"‘Monster Fracks’ Are Getting Far Bigger. And Far Thirstier."
"Giant new oil and gas wells that require astonishing volumes of water to fracture bedrock are threatening America’s fragile aquifers."
Source: NYTimes, 09/26/2023
Natural Resources
Between the Lines — Great Lakes Author Looks Back on a Writing Career, Forward to Journalism’s Future
With a dozen books under his belt, environmental writer and Great Lakes policy expert Dave Dempsey is ready to put away his pen. But not before sharing important lessons from his career, how he found hope amid the destruction and how he sees journalism succeeding. BookShelf contributor Gary Wilson talks with the author for our occasional “Between the Lines” interview series.
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Okefenokee Swamp Refuge Will Be Nominated For World Heritage Designation
"The National Park Service announced Friday that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge will be nominated as a World Heritage Site, which moves forward the proposal four decades after the refuge was first considered a contender for the honor."
Source: States Newsroom, 09/25/2023
"Planned Wildlife Refuge Rule Seen as Weapon Against Oil"
"An expected new rule promoting biological diversity and environmental health within the National Wildlife Refuge System could be used to discourage oil and gas drilling on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, environmentalists say."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/25/2023
"Democrats Pledge To Protect, Expand Biden’s Climate Corps"
"Congressional Democrats are vowing to defend President Joe Biden’s new federal green jobs program from future Republican attacks."
Source: E&E News, 09/22/2023
"A Northern California Tribe Works To Protect Traditions In A Warming World"
"The Oak Fire, which burned roughly 20,000 acres west of Yosemite National Park last summer, was devastating to the area's Indigenous tribes — including the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation."
Source: NPR, 09/20/2023
Markey, AOC Ask Biden To Create Civilian Climate Corps By Executive Order
"Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), two of Congress’s most vocal proponents for aggressive climate action, on Monday called for President Biden to establish a Civilian Climate Corps (CCC)."
Source: The Hill, 09/19/2023
From "Massive Squishings" To The Insect Apocalypse, Roads Cut Up Nature
"Take a mental picture of the Earth. Now shatter that image into 600,000 fragments. These fragments are carved out by road networks, which stretch across about 40 million miles of the Earth's surface."
Source: NPR, 09/19/2023
"The Sea Eagles That Returned to Mull"
"Almost 50 years ago, conservationists reintroduced white-tailed eagles to Scotland. It’s gone well. Some say too well."
Source: Hakai, 09/18/2023
"Federal Judge Strikes Down Ruling That Hellbenders Are Not Endangered"
"A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take another look at its 2019 decision denying endangered status protection for the eastern hellbender, the nation’s largest aquatic salamander that is found in low numbers in all Chesapeake Bay drainage states."
Source: Bay Journal, 09/18/2023
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