Avocados, Vanilla Among Dozens Of Wild Crop Relatives Facing Extinction
"Study finds agriculture and pesticide use threaten relatives of world’s most important crops, considered crucial to food security".
Source: Guardian, 09/08/2021
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Reclaiming Coal Country — Quest for a New Economy in Appalachia
Longtime energy and environment journalist Elizabeth McGowan traveled to southeast Kentucky to shine a light on efforts to diversify Appalachia’s longtime coal-based economy. In FEJ StoryLog, McGowan shares how her on-the-ground reporting approach, funded in part by the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism, yielded not only a powerful story, but insights into overcoming its challenges.
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"U.S. Probing Nearly 350 Reports Of Oil Spills In Wake Of Hurricane Ida"
"The U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday it was investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ida."
Source: Reuters, 09/07/2021
"Cleanup Boats On Scene Of Large Gulf Oil Spill Following Ida"
"The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida."
Source: AP, 09/06/2021
Fossil Fuel Industry Pitches Carbon Capture As Climate Cure. But Is It?
Carbon capture and storage technology has been around for years, but is being repositioned as a way to continue using fossil fuels in the face of climate change. Backgrounder takes a close look at how it works, its history and its politics. But even as the technology is taken up by Congress, the question is: Does the math add up?
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"The Race To Rescue Florida’s Diseased Corals"
"Several years ago, a mysterious coral disease began decimating the Florida Reef. The only way to save the animals from extinction? An unprecedented mission to relocate them to facilities across the country."
Source: Washington Post, 09/02/2021
Drought And Climate Change Spur Roundups of U.S. Wild Horses
"Across the U.S. West this summer, helicopters buzz low, herding thousands of wild horses into gated areas. The roundups, made necessary by the devastating effects of wildfire and drought, show how climate change is endangering the iconic wild horses, livestock and other wildlife, according to ranchers, activists and the U.S. government."
Source: Reuters, 09/02/2021
California Builds A ‘Noah’s Ark’ To Protect Wildlife From Extinction
"It was just before sunrise in July when the botanists Naomi Fraga and Maria Jesus threw on backpacks and crunched their way across a brittle alkaline flat in the hottest corner of the Mojave Desert. Their mission: to rescue a tiny plant teetering on the brink of extinction."
Source: LA Times, 09/01/2021
National Parks Are Overcrowded. Some Think ‘Selfie Stations’ Will Help
"The record-setting crowds of people surging into public lands this summer has set off new challenges for park managers."
Source: Guardian, 09/01/2021
Up To Half Of World’s Wild Tree Species May Be At Risk Of Extinction
"Between a third and half of the world’s wild tree species are threatened with extinction, posing a risk of wider ecosystem collapse, the most comprehensive global stocktake to date warns."
Source: Guardian, 09/01/2021
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