Water & Oceans

Manchin Rejects Offshore Drilling Ban Amid Broader Standoff Over Bill

"Democratic plans to restrict new oil and gas development off both coasts and in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have emerged as a new flash point in the Build Back Better bill, highlighting the party’s political schism as it tries to advance the massive spending legislation."

Source: Washington Post, 12/17/2021
January 7, 2022

DEADLINE: IJNR Virtual Workshop on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will present a virtual workshop, Jan 26-27, 2022, on what GLRI projects mean for the eight U.S. states, two Canadian provinces and more than 30 million people who call the Great Lakes region home. Participating journalists eligible for story grants. Deadline: Jan 7.

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"A Key Tool for Cleaning Up Oil Spills Is More Hazardous Than Helpful"

"In the decade since the record-breaking use of oil dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, science shows they’re dangerous, potentially deadly, and rarely useful. A new court case is forcing the US EPA to reconsider their use."

Source: Hakai, 12/15/2021

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