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U.S. Environmental Journalist Arrested When Trying To Leave Myanmar [1]

"Danny Fenster, an American journalist working in Myanmar, was detained today by local authorities and prevented from leaving the country."

Source: Mongabay [2], 05/25/2021

Forest Inventory May Provide Trail Guide to Ongoing Policy Crisis [3]

U.S. forests face damage from drought, climate-driven disease and wildfire. To help track the state of our trees, Reporter’s Toolbox explores a massive set of Forest Service databases that details everything from deforestation and dead fuel status to deforestation and species mix. There’s even info on urban forests and grasslands. A closer look at the Forest Inventory and Analysis program.

As Hurricane Season Looms, Biden Doubles Funding To Prepare For Extremes [4]

"Administration will also launch NASA initiative aimed at collecting better climate data"

"President Biden announced Monday that he was doubling the amount of money the U.S. government will spend helping communities get set for extreme weather events, proclaiming the need for full readiness as he visited government workers and told them to prepare for another season of natural disasters.

Source: Washington Post [5], 05/25/2021

The Year Nature Became Mainstream Medicine [6]

An unusual student journalist, moonlighting in between his Ph.D. training as a clinical psychologist, turned an interest in the ways nature can heal into an award-winning story for a prominent magazine, and in the process helped prompt skyrocketing interest among mainstream physicians in “prescribing nature.” Aaron Reuben shares his experience in the new EJ Academy.

DEADLINE: Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grants [7]

The National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute will award grants of up to $15,000 to US journalists for stories in any medium that center on environmental justice and environmental racism in the United States. Deadline: May 27, 2025.

Knight Science Journalism at MIT Project Fellowships [8]

This remote KSJ program offers a range of support to working U.S. journalists for independently conceived projects. Fellowships will be awarded for varying durations over the course of the academic year, beginning in Sep 2021 and ending in May 2022. Deadline is Jun 6.

Metcalf Institute’s 24th Annual Public Lecture Series [9]

Metcalf’s virtual 2021 Public Lecture Series, Toward Equitable Climate Solutions, highlights community-focused research, journalism and collaborations that are pointing the way toward a just and equitable future. Register for one or all. 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET daily.

"Once Nearly Extinct, The Florida Panther Is Making A Comeback" [10]

"Brian Kelly, a panther biologist for the state of Florida, opens a creaking gate near Fisheating Creek, a narrow ribbon of preserved land just west of Lake Okeechobee."

Source: NPR [11], 05/24/2021

After Chemical Fire, Texas Close To New Safety Rules For Industry [12]

"Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, spent years negotiating with industry groups to get new regulations placed on the chemical industry after the ITC fire in 2019. The bill has passed both chambers, but small changes need to be ironed out before it is sent to Gov. Greg Abbott."

Source: Texas Tribune [13], 05/24/2021

Minnesota Tribe Fights Line 3 For Putting Water, Wild Rice at Risk [14]

"In northern Minnesota, Anishinaabe people are fighting an oil pipeline that threatens their sustenance and spiritual connection to the land."

Source: Civil Eats [15], 05/24/2021

DEADLINE: Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grants [7]

Knight Science Journalism at MIT Project Fellowships [8]

Metcalf Institute’s 24th Annual Public Lecture Series [9]

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