New Algae Blooms Suffocating Chesapeake Crabs
Dramatic blooms of algae are choking the Chesapeake Bay and killing crabs and fish.
Source: Baltimore Sun, 08/09/2008
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Pa. Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Gas Wells In 5 Years, Ignored State Law
"Pennsylvania’s environmental regulator says, over a five-year period, more than half of conventional oil and gas operators failed to report how much gas they pulled from the ground and whether their equipment is safe."
Source: NPR, 01/26/2023
Bill To Withdraw Va. From Carbon-Trading Program Dies In State Committee
"A committee of the Virginia Senate on Tuesday defeated a bill backed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) that would withdraw the state from a regional carbon-trading initiative."
Source: The Hill, 01/26/2023
Determined Grantee Weaves Together Unique Project on Ash Trees, Wetlands and Baskets
When the global pandemic interfered with independent journalist Gabriel Popkin’s plans for a grant-funded biodiversity reporting project on the emerald ash borer, an invasive pest threatening ash forests, he came up with a surprising solution. In this FEJ StoryLog, Popkin shares how he worked around travel shutdowns and subsequent story pitch rejections to ultimately discover an alternative storytelling option to keep his project alive.
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"Native American Tribe In Va. Reclaims Big Parcel Of Its Homeland"
"For centuries, a Native American tribe considered a large swath of land with cliffs jutting out along the Rappahannock River in Virginia’s Northern Neck as their ancestral heart and homelands."
Source: Washington Post, 01/23/2023
Whither the Permitting Reform Bill in 2023?
The complex legal obstacles that face U.S. energy projects prompted political machinations over permitting reform in the last Congress and likely will again in the new one. The latest Backgrounder explores how the energy permitting system works (or doesn’t), why Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin may really be pushing for its reform and the reason some environmentalists concede reform may have green benefits.
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"Report: US’s Largest Estuary, Chesapeake Bay, Earns D-Plus"
"An environmental group gave the Chesapeake Bay watershed a D-plus grade in an evaluation released on Thursday — the same grade earned in its last report two years ago."
Source: AP, 01/06/2023
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