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"Rockaway NY Was Fighting Coastal Erosion –- Then EPA Cancelled Funding [1]

"Planned programs to protect dunes and beaches on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens are eroded by broken promises from Trump’s EPA." 

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [9]
Public [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [12], 06/10/2025

"Using Earth To Rebuild A Planet Scorched By Fire" [13]

"The “SuperAdobe” homes of CalEarth are receiving plenty of attention after wildfires devastated parts of Los Angeles. Why aren’t we building them everywhere?" 

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [14]
Infrastructure [4]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [7]
Technology [15]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [17]
Source: Atmos [18], 06/09/2025
June 26, 2025

DEADLINE: ONA's MJ Bear Fellowship Program [19]

This Online News Association fellowship is open to young working journalists worldwide who are leading a digital journalism project on AI, climate or resilience. Includes a scholarship to attend the 2025 ONA annual conference, Sept 10-13 in New Orleans, mentoring, skills development and more. Apply by Jun 26.

Workshops and Fellowships [20]
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Public [10]
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Climate Change [3]
Journalism & Media [21]
People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [7]
Technology [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
International [23]

As Summer Approaches, Jersey Shore Towns Confront Sea Level Rise [24]

"“Sunny day” flooding is now a thing down the shore, where the tides have risen at twice the global average. Sooner or later, “we’re not going to be able to protect everything everywhere,” one state official says." 

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [14]
Infrastructure [4]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Planning & Growth [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [10]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 06/04/2025
June 16, 2025 to June 19, 2025

Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI) Congress 2025 [26]

SRI2025 in Chicago will provide keynote sessions, cutting-edge innovation showcases, community-driven excursions and cross-sector collaborations designed to drive meaningful change. Interested in a story ahead of SRI2025? Interviews can be arranged.

Professional Meetings [27]
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Public [10]
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Planning & Growth [7]
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National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]

Life on Mars and Other Space Oddities [29]

When an ecologist and a cartoonist team up to explore the realities of colonizing Mars, the result is a humorous and highly informative book on whether humans are truly up to settling space. They detour into the intimacies of zero-gravity intimacy and the challenges of ensuring a food supply. From BookShelf contributing editor Melody Kemp, a review of “A City on Mars.”

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [30]
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Planning & Growth [7]
Science [31]
Technology [15]
Transportation [32]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
International [23]
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Public [10]
June 18, 2025

DEADLINE: Catalyst 2025 — Simulation of Working Through a Water Crisis [33]

Rogue Water Lab invites applications from journalists to attend this high-intensity, immersive event to simulate working through a water crisis — complete with misinformation, stakeholder conflict, press pressure and policy implications. Sep 22–24, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisc. Apply by June 18.

Other Events [34]
Visibility: 
Public [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [14]
Planning & Growth [7]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
May 20, 2025

The Climate Crisis on Our Plates: Rethinking Food and Farming [36]

Project Drawdown's next Drawdown Ignite webinar will engage outside experts in a far-ranging discussion focused on food, agriculture and land use. 2:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [34]
Visibility: 
Public [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [37]
Climate Change [3]
Food [38]
Planning & Growth [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
International [23]

Rare Glimpse Inside Mountain Tunnel That Carries Water To Southern California [39]

"In the 1930s, workers using explosives and machinery excavated a 13-mile tunnel beneath Mt. San Jacinto to bring Colorado River water to Southern California. The Metropolitan Water District recently offered visitors a look inside the tunnel, an engineering feat that is a key piece of the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct."

Infrastructure [4]
Journalism & Media [21]
Planning & Growth [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [17]
Source: LA Times [40], 04/29/2025

"FDA Moves To Phase Out Petroleum-Based Food Dyes" [41]

"Federal health officials announced plans Tuesday to phase out synthetic food dyes made from petroleum, marking a significant shift in how the U.S. regulates chemical additives in food."

Chemicals [42]
Consumer [43]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [45]
Food [38]
Laws & Regulations [46]
Planning & Growth [7]
Pollution [35]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The New Lede [47], 04/29/2025

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