Greece’s Seafood Problem Starts Elsewhere
"One of Europe’s biggest aquaculture industries is linked to overfishing, pollution, food insecurity and labor abuses."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/13/2026
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Trawling Catches Huge Amounts Of Seafood, But Can Devastate The Seafloor
"Behind a trawl fishing boat, a vast net can spend hours scraping the seafloor, funneling schools of fish toward a narrow bag at the back. A single tow can bring tens of thousands of pounds of seafood aboard."
Source: AP, 10/13/2026
Trump Could Remove More Than 500 Trees At Historic DC Public Golf Course
"The National Park Service has begun a new round of tree-cutting at a historic golf course near the National Mall as the Trump administration proceeds with a plan to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level course."
Source: AP, 10/13/2026
DOJ Investigating Five TV Networks Over White House Pool Coverage
"The Justice Department is investigating five major television networks for potential antitrust violations, the department’s top spokesperson said Saturday night, as the Trump administration’s battle with the mainstream press intensifies."
Source: Washington Post, 10/13/2026
Isaias Makes Landfall Along Central Gulf Coast As Flooding Spread Inland
"Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday evening as a 105-mph Category 2 -- just 6 mph below Category 3 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Isaias will continue to lose wind intensity as it moves over the interior United States. As storm surge flooding and winds subside along the Gulf Coast, torrential rainfall, gusty winds and tornadoes will occur inland this weekend."
Source: AccuWeather, 10/13/2026
Bringing Personal Perspective to Disaster
TV journalist Jacob Soboroff grew up in Pacific Palisades, so when the Los Angeles neighborhood was swept by wildfires in 2024, he reported from familiar sites as they burned. He writes about the experience in “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster,” whose strength BookShelf contributor Jennifer Weeks says is its street-level descriptions of chasing the fast-developing story. Read her review.
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Is Your Local Wildlife Refuge a Refuge No More?
There’s a long history of hunting and fishing in the federal refuge and hatchery system. But the Trump administration has now thrown the doors wide, opening millions of acres in hundreds of locales across much of the country. TipSheet examines what’s missing in this dramatic policy shift, and offers insights and resources for reporting on the impact on the nearest refuge to you.
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World’s Largest Penguin Colony Suffers ‘Enormous Population Crash’
"The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis, a study has revealed."
Source: Guardian, 10/09/2026
Fake Caroline
"Editors are facing an influx of AI-written pitches, including at science publications like mine. What now?"
Source: Columbia Journalism Review, 10/09/2026
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