations [4]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [15]

Source: Reveal [32], 02/22/2017

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Oroville Crisis Points to Dam Stories in Many States [33]

California's Oroville Dam has been in the news this month, as it threatened to fail, flooding nearby communities. But worsening dam safety is a national story with local angles throughout the United States. TipSheet runs down the risks and the resources, plus offers upcoming news hooks for dam stories in your community.

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TipSheet [17]

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Disasters [34]

Energy & Fuel [35]

Fish & Fisheries [3]

Natural Resources [12]

Water & Oceans [14]

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National (U.S.) [15]

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Public [5]

Read more about Oroville Crisis Points to Dam Stories in Many States [33]

Sundance Festival a Megaphone for Climate Concerns [36]

For the first time, Sundance Film Festival spotlighted a single theme, and it was climate change. Documentaries highlighting the issue including a sequel to Al Gore's blockbuster, as well as more than a dozen other films dealing with issues like coral reefs, recyling, changing landscapes and rainforest destruction.

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Features [37]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [38]

Agriculture [39]

Climate Change [19]

Energy & Fuel [35]

Environmental Politics [2]

Fish & Fisheries [3]

Forests [40]

Natural Resources [12]

People & Population [22]

Policy [41]

Waste [42]

Water & Oceans [14]

Wildlife [26]

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National (U.S.) [15]

Alaska and Hawaii [43]

California [44]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]

International [48]

Mexico [49]

Africa [50]

Australia & Oceania [51]

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Public [5]

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"Warming Oceans Are Wrecking Seabird Populations" [52]

"A year after tens of thousands of common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, starved and washed ashore on beaches from California to Alaska, researchers have pinned the cause to unusually warm ocean temperatures that affected the tiny fish they eat."

Climate Change [19]

Fish & Fisheries [3]

Water & Oceans [14]

Wildlife [26]

Public [5]

National (U.S.) [15]

Source: AP [53], 02/13/2017