Fellows at Work: Despised Birds, Sinking Polar Sites, and $13 Billion in Gold

Microplastics are sickening and killing wildlife, disrupting Earth systems Sharon Guynup, Mongabay (2021 High Divide Post-SEJ Tour)

Trump’s gutting of federal DEI programs will hit rural poor communities Rachel Ramirez, CNN (2021 Ocean & Climate Virtual Workshop Series)

Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird (book) Mike Stark, University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books (2007 High Country Institute)

Trump, Musk move to oust EPA staff in the Great Lakes region, including dozens responsible for protecting drinking water for 30 million in U.S. and Canada Michael Hawthorne, The Chicago Tribune (2024 Water Infrastructure Workshop)

Can you help the environment at the lake and protect your cottage from wildfires? Ray Ford, Cottage Life (2023 Wildfire Policy, Politics & Science Workshop)

Polar heritage sites are slipping into the sea – but can one island live forever online? Leyland Cecco, The Guardian (2022 IPCA Grantee)

Klamath Tribes push to restore wetlands and wocus in Southern Oregon Cassandra Profita, Oregon Public Broadcasting (2023 Klamath River Institute)

$13 billion in Idaho gold. A mineral critical to U.S. defense. And fresh fears for salmon Kevin Fixler and Ian Stevenson, Idaho Statesman (Supported by 2024 Environmental Justice Reporting Grant)