Author Archives: IJNR

About IJNR

IJNR (Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources) is a non-profit organization that increases public awareness of natural resource issues through hands-on professional development programs for journalists.

The Global Lunchscape, Drought in the Southwest, Great Lakes-Mississippi Split, and Allies Against Natural Gas

Posted on June 5, 2013

New Nooze for your Wednesday reading pleasure!  Lots of really fantastic stuff today: First, from Peter Thomson, Sam Eaton, and the rest of the good folks at PRI’s The World, an exciting new blog:  What’s For Lunch, which is the … Continue reading →

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Dolphin-killing Kitties, Sasquatch-searching Drones, Boeing’s Push for Toxic Fish, and Life Aboard an Icebreaker

Posted on May 22, 2013

Quite the lineup of Nooze today, from all over the country: First, from Chris Solomon writing for Scientific American, a look at how our land-based pathogens are impacting our aquatic neighbors: How Kitty is Killing the Dolphins The detective story … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from the Road: Kalamazoo River, Part 3 – Dams, Sturgeon, and Dunes

Posted on May 4, 2013

Another update from Michael Scott, with an overview of the final day of the Kalamazoo River Institute: The IJNR-Kzoo fellows began their final Kalamazoo River Institute day in Plainwell, Mich., where Chris Freiburger of Michigan Department of Natural Resources discussed … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from the Road: Kalamazoo River, Part 2 – Talmadge Creek Oil Spill

Posted on May 4, 2013

The Kalamazoo Crew has been sending us plenty of updates from the road.  They’re currently in the midst of the third full day of the Institute, and they’ve covered a ton of ground. Michael Scott of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from the Road: Kalamazoo River Institute

Posted on May 3, 2013

Our 2013 Kalamazoo River Institute is well underway, and our intrepid trip leaders and participating journalists are sending some great photos and updates from the road. Yesterday, the group of 16 journalists discussed Superfund sites, and visited Portage Creek in … Continue reading →

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Port Gamble Land Debate, Narwhal Art, Citrus Anxiety, and Michigan Undammed

Posted on April 19, 2013

Loads of Nooze today! First, in High Country News, a follow-up from Josh Zaffos on the ongoing debate over western Washington’s Port Gamble Bay (see his initial story about the issue here.) ‘Port Gamble Predicament’ inches toward resolution Last winter, … Continue reading →

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Stormwater Goals, Horse Farms’ Impact on the Chesapeake, Far-Reaching Asian Carp, and the Fate of Large-River Fish

Posted on April 8, 2013

New Nooze for a Monday morning: First, Jennifer Langston with Sightline writes about Seattle’s new measures to combat the city’s run-off woes: Seattle’s Green Stormwater Goals Recently, the city of Seattle announced a goal to dramatically increase the amount of water treated … Continue reading →

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Giant Algae Blooms, Freshwater Estuaries, Our Ailing Rivers, and the Battle Over Fish Consumption

Posted on April 3, 2013

Lots of Nooze about water today! First, from John Flesher with the AP, grim predictions about algae in the Great Lakes: Report predicts ever-bigger Lake Erie algae blooms TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — It was the largest algae bloom in … Continue reading →

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Secret Climate Report, Duwamish Health Threats, Lead Paint, and Reconsidering the Beaver

Posted on April 2, 2013

Lots of Nooze today! First, a follow-up from Sammy Fretwell, with The State in South Carolina, about the climate report hush-up that he wrote about recently. Secret DNR climate study will be released COLUMBIA, SC — Criticized for sitting on a report about how climate … Continue reading →

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Voices of Coal, Coral Sex, and Nature’s Bungee Cords

Posted on March 20, 2013

New Nooze for your Wednesday enjoyment. First, from Oregon Public Broadcasting’s EarthFix, a really incredible series of interviews with folks in the northwest as they talk about their relationship with coal.  Really outstanding work, and definitely worth checking out: Voices … Continue reading →

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