"Bird Flu 'Spills Over' To Otters And Foxes in UK"
"The largest ever outbreak of bird flu is spilling over into mammals, including otters and foxes in the UK."
Source: BBC News, 02/03/2023
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Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
"Punxsutawney Phil Is Wrong: Spring Is Arriving Early In Some Places"
"The South is experiencing its earliest spring in 40 years of records, while spring is days to weeks early across the East Coast and Pacific Northwest".
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2023
"Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests"
"The Alpha and Gamma variants of the coronavirus continued to circulate and evolve in white-tailed deer, even after they stopped spreading widely among people, a new study suggests."
Source: NYTimes, 02/01/2023
"Dolphins, Humans Both Benefit From Fishing Collaboration"
"A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins."
Source: AP, 01/31/2023
"California Holdout In Agreement Over Colorado River Cuts"
"Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut their use, months after the federal government called for action and an initial deadline passed. California — with the largest allocation of water from the river — is the lone holdout."
Source: AP, 01/31/2023
"E.P.A. Bans Disposal of Mine Waste in Bristol Bay"
"The Biden administration on Tuesday is set to move to protect one of the world’s most valuable wild salmon fisheries, at Bristol Bay in Alaska, by effectively blocking the development of a long-disputed gold and copper mine there."
Source: NYTimes, 01/31/2023
SEJ's 2023 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment
On Feb 9 SEJ held a virtual webinar looking at the year ahead in the just-released "Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment," moderated by #SEJ2023 co-chair Tom Michael. Top stories for energy and environmental journalists to cover in 2023: environmental justice, climate change and biodiversity, clean energy and the critical minerals rush, wildfire and public lands management, indoor air quality and salmon and dams. We'll be touring and discussing all these issues and more at SEJ's 32nd annual conference in Boise, Idaho, April 19-23. On Feb 9, we also previewed #SEJ2023 agenda and issues. Missed the webinar? Watch the recording.
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Cascadia Bioregion Rife With Energy, Environment Troubles To Report in 2023
Iconic critters like salmon, orca and wolves. Climate controversies like natural gas greenwashing and carbon auctions. And wildfire fallout like “smoke-a-geddon.” These are just some of the wide array of stories worth covering as environmental journalists scan Cascadia, the huge area encompassing Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and stretching from Alaska to Utah. This special TipSheet, part of our 2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment, outlines top issues in the region, offering insights, resources and story angles.
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"Listening to the Endangered Sounds of the Amazon Rainforest"
"“The Territory,” a documentary about the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people’s fight to protect their land, spotlights the unique natural music of the rainforest."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/30/2023
Exploring the Impacts of Hydroelectric Megaprojects on Indigenous Lands
Nearly two-thirds of the world’s rivers are impeded by dams and we keep building them in our quest for cleaner and greener sources of electricity. But as podcast producer Farha Akhtar learned while producing a recent episode, these monumental structures are having a profound impact on our planet and catastrophic consequences for many Indigenous people.
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