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DEADLINE: Kovler Prize for Trust in Life Science Journalism

This award recognizes reporters who make complex science-related topics digestible for the public. This work is crucial in building trust to support informed healthcare decision-making. Journalists who work in print, video, digital, or broadcast media are eligible. Entries will be accepted through March 27 at 5 p.m. ET.

Winter Olympics Must Adapt To Warming Future, Scientists Say"

[C]limate change has decreased snowpack by as much as 20 percent per decade in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. This trend is already causing trouble for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, global events reliant on snow to succeed. In a landmark 2024 study, researchers found that potential host locations are dwindling as temperatures warm."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/28/2026

Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument Under Threat, This Time From Congress

"A recent, non-binding opinion from the Government Accountability Office may pave the way for Congress to begin rescinding management plans for national monuments across the country, environmentalists and experts say, potentially leading to protected areas being further opened up for resource extraction. And Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah is yet again at the center of the renewed threats to the nation’s monuments."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/28/2026

Despite Low Interest in Drilling, USFS ‘Streamlines’ Oil/Gas Leasing Rules

"The U.S. Forest Service announced revisions to its oil and gas leasing rules today that the agency promises “modernizes and streamlines” the permitting process to drill for fossil fuels in the nation’s forests and grasslands. The changes prompted the ire of environmental groups who say it is the latest in a year’s worth of attacks on public lands protections by President Trump’s administration."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/28/2026

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