"The Big Melt: Sea Ice Hits Record Lows At North And South Poles"
"Sea ice levels in both the Arctic and the Antarctic have hit record lows, NASA climate scientists report."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 11/21/2016
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"The Grind: Faroe Islands Divided Over Whaling Tradition"
"Every year for over a thousand years, hundreds of pilot whales have been rounded up, cornered and slaughtered by hand on the beaches of the Faroe Islands."
Source: Radio Australia, 11/21/2016
"A Bleak Outlook for Trump’s Promises to Coal Miners"
"Donald J. Trump made coal a centerpiece of his campaign, holding rousing rallies with miners in hard hats, who he said had been neglected under eight years of the Obama administration. ... Now, though, coal may prove a different sort of symbol — that is, of the challenges that the president-elect will face delivering on his many promises to restore struggling sectors of the American economy."
Source: NY Times, 11/21/2016
Colorado Strains To Meet EPA Health Standards For Ozone Air Pollution
"Colorado officials say it will be 2021 before the state meets the current federal health standard for ozone air pollution — for which metro Denver and the northern Front Range have been out of compliance for more than four years."
Source: Denver Post, 11/21/2016
"Arctic: Election Puts ANWR Fight Back On The Table"
"The GOP electoral sweep has Alaska Republicans feeling upbeat on the prospects for a priority that has eluded them for decades — opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas exploration and drilling."
Source: Greenwire, 11/21/2016
"U.S. Weather Satellite's Launch Promises 'Quantum Leap' In Forecasts"
"A U.S. weather satellite that will "revolutionize" forecasting blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Saturday, promising to deliver continuous high-definition views of hurricanes and other storms over the Western Hemisphere."
Source: Reuters, 11/21/2016
Police Use Water Cannons On Dakota Access Protesters In Freezing Temps
"Tensions over the Dakota Access oil pipeline flared again Sunday when North Dakota law enforcement used water cannons to disperse a group of about 400 protesters trying to move past a barricaded bridge toward construction sites for the controversial project."
Source: Wash Post, 11/21/2016
"Under Trump Shadow, Climate Talks Set 2018 Deadline To Agree Rules"
"MARRAKESH, Morocco -- Nearly 200 nations agreed around midnight on Friday to work out the rules for a landmark 2015 global deal to tackle climate change within two years in a new sign of international support for a pact opposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump."
Source: Reuters, 11/21/2016
SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Announces Summer 2016 Grantees
SEJ’s Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded $8,915 for two new story projects selected through the FEJ’s Summer 2016 round of competition. Coverage topic was "The Politics and Economics of Renewable Energy in the U.S."
"Oil And Gas: Author Challenges BLM Rejection Of Lease Purchases"
"A well-known author and conservationist is appealing the Bureau of Land Management's decision last month to reject her purchase of two oil and natural gas leases in Utah on the grounds that she had no intention of developing them."
Source: Greenwire, 11/18/2016
