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Thanks to These Generous Members and Friends Who Supported SEJ’s Work in 2013

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"Rachel Carson and Her Sisters: Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America’s Environment"

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April 7, 2023

DEADLINE: Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

Presented by the Better Government Association with the support of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Awards highlight the impact of Illinois investigative reporting as a reform tool within the context of state and local government waste, fraud and corruption. Cash prizes. Enter by Apr 7, 2023.

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SEJ Member Spotlight: Daniel Grossman

Dan Grossman has been a print journalist and radio and web producer for 25 years. He has reported from all seven continents including from near both the south and north poles. Currently, Dan is working on projects related to reporting in the Himalayas of India, the Andes of Peru and the tar sands region of Alberta.

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"Senate Passes FOIA Bill"

"One of the last acts of retiring Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) was holding up a broadly supported bill to reform the Freedom of Information Act, warning Friday that it could harm consumer protections."

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Source: Politico, 12/09/2014

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Congress Could Still Pass FOIA Reform

There is still a chance that Congress could pass legislation strengthening the Freedom of Information Act before it adjourns. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a fix-FOIA bill (S 2520) November 20, 2014, setting up the possibility of full-Senate floor action. The Society of Environmental Journalists has urged Congress and the President to support such legislation.

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J-Groups Call on Forest Service To Drop Permit Requirements

A coalition of journalism groups, including SEJ, is calling on the U.S. Forest Service to make clear in its directives that journalists, documentarians, and media photographers do not need permits to take pictures in National Forest Wilderness or other public lands.

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December 3, 2014

The Resilience Beat: Reporting on Climate, Population, and Health

At the Wilson Center in Washington, DC (and webcast live), author Alan Weisman will give a keynote presentation on his experience researching and promoting his landmark book, "Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?" Following his presentation, a roundtable panel of environment and health reporters will discuss their surprising new stories where climate change meets resilience, population, and health.

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February 12, 2024

DEADLINE: Metcalf Institute's Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists

Metcalf Institute's 26th Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists at the University of Rhode Island, June 3-8, 2024, is for full-time journalists to learn more about research and topics relating to climate change science, impacts, adaptation and justice. Apply by Feb 12.

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Edelman’s TransCanada Astroturf Docs Expose Oil Industry PR Attack

"Documents obtained by Greenpeace detail a desperate astroturf PR strategy designed by Edelman for TransCanada to win public support for its Energy East tar sands export pipeline. TransCanada has failed for years to win approval of the controversial border-crossing Keystone XL pipeline, so apparently the company has decided to 'win ugly or lose pretty' with an aggressive public relations attack on its opponents."

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Source: DeSmogBlog, 11/18/2014