Journalism & Media

"Public Domain Sues Trump's Interior Department"

"Our first FOIA lawsuit seeks the calendar entries of top DOGE operatives and other political appointees."

Environmental Politics

Source: Public Domain, 09/26/2025

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"‘Con,’ ‘Scam,’ ‘Hoax’: Trump’s UN Speech On Climate"

"President Donald Trump rebuked world leaders for being overly concerned about climate change during a speech to the United Nations in which he called global warming a “con job.”"

Climate Change

Environmental Health

Environmental Politics

Source: E&E News, 09/24/2025

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October 20, 2025 to October 23, 2025

The Uproot Project: Journey of a Story 2025 — Climate, Politics and Trust in the Media

The Uproot Project's lineup of events for its annual Journey of a Story series, hosted in Washington D.C., includes a documentary screening, a virtual event, an event with the National Geographic Society and a media gallery exhibit.

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Climate Change

Environmental Politics

Journalism & Media

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October 31, 2025

DEADLINE: The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship

This paid, part-time, remote fellowship program is for early-career science journalists anywhere in the world. For one year, fellows receive mentorship to plan, report and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook and become part of the TON editorial team. $6,600 stipend. Deadline: Oct 31, 2025.

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October 15, 2025

DEADLINE: IJNR Great Lakes Federal Funding Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Workshop

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will bring journalists to Western Lake Erie, Nov 18-21, 2025, to explore the impacts Trump administration changes are having on local communities and what they mean for interests across the Basin, from agriculture, to energy, to fisheries and more. Deadline: Oct 15.

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"Trump Ends Annual Report On U.S. Hunger Amid Rising Food Insecurity"

"The Trump administration is ending a decades-long effort to track food security at a time when many Americans are struggling to get proper nutrition or enough to eat."

Agriculture

Consumer

Environmental Health

Environmental Justice

Environmental Politics

Source: Washington Post, 09/23/2025

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October 6, 2025

Webinar: How Can Open Science Practices Increase Trust In Research?

Join The Journalist's Resource for this panel which will bring together representatives from each stage of open science, from active researchers to open publishing platform developers and journalists for a frank discussion. 12:30 p.m. ET.

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Trump Administration Icing Out NSIDC Data

An important federal database that tracks Arctic ice and snowmelt — which help address concerns like sea level rise and fresh water resources — is facing funding cuts and reductions in services. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks at the kind of high-quality information the National Snow and Ice Data Center can provide environmental reporters, including for local stories. That is, while it lasts.

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Reporters Toolbox

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Climate Change

Environmental Health

Environmental Studies

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)

International

Antarctica & Arctic

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A Guide to Legal Resources

Freelance journalists, including environmental reporters, need not brave legal woes alone, counsels Freelance Files co-editor Elyse Hauser. A wide variety of groups offers aid for everything from denials of access to assaults or arrests, and her latest entry IDs more than a dozen resources, including legal assistance, emergency financial help and more. Plus, how to prevent problems to begin with.

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"A Trump Administration Playbook: No Data, No Problem"

"When the Trump administration said last week that it would stop requiring thousands of industrial facilities to report their planet-warming pollution, the move fit a growing pattern: If data points to a problem, stop collecting the data."

Environmental Health

Environmental Politics

Source: NYTimes, 09/22/2025