What Are Scientists Learning About the Deepest Diving Ocean Creatures?
"Animals-turned-oceanographers are helping biologists find out what they do when they get to the cold, dark depths".
Source: Knowable Magazine, 06/07/2022
Natural Resources
1st Nation Reclaims Territory By Declaring Indigenous Protected Area In B.C.
"The Mamalilikulla First Nation has declared part of its traditional territory on British Columbia’s Central Coast that it lost to colonialism to be an Indigenous protected and conserved area (IPCA)."
Source: Mongabay, 06/07/2022
"Agency Ruling Delivers Big Setback To Okefenokee Mining Plan"
"A federal agency has delivered a big setback to a company’s controversial plan to mine near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge."
Source: AP, 06/07/2022
‘Big Fish’ Report Hooks Prize With Look at Aquaculture and Environment
The challenges of sustainable aquaculture are at the heart of an extensive reporting project recognized in the Society of Environmental Journalists’ most recent round of reporting awards. In this Inside Story Q&A, Hakai Magazine’s founding editor, Jude Isabella (pictured at left), and author Brian Payton share insights into the series, which looks closely at the industry and its environmental costs.
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"Indian Traditions Entwine With Trees in Green Drive To Revive Land"
"Communities in India's Rajasthan state are planting trees to celebrate local customs and events such as weddings and funerals amid growing efforts to restore degraded land".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 06/06/2022
Geese, Skuas, Cranes, Foxes: Avian Flu Takes Growing Toll On Wildlife
"One ecologist counted 160 dead wild birds while walking round a Scottish loch, and figures from other countries are just as worrying".
Source: Guardian, 06/06/2022
Global Satellite Data IDs Tensions Between Food Production, Biodiversity
A recent study of global cropland expansion highlights several trends that are ripe with environmental news stories. One finding: New farm fields have taken over an area the size of Texas and California combined since the start of the century, an expansion primarily affecting biodiversity-rich natural ecosystems, with Africa leading the cropland boom. Freelancer Gabriel Popkin explores the latest data and the reporting possibilities.
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There Are a Lot More Than 10 Endangered Rivers. Is One Near You?
An annual list of endangered rivers is out, but with it the journalism just begins, since there are numerous troubled river systems, most likely including one near you. The latest TipSheet details how the endangered river list can serve as a template for local reporting and provides story ideas, questions to ask and resources to tap for your coverage.
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‘The Green Years’ — When the Environment Eclipsed Politics
There was a moment within living memory when Democrats and Republicans came together — in a time of extraordinary political turmoil — to pass landmark legislation to clean U.S. waters, limit toxic substances and pesticides, and empower the government to protect the environment. BookShelf’s Nano Riley reviews a new book that explores that time, and which speculates on why things have changed.
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Grantee Wades Into Surprising Blue-Green Algae Problem
A chance encounter with a social media post from a retired government official led environmental journalist Sharon Oosthoek on a virtual, pandemic-era journey deep into the waters of Lake Superior to chase down an algal bloom. In her contribution to FEJ StoryLog, Oosthoek shares how she leveraged the tip into a grant that allowed her and her TV channel partner to produce a multi-part text, video, engagement and teaching project.
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