Worldwide entries are welcome until Jan 17, 2026, from all professional photographers working in the field of photojournalism and/or documentary photography. €1,000 for each of the winners and an additional €10,000 for the World Press Photo of the Year winner, and more.
The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will present a virtual workshop, Jan 26-27, 2022, on what GLRI projects mean for the eight U.S. states, two Canadian provinces and more than 30 million people who call the Great Lakes region home. Participating journalists eligible for story grants. Deadline: Jan 7.
"It’s time to agitate the oysters at St. Stanislaus High School on Mississippi’s Gulf coast."
"Montana wildlife officials on Tuesday advanced plans that could allow grizzly bear hunting in areas around Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, if states in the U.S. northern Rockies succeed in their attempts to lift federal protections for the animals."
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is withdrawing its support for the Yazoo Pumps project."
"Northerners say the federal government's plan to regulate the release of treated oilsands tailings water will be met with opposition by communities downstream."
"High winds and tornadoes ripped off roofs, knocked down trees and power lines and led to hazardous travel conditions in parts of the Plains and upper Midwest Tuesday."
"So much for Donald Trump’s quest for “perfect” hair. The Biden administration is reversing a Trump-era rule approved after the former president complained he wasn’t getting wet enough because of limits on water flow from showerheads."
"Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on the country’s top securities regulator to examine the pay practices of large energy companies, citing a report in The Washington Post that revealed how some fossil fuel giants reward executives for meeting environmental goals even in years when their companies caused significant environmental harm."
"Six environmental organizations on Tuesday called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take more aggressive action in response to reports that an agency office manipulated assessments of chemical safety."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-world-press-photo-contest
[2] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-ijnr-virtual-workshop-great-lakes-restoration-initiative
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/volunteers-are-growing-oyster-gardens-help-restore-reefs
[4] https://apnews.com/article/science-lifestyle-business-fish-gardening-ca5a111f4b2185f8ac07b81a6e15d7ed
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/montana-advances-grizzly-bear-plans-could-allow-hunting
[6] https://apnews.com/article/science-travel-lifestyle-environment-environment-and-nature-af973e2b4810c28b6fc2e4899d078a56
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/corps-withdraws-decision-allowing-yazoo-pumps-flood-control-project
[8] https://www.wlbt.com/2021/12/15/corps-withdraws-decision-allowing-yazoo-pumps-flood-control-project/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/dene-oppose-federal-regulations-release-oilsands-tailings-water
[10] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/oilsands-regulations-tailings-nwt-1.6285940
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/tornadoes-100-mph-winds-rip-roofs-cut-power-plains-and-midwest
[12] https://weather.com/news/news/2021-12-15-wind-tornadoes-snow-midwest-plains-west
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-showerhead-rule-more-water-flow-goes-down-drain
[14] https://apnews.com/article/trump-showerhead-rule-reversed-biden-6b6dc448e974a948cdcad3d43bfccbe3
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sen-warren-asks-sec-investigate-compensation-fossil-fuel-giants
[16] https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/15/elizabeth-warren-sec/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/enviros-call-stronger-epa-action-falsified-chemical-assessments
[18] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/585916-environmental-groups-call-on-epa-to-take-stronger-action-on-reports?rl=1
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1250
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1247
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1248
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1249
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1252
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1253
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1254
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1255
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5005