Emily Gertz is a freelance American journalist with over a decade of experience covering the environment, energy, climate, and related science, technology, policy, and social justice news. She has reported for Men’s Journal, Popular Science, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and many other publications, and was a 2015 Arctic Reporting Fellow with the Barents Observer. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/emily-gertz/rss en Climate Change Governance Mon, 06 Nov 2017 07:58:09 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/11/06/a-new-push-to-make-ocean-issues-a-priority-as-u-n-climate-talks-begin https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/11/06/a-new-push-to-make-ocean-issues-a-priority-as-u-n-climate-talks-begin As this year’s meeting to implement the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions, marine advocates will be present to argue that ocean protections play a crucial role in fighting climate change. Infrastructure Northern People & Health Thu, 03 Aug 2017 08:37:13 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/08/03/proposed-arctic-railway-would-cut-through-lapland-reindeer-habitat https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/08/03/proposed-arctic-railway-would-cut-through-lapland-reindeer-habitat A new railway project would help Finland and Norway take advantage of melting sea ice to ship products from the Arctic coast. But Indigenous communities fear the rail line would disrupt their reindeer herding traditions. Plastic Pollution Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:14:15 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/07/20/weve-thrown-away-75-of-plastic-ever-made-and-its-still-polluting https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/07/20/weve-thrown-away-75-of-plastic-ever-made-and-its-still-polluting A groundbreaking study reveals that plastic production has grown exponentially since 1950 and will continue to accumulate in the ocean at an ever-increasing rate unless a strategy is established to curb the crisis. Environment Governance Tue, 27 Jun 2017 07:43:53 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/06/27/scorecard-for-arctic-environmental-issues-draws-surprising-conclusions https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/06/27/scorecard-for-arctic-environmental-issues-draws-surprising-conclusions The World Wildlife Fund spent 18 months scoring how well Arctic nations are meeting their environmental goals. But as the WWF Arctic Programme’s communications chief Clive Tesar explains, the grades are just part of a bigger picture. Environment Northern People & Health Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:42:01 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/06/14/gwichin-gear-up-to-fight-for-alaskas-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/06/14/gwichin-gear-up-to-fight-for-alaskas-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge Revived plans to drill for oil at the calving grounds of the Porcupine caribou herd are prompting outcries from Indigenous people with ancient ties to the herd. Climate Change Marine Protected Areas Solutions Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:48:09 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/06/08/scientists-big-marine-reserves-fight-climate-change-save-the-ocean https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/06/08/scientists-big-marine-reserves-fight-climate-change-save-the-ocean An international study finds that protecting huge swathes of the ocean offers the best chance to save coral reefs, marine life and coastal areas vital to human health from the impacts of global warming. Environment Research Solutions Fri, 19 May 2017 11:47:09 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/05/19/what-indigenous-cultures-can-teach-us-about-managing-arctic-change https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2017/05/19/what-indigenous-cultures-can-teach-us-about-managing-arctic-change As climate change ushers new plants and animals into the Arctic, new conservation models are needed, and we’d be wise to learn from the region’s original inhabitants, says Finnish geographer Tero Mustonen. Environment Research Thu, 27 Apr 2017 07:07:03 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/04/27/scientists-flag-the-arctics-new-chemical-threats https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/04/27/scientists-flag-the-arctics-new-chemical-threats Efforts to curb the flow of chemicals such as PCBs into Arctic waters have proven largely successful, but there’s a new wave of nasty substances to watch, warns the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program. Environment Research Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:23:20 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/04/19/the-messy-consequences-of-the-arctics-thawing-permafrost https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/04/19/the-messy-consequences-of-the-arctics-thawing-permafrost Half of the Arctic region’s frozen soils are expected to disappear even if international climate change targets are met. The resulting release of greenhouse gases could trigger an environmental disaster. Environment Research Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:19:42 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/03/22/thats-a-wrap-for-one-weird-arctic-winter https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/03/22/thats-a-wrap-for-one-weird-arctic-winter Strangely warm temperatures are sending the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice on a downward spiral that could have far-reaching implications for the region’s people and wildlife. Northern People & Health Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Emily Gertz https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/03/28/saami-fight-finlands-plan-to-log-ancient-forests https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/03/28/saami-fight-finlands-plan-to-log-ancient-forests TAKE PART: Finland’s parliament is considering a bill that could give logging, lakebed gravel mining and tourist fishing priority over the preservation of some of Europe’s last intact boreal forests – and the endangered species and reindeer herders that rely on them.