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Source: Bloomberg [8], 03/06/2019

Read more about Bloomberg Won't Run, But Launches "Beyond Carbon" Campaign [1]

Prospect of Commercial Fishing In Central Arctic Ocean Poses Big Questions [9]

"There has never been commercial fishing in the central Arctic Ocean — the part that surrounds the North Pole and is beyond any country’s jurisdiction. But with ice-free conditions projected within this century, countries are already preparing for how to deal with that possibility in the future."

Climate Change [2]

Fish & Fisheries [10]

Science [11]

Public [6]

Antarctica & Arctic [12]

Source: NPR [13], 03/06/2019

Read more about Prospect of Commercial Fishing In Central Arctic Ocean Poses Big Questions [9]

"The Hidden Costs Of Hydro: We Need To Reconsider World’s Dam Plans" [14]

"As thousands of hydroelectric dams are planned worldwide, including 147 in the Amazon, a new study finds that the true socio-environmental and cultural costs of dams are rarely evaluated before construction. Were such factors counted into the lifetime cost of the dams, many would not be built."

Natural Resources [15]

People & Population [16]

Public [6]

International [18]

Source: Mongabay [19], 03/06/2019

Read more about "The Hidden Costs Of Hydro: We Need To Reconsider World’s Dam Plans" [14]

"Colorado Lawmakers Weigh Dramatic Overhaul of Oil Drilling Laws" [20]

"A proposal to overhaul Colorado’s drilling laws has its first hearing today [Tuesday], pushing the bill one step closer to a vote by the Democrat-controlled state legislature."

Energy & Fuel [4]

Laws & Regulations [21]

Public [6]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [22]

Source: Bloomberg [23], 03/06/2019

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Gov. Whitmer Proposes $120M For Michigan Drinking Water [24]

"LANSING, MI — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing $120 million in new general fund spending to improve drinking water infrastructure."

Environmental Health [25]

Government [26]

Public [6]

Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]

Source: Grand Rapids Presss [28], 03/06/2019

Read more about Gov. Whitmer Proposes $120M For Michigan Drinking Water [24]

"Wheeler On Climate: 'I Don't See It As The Existential Threat'" [29]

"Climate change isn't an "existential threat," EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said yesterday."

Climate Change [2]

Environmental Health [25]

Environmental Politics [5]

Science [11]

Public [6]

Source: Greenwire [31], 03/06/2019

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Perfecting Your Panorama Technique [32]

In this how-to, veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick shares new techniques for capturing panoramas from the air — while on commercial plane flights — in order to illustrate human impacts on the landscape. Plus, Dimick details how and why he developed the new approach [33], in our latest EJ InSight column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment.

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EJ InSight [34]

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Agriculture [35]

Air [36]

Forests [37]

People & Population [16]

Planning & Growth [38]

Pollution [39]

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International [18]

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Public [6]

Read more about Perfecting Your Panorama Technique [32]

Capturing a Planet on the Fly [33]

Capturing panoramas from the air has become a passion for veteran environmental photojournalist Dennis Dimick. In the latest EJ InSight, our new column exploring the cutting edge of visual journalism on the environment, Dimick describes how he visualizes the expanding human footprint of the emergent Anthropocene era — by shooting from commercial airplane flights. Plus, Dimick shares his techniques in a how-to sidebar [32].

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EJ InSight [34]

Topics on the Beat:

Agriculture [35]

Air [36]

Fish & Fisheries [10]

Forests [37]

People & Population [16]

Planning & Growth [38]

Pollution [39]

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Public [6]

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Where Does All That Recycling Go? [40]

Where do all those recyclables actually go? This week’s TipSheet dives into the trash to find a story worth telling — of troubling overseas dumping, problematic local incineration and a fraying patchwork of U.S. regulation. Plus, several dozen questions you might want to ask, a pair of pro tips and a dozen resources to track the story in your area.

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TipSheet [41]

Topics on the Beat:

Activism [42]

Air [36]

Consumer [43]

Economy & Business [3]

Government [26]

Laws & Regulations [21]

Policy [44]

Pollution [39]

Waste [45]

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International [18]

Asia [46]

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Public [6]

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June 4, 2024 to June 6, 2024

Great Lakes Fishery Commission Annual Meeting [47]

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which facilitates cross-border cooperation between Canada and the United States, invites you to the Commission's 64th annual meeting, to be held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Professional Meetings [48]

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Public [6]

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Fish & Fisheries [10]