World’s largest humpback whale population booming thanks to Australia’s Kimberley region
In “World’s largest humpback whale population booming thanks to Australia’s Kimberley region” Ben Collins provides an uplifting article about an environmental issue that may be turning around. He expands upon … Continue reading
MEDIA MONITORING WEEK 14- Bushfires in the tropics: Queensland faces terrifying new reality
In “Bushfires in the tropics: Queensland faces terrifying new reality”, Ben Smee writes about the tragic bushfires that are still burning after heat waves in the summer of 2018. Smee … Continue reading
Pine Island Glacier Says Goodbye to Manhattan Sized Iceberg
Displaying the first exclusive photo of a Manhattan-sized iceberg that recently broke off of the Western coast of Antarctica, Brian Clark Howard keeps with National Geographic’s iconic theme of extraordinary … Continue reading
Media Monitoring Week 14: The World Needs To Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard?
Somini Sengupta’s “The World Needs to Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard?” provides an in depth look into the coal industry’s sprawling tendrils. Sengupta illustrates much of the world’s … Continue reading
Media Monitoring Week 12
Will this be the season of the super cyclone? Peter Hannam in his News Feature, or News Explainer offers and in-depth overview of the nature of a cyclone. He utilizes … Continue reading
DAM PLAN WOULD DESTROY WORLD HERITAGE SITES, GUNDUNGURRA NATION MEMBERS AND SCIENTISTS SAY.
In the past week, over 20 climate scientists and multiple members of the Indigenous Gundungurra Nation told the NSW Government that raising the Warragamba Dam Wall would flood over 4,000 … Continue reading
MEDIA MONITORING – Rising Seas Give Island Nation A Stark Choice: Relocate or Elevate
In this article, Jon Letman explains how climate change is causing sea levels to rise and thus forcing Marshall Islanders to choose between leaving their country or physically building it … Continue reading
The IPCC report refuted by Morrison’s party, and these two writers won’t have it
Peter Hannam and Cole Latimer’s ‘Mining sector, Morrison government on the defensive over IPCC report’ highlights the leading Liberal party’s rejection of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recent … Continue reading
Destruction of Protected Habitat goes Unpunished
Michael Slezak’s article, “The Habitats of Threatened Species are Shrinking, Despite Laws Set Up to Protect Them” calls attention to the Australian government’s passiveness in regards to enforcing the EPBC … Continue reading
The Most Toxic Town In America
Mother Jones’ Nathalie Baptiste writes a compelling and heartbreaking feature/news story featuring the town of Minden, West Virginia entitled “This Town Is So Toxic, They Want It Wiped Off The … Continue reading
Fall 2018 Semester Begins!
We had our first Environmental Journalism class today for Fall 2018 semester (spring in Sydney!) – and it was great to see the wide range of environmental issues that … Continue reading
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