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At COP30, Leaders Say Time Running Short To Stop Worst Effects Of Warming

"World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its retreat from those efforts, as they gathered at the edge of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest for the annual United Nations climate summit."

Source: AP, 11/07/2025
November 21, 2025

National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship Informational Webinar

The Association of Health Care Journalists, the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and the Society of Environmental Journalists invite early-career, U.S.-based journalists interested in covering any or all of the three fields to ask questions about the fellowship and hear from past SHERF alumni. 1-2 p.m. ET.

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January 7, 2026

DEADLINE: EWA National Awards for Education Reporting

The Education Writers Association's National Awards for Education Reporting honor the exemplary work of journalists who have covered issues that impact kids, students, families, educators and school communities. Deadline is Jan 7, 2026.

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"WATCH: Parkinson’s And Pesticides – Inside The Fight Over Paraquat"

"Mounting scientific evidence links the pesticide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating and deadly brain disease on the rise in the US. Syngenta, the longtime international maker of the weed-killing chemical, knew of this link decades ago but spent the intervening years questioning and undermining research, internal corporate records obtained by The New Lede show. Now the company is facing thousands of lawsuits brought by people blaming the weed killer for causing Parkinson’s disease."

Source: The New Lede, 11/06/2025

"NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani to Face Pressing Climate, Environment Issues"

"Zohran Mamdani will need to enforce the city’s building decarbonization law, enact his green school policy and handle the climate change-related issues residents often face—like flooding and extreme heat."

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/06/2025

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