"The signatories of the “Voyager Declaration” warned the space agency’s leadership about the consequences of major budget cuts that would halt many science missions."
"As the likes of Ford and Mercedes retreat, Great Wall Motor and BYD are building factories and bringing affordable EVs and hybrids to one of the world’s biggest markets."
"As Coca-Cola confirms plans to release the cane sugar alternative in the U.S., some nutritionists said there is little health benefit as a replacement for high-fructose corn syrup."
"The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue unit has resigned, telling colleagues he was frustrated by bureaucratic hurdles the Trump administration imposed that delayed the agency’s response to deadly flooding in Texas, according to three people familiar with his reasoning."
The 2025 Freeland Film Festival in Green Lake, Wisconsin, features storytellers, musicians, educators and media broadcasters. See short, medium or feature length films on various environmental themes for audiences of all ages.
❊ You must have your paid invoice number for the entry form. Entries submitted without valid paid invoice numbers will be deleted.
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The International Center for Journalists invites applications by Aug 10, 2025 from non-US mid-career journalists for this program comprising four online courses in a final project. Suitable for data journalists looking to advance, as well as for journalists seeking to sharpen their investigative skills.
The Center for Cooperative Media offers 10 awards up to $15,000 each for short-term civic science media projects in the U.S. that can bridge the gap between scientists, media and communities. Includes hands-on coaching. Deadline: Aug 31, 2025.
The Global Heat Health Information Network, in partnership with Internews’ Earth Journalism Network, is launching a global photography competition to showcase the real impacts of extreme heat, and the ways communities around the world are responding to it. Deadline: Aug 29, 2025.
"Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/hundreds-nasa-employees-past-and-present-sign-letter-formal-dissent
[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/science/nasa-formal-dissent-letter-trump.html
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/chinese-car-giants-rush-brazil-dreams-dominating-continent
[4] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/climate/china-brazil-electric-vehicles.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/coke-confirms-cane-sugar-change-rfk-jr-calls-it-maha-win-it
[6] https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07/22/coke-cane-sugar-health-rfk-jr/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fema-urban-search-and-rescue-chief-resigns-citing-agency-chaos
[8] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/fema-urban-search-rescue-chief-resigns.html
[9] https://www.sej.org/calendar/freeland-film-festival
[10] https://www.sej.org/sej-awards-2025-categories-and-entry-forms
[11] https://sej.memberclicks.net/generalawardpayment
[12] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-icfj-international-scholarships-umds-howard-center-data-journalism-training
[13] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-civic-science-media-funding-opportunity
[14] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-ghhinejn-extreme-heat-photo-contest
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/some-australian-dolphins-use-sponges-hunt-fish-it-s-harder-it-looks
[16] https://apnews.com/article/dolphins-australia-sponge-noses-9ba412c3d0184ee84a66ec8b5a5b5319
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