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"Why Do So Many Pelicans Keep Dropping Dead In California?" [1]

"A significant die-off of brown pelicans in California has scientists searching for answers."

Biodiversity [2]
Disasters [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [7]
Public [8]
California [9]
Source: Washington Post [10], 08/20/2024

Nearly 68 Million Suffering From Drought In Southern Africa, Says Bloc [11]

"About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said on Saturday."

Agriculture [12]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [14]
Food [15]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [8]
Africa [16]
Source: Reuters [17], 08/20/2024

"Oil And Ink Mix As Chevron Reports The ‘News’ In Texas, New Mexico" [18]

"Since 2022, one of the largest oil producers in the Permian Basin has run its own local news website. The Chevron-operated site, Permian Proud, provides local news coverage for a region with a dwindling number of local news outlets, while inserting articles with a positive spin about the company."

Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Source: Floodlight [25], 08/20/2024

"Climate Groups Begin $55 Million Ad Campaign for Kamala Harris" [26]

"Several organizations focused on combating climate change joined forces on Monday for a $55 million advertising campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, embracing what they describe as the economic upside of the Democratic Party’s environmental efforts."

Activism [27]
Climate Change [13]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [28], 08/20/2024

The Battle To Protect Congo’s Vast Peatlands [29]

The Congo Basin is home to the biggest network of tropical peatlands in the world, a vast carbon storehouse central to combating the challenge of climate change. A team of reporters made the journey to this little-covered region and returned with an award-winning feature that told the tale not just of the peatlands, but of the people that protect it. The latest Inside Story Q&A.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [30]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [21]
Forests [32]
Journalism & Media [22]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [33]
Region: 
International [34]
Africa [16]
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Public [8]

For Animals, a New Text Suggests, the Play’s the Thing [35]

It’s a much-understudied area of animal behavior. But play, as it turns out, may serve many developmental functions. A new book, “Kingdom of Play,” explores what play looks like in many types of creatures and in the process provides a deft synthesis of evolutionary biology, neurology and the history of science to examine its elusive nature. A BookShelf review from Jenny Weeks.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Studies [37]
Science [38]
Wildlife [7]
Visibility: 
Public [8]

Feeding Seaweed Supplement To Cattle Halved Methane Emissions In Aussie Study [39]

"Cattle at a Queensland feedlot were fed red seaweed for 200 days in one of the longest trials of the additive – but experts say it’s not farm-ready"

Agriculture [12]
Climate Change [13]
Food [15]
Pollution [40]
Public [8]
International [34]
Australia & Oceania [41]
Source: Guardian [42], 08/19/2024

"Keeping The Homeless Hydrated In America's Hottest Big City" [43]

"A Context photographer rode along with medics bringing vital heat relief to people living on the streets of Phoenix, Arizona"

Climate Change [13]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [31]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [44], 08/19/2024

"How Extreme Heat Is Threatening Education Progress Worldwide" [45]

"The continued burning of fossil fuels is closing schools around the world for days, sometimes weeks at a time, and threatening to undermine one of the greatest global gains of recent decades: children’s education."

Climate Change [13]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [31]
Public [8]
International [34]
Source: NYTimes [46], 08/19/2024

"How Your Cat or Dog Could Warn of a Bird Flu Outbreak" [47]

"Like most countries, the U.S. has no comprehensive national system for monitoring disease in companion animals — which leaves pets and people at risk."

Environmental Health [14]
People & Population [33]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [48], 08/19/2024

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