U.S. Environmental Journalist Arrested When Trying To Leave Myanmar
"Danny Fenster, an American journalist working in Myanmar, was detained today by local authorities and prevented from leaving the country."
Source: Mongabay, 05/25/2021
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Forest Inventory May Provide Trail Guide to Ongoing Policy Crisis
U.S. forests face damage from drought, climate-driven disease and wildfire. To help track the state of our trees, Reporter’s Toolbox explores a massive set of Forest Service databases that details everything from deforestation and dead fuel status to deforestation and species mix. There’s even info on urban forests and grasslands. A closer look at the Forest Inventory and Analysis program.
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As Hurricane Season Looms, Biden Doubles Funding To Prepare For Extremes
"Administration will also launch NASA initiative aimed at collecting better climate data"
"President Biden announced Monday that he was doubling the amount of money the U.S. government will spend helping communities get set for extreme weather events, proclaiming the need for full readiness as he visited government workers and told them to prepare for another season of natural disasters.
Source: Washington Post, 05/25/2021
The Year Nature Became Mainstream Medicine
An unusual student journalist, moonlighting in between his Ph.D. training as a clinical psychologist, turned an interest in the ways nature can heal into an award-winning story for a prominent magazine, and in the process helped prompt skyrocketing interest among mainstream physicians in “prescribing nature.” Aaron Reuben shares his experience in the new EJ Academy.
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"Once Nearly Extinct, The Florida Panther Is Making A Comeback"
"Brian Kelly, a panther biologist for the state of Florida, opens a creaking gate near Fisheating Creek, a narrow ribbon of preserved land just west of Lake Okeechobee."
Source: NPR, 05/24/2021
After Chemical Fire, Texas Close To New Safety Rules For Industry
"Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, spent years negotiating with industry groups to get new regulations placed on the chemical industry after the ITC fire in 2019. The bill has passed both chambers, but small changes need to be ironed out before it is sent to Gov. Greg Abbott."
Source: Texas Tribune, 05/24/2021
Minnesota Tribe Fights Line 3 For Putting Water, Wild Rice at Risk
"In northern Minnesota, Anishinaabe people are fighting an oil pipeline that threatens their sustenance and spiritual connection to the land."
Source: Civil Eats, 05/24/2021
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