The Global Landscapes Forum and Pulitzer Center invite applications to attend this free online seminar for English-speaking journalists to better examine climate change through the lenses of the rights and labor of those most vulnerable. Get interview opportunities and a ticket to GLF Climate: Frontiers of Change, Nov 11-12, 2022.
This global journalism prize aims to make reporters' voices known beyond the borders of their home countries, to increase the diversity of perspectives offered in the media. Writing in many languages is eligible. Cash prizes. Deadline: Oct 31, 2025.
"In a stark contrast to recent election years, voters in just two states will decide on environmental issues this November. But there’s still a lot at stake."
"Miles Hatfield was walking into his dining room when he felt the wooden floor give way. His legs dropped hip-deep into water that had pooled under his brick house in the green hills of eastern Kentucky where he had lived for the past 40 years, trapping him in his own floor."
"Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine (D) on Thursday announced a lawsuit against chemical manufacturer Velsicol, alleging the company contaminated waterways in the city and harmed the health of residents in predominantly minority neighborhoods."
"The Antarctic ozone hole last week peaked at a moderately large size for the third straight year — bigger than the size of North America — but experts say it’s still generally shrinking despite recent blips because of high altitude cold weather."
"A loophole in the federal government’s procedures for reviewing new chemicals has allowed at least 600 so-called forever chemicals into American markets despite evidence they pose serious health risks, according to a petition filed Thursday."
"A Louisiana power company’s plan to capture climate emissions is raising concerns about the state’s water supplies".
"Toxic “forever chemicals”, also known as PFAS, have been used in at least eight oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, but the exact location of those wells has never been publicly disclosed — until now."
"Lost nets, lines and hooks trap wildlife for years as they float in the ocean, sink to the bottom or are washed ashore".
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[1] https://www.sej.org/calendar/working-away-climate-change-reporting-intersections-climate-change-rights-and-labor
[2] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-true-story-award
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/where-environment-ballot-and-where-it-s-not
[4] https://therevelator.org/environment-ballot-2022/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-big-companies-shed-their-obligations-clean-old-mines
[6] https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-west-virginia-coal-mining-alpha/?srnd=green&leadSource=uverify%20wall
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/dc-sues-velsicol-allegedly-contaminating-local-rivers-pesticide
[8] https://thehill.com/policy/3687172-d-c-sues-chemical-company-for-allegedly-contaminating-local-rivers-with-pesticide/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ozone-hole-grows-year-still-shrinking-general
[10] https://apnews.com/article/science-business-climate-and-environment-9e375202690826cb42e6397c65200a24
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-loophole-lets-600-toxic-pfas-chemicals-evade-review-petition-says
[12] https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/epa-loophole-lets-600-toxic-pfas-chemicals-evade-review-petition-says-2022-10-13/
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/cost-capture-carbon-more-water-and-electricity
[14] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/15/emissions-capture-carbon-cost-water-electricity
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/see-where-toxic-pfas-have-been-used-pennsylvania-fracking-wells
[16] https://www.dailyclimate.org/pennsylvania-pfas-fracking-2658444694.html
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/study-reveals-staggering-scale-lost-fishing-gear-drifting-oceans
[18] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/16/new-study-reveals-staggering-scale-of-lost-fishing-gear-drifting-in-earths-oceans
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results
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