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"NOAA Is Told to Make List of Climate-Related Grants, Setting Off Fears"

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s leading climate science agencies, has been ordered to identify grants related to global warming and other topics targeted by President Trump’s executive orders, raising fears that those grants are at risk of being canceled."

Source: NYTimes, 02/12/2025

Protecting Public Data: SEJ and Partners Demand Action From Federal Agencies

Feb. 10, 2025 — The Society of Environmental Journalists joined partner organizations representing science, health and environmental journalists in opposing the removal of public data from more than a dozen U.S. federal websites.

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Aparna Mukherjee, SEJ Executive Director

Aparna Mukherjee is the Executive Director of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), where she leads efforts to strengthen the quality, sustainability and impact of environmental journalism. With more than 25 years of experience in editorial, operations and strategic leadership roles, she has worked at the intersection of media, civic engagement and social innovation across the private, nonprofit and public sectors.

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PBS To Shutter DEI Office Following Donald Trump’s Executive Orders

"PBS is closing an office dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, following Donald Trump‘s series of executive orders targeting such programs. The announcement comes amid the prospect that public television funding will be targeted by the current administration and Republicans in Congress."

Source: Deadline, 02/11/2025

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