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"‘Murder Hornets’ in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet" [1]

"Sightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself in the United States and devastate bee populations."

Biodiversity [2]
Wildlife [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [6], 05/04/2020
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"Judge Vacates Oil and Gas Leases on 145,000 Acres in Montana" [7]

"A federal judge, rapping the Trump administration for its weak environmental assessments, has vacated hundreds of oil and gas leases across a large swath of Montana."

Energy & Fuel [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [11], 05/04/2020
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COVID-19 Data Challenges Can Spark Better Journalism [12]

Reporting the COVID-19 pandemic may mean telling environmental stories, while using the best data to do it. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox spotlights three key resources to capture a detailed look at where and who the coronavirus is striking, and how it connects to the environment: a dashboard, an ambitious data platform and an unheralded tool for uncovering environmental injustice. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [17]
People & Population [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
  • Read more about COVID-19 Data Challenges Can Spark Better Journalism [12]

Smokey’s 420 Gets the ‘Dirt’ on Pot Crop [19]

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 [20], if left largely unregulated. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [22]
Agriculture [23]
Chemicals [24]
Consumer [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [28]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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Why an Unregulated Pot Business May Be Bad for the Environment  [20]

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

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [22]
Agriculture [23]
Chemicals [24]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [28]
Health [16]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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"Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut?" [34]

"The tree helped build industrial America before disease wiped out an estimated three billion or more of them. To revive their lost glory, we may need to embrace tinkering with nature."

Biodiversity [2]
Forests [35]
Technology [36]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes Magazine [37], 05/01/2020
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"Antarctica And Greenland Are Losing Thousands Of Gigatons of Ice" [38]

"As the climate has warmed, Antarctica and Greenland have lost enough ice in the last 16 years to fill Lake Michigan, according to results from a new NASA mission."

Climate Change [39]
Science [40]
Technology [36]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [4]
International [41]
Source: NPR [42], 05/01/2020
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"Frustrated by Crowds, Coastal States Weigh What to Do About Beaches" [43]

"The salty breeze and ocean waves have beckoned stir-crazy residents of the coast back to their beloved beaches, social distancing norms be damned."

Disasters [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [44], 05/01/2020
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"Warren Urges SEC to Require Climate Change Disclosures" [45]

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging the SEC to require public companies to discuss the impact and risk of climate change as the regulator considers overhauling its rules for management disclosures."

Climate Change [39]
Economy & Business [26]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [46], 05/01/2020
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Climate Experts Call For 'Dangerous' Michael Moore Film To Be Taken Down [47]

"A new Michael Moore-produced documentary that takes aim at the supposed hypocrisy of the green movement is “dangerous, misleading and destructive” and should be removed from public viewing, according to an assortment of climate scientists and environmental campaigners."

Climate Change [39]
Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [48]
Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [17]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Guardian [49], 05/01/2020
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