"They Save Baby Seals From Fishing Line and Plastics. Millions Watch"
"Ocean Conservation Namibia is disentangling a record number of seals, while broadcasting the perils of marine debris in a largely feel good way."
Source: NYTimes, 03/27/2024
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Award-Winning Beat Reporting Highlights Legacy of Environmental Racism
Top-flight regional reporting (and data analysis) that explored inequities between Black and white communities around Baltimore, Maryland, yielded journalist Scott Dance a wide range of stories — and a first-place prize in the most recent awards from the Society of Environmental Journalists. Dance, now on the climate desk for The Washington Post shares insights from the beat in the new Inside Story.
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"Scientists Are Shedding Light on ‘Dark Vessels’ at Sea"
"A recent study revealed just how much fishing activity is slipping under the radar, finding that roughly three-quarters of the world’s industrial fishing ships are not publicly tracked."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/25/2024
"Nations Are Undercounting Emissions, Putting UN Goals at Risk"
"Because of lax rules, national inventories reported to the United Nations grossly underestimate many countries’ greenhouse gas emissions. The result, analysts say, is that the world can not verify compliance with agreed emissions targets, jeopardizing global climate agreements."
Source: YaleE360, 03/25/2024
Finding Your Way Through the Forest of Forest Data
Forests are full of environmental stories, from timber sales and wildlife habitat to climate change and hunting. And for reporters in search of resources to report them, the U.S. Forest Service offers an immense array of datasets to match the hundreds of millions of acres of land under its domain. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox gets you started on using the vast Forest Service data collection.
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"Green Groups Plot Counterattack For GOP ‘Energy Week’"
"As House Republicans gear up for a four-day sprint of hearings and floor debate devoted to undermining President Joe Biden’s environmental agenda, environmental groups are preparing to fight back."
Source: E&E News, 03/20/2024
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