Toxic algae – sometimes called harmful algal blooms – is a particular threat in the warm summer months, when polluted runoff from farms, feedlots, lawns and septic fields meets warm waters that allow dangerous algae growth to explode. For the second year in a row, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s…
The media frenzy created twice now by the actions of extremist attitudes has painted a story about conflict and public lands that a lot of folks across the country are tempted to buy into because it satisfies their fuzzy notions about the romantic West. Unfortunately, while the mindset of Cliven…
On March 18, 2014, Resource Media partners Azul and Latino Outdoors were present at the White House “Champions of Change” Leaders in Conservation event, honoring those that are engaging “the next generation of environmental conservationist”. Marce Gutiérrez, founder-director of Azul and Program Director at Resource Media, and José González, founder-director of Latino Outdoors, were nominated and…
Along with the dust and tumbleweeds, there’s a lot of misinformation swirling around Gold Butte, Nev. these days. And when you combine that with myopic right-wing ideology, guns and the reach and speed of social media, that manure gets flung across the country, and the Internet, pretty darn fast. Much…
Last fall, Resource Media compiled an in-depth media tipsheet to provide journalists with background information and sources about the growing body of evidence linking drilling with widespread impacts on property values, property rights and quality of life in communities across America. Since we first published Drilling vs. The American Dream,…
There are currently more than 1.1 million active oil and gas wells in the United States, and more than 15 million Americans now live within a mile of the hundreds of thousands that have been drilled since 2000, according to an analysis by the Wall Street Journal. Made possible by…
On February 7, after nearly three long years, President Obama signed the 2014 Farm Bill into law. It’s a big deal – nearly $1 trillion big – covering everything from crop insurance to food stamps to research and rural development. And while it’s hard to find anyone who likes everything…
Photo credit: Wendy Shattil Late last year, we had the pleasure of picking the creative minds of three world-class conservation photographers and videographers: Gary Braasch, Amy Gulick and Amy Marquis (the interviews with Ms. Gulick and Ms. Marquis are forthcoming). Gary Braasch and Amy Gulick are senior fellow photographers of…
Winter may not be your chosen season for visiting the national parks, but that policy deserves reviewing. Sure, dropping temperatures and snowy landscapes mean you'll need to prepare differently for a park visit, but the pay off is well worth the time. Winter gives a totally different perspective of park…
Aidan Long hauls a beauty off the Flathead National Forest as father Ben looks on. ‘Tis the season, and Americans nationwide are out walking in their very own winter wonderland: our public lands. And they are skiing. And snowmobiling. And snowboarding, sledding, ice-skating, snowshoeing, hunting, ice fishing, and finding that…
