"How to Steal a River"
"To feed an enormous building boom, India’s relentless sand miners have devastated the waterways that make life there possible."
Source: NY Times, 03/02/2017
Natural Resources
"New Mexico Tribes Pressure Feds On Drilling In Chaco Region"
"Leaders from the nation's largest Native American reservation and pueblos throughout New Mexico are putting more pressure on federal land managers to curb oil and gas development in the northwest corner of the state."
Source: AP, 03/01/2017
As Fight Flares Over Public Lands, Summoning Power of Past Bond
Bobby Magill, in his most recent SEJ President's Report, recalls his time traversing federal wilderness areas that are now increasingly the subject of dispute. How are they to be used? Who is to hold them? Will these vast Western lands remain in the public domain? And what is the role of journalists in covering this story?
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Oroville Crisis Points to Dam Stories in Many States
California's Oroville Dam has been in the news this month, as it threatened to fail, flooding nearby communities. But worsening dam safety is a national story with local angles throughout the United States. TipSheet runs down the risks and the resources, plus offers upcoming news hooks for dam stories in your community.
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"Border Wall Would Cleave Tribe, and Its Connection to Ancestral Land"
"The phone calls started almost as soon as President Trump signed his executive order, making official his pledge to build a wall to separate the United States from Mexico."
Source: NY Times, 02/20/2017
Sundance Festival a Megaphone for Climate Concerns
For the first time, Sundance Film Festival spotlighted a single theme, and it was climate change. Documentaries highlighting the issue including a sequel to Al Gore's blockbuster, as well as more than a dozen other films dealing with issues like coral reefs, recyling, changing landscapes and rainforest destruction.
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Fishermen, Hunters, Bikers, and Hikers Lose Their Say on Public Land Use
"Congress is racing to nullify an Obama-era order (the Bureau of Land Management's "Planning 2.0 rule") that gave hikers, bikers, hunters, fishers, and other outdoor recreation fans an equal voice with drillers, ranchers, loggers, and other industries in how the government manages over 250 million acres of federal lands."
Source: Men's Journal, 02/13/2017
Chaffetz Uses Meeting With Trump To Promote Disposal Of Public Lands
"Trump made it clear there would be 'no oversight talk.'"
Source: Think Progress, 02/10/2017
"Revisiting Malheur, One Year After The Occupation"
"The wildlife refuge system is more vulnerable than ever."
Source: High Country News, 02/08/2017
Rogue Twitter Brings Government Leaks to Masses
Dozens of renegade government Twitter accounts have sprung up, with claims they're run anonymously by employees of various agencies whose missions appear threatened by the Trump administration. TipSheet has the story, plus a list of more than 40 accounts of interest to environmental reporters.
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