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"Scientists Identify Culprit Behind Biggest-Ever U.S. Honey Bee Die-Off" [1]

"USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend"

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [4]
Disasters [5]
Food [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Science [11], 07/01/2025

"What The Texas Food Label Law Means For The Rest Of America" [12]

"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially tens of thousands of food and beverage packages — a move that could have ripple effects across the country." "The measure applies to 44 dyes or additives commonly found in baked goods, candy and drinks, and could force the food industry to change what it sells."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [4]
Consumer [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Food [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [18], 06/24/2025

"Kraft Heinz To Remove Synthetic Dyes From All Products By 2027" [19]

"Kraft Heinz, the food giant behind dozens of popular brands including Oscar Mayer, Jell-O, Velveeta and Kool-Aid, will not launch any new foods with synthetic dyes and will remove the dyes from its current products by the end of 2027, the company said Tuesday."

Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [14]
Food [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [20], 06/18/2025
July 21, 2025

DEADLINE: World Food Forum Youth Film Festival [21]

The World Food Forum's Global Youth Action Initiative invites fiction and non-fiction entries to this global short film competition. Filmmakers must be 18-39 years old. Winning films may be screened at the festival in Rome from Oct 13-17, 2025. Cash prizes. Enter by Jul 21.

Awards and Grants [22]
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Agriculture [2]
Food [6]
Journalism & Media [23]
Region: 
International [24]
Europe [25]

From Fear to Fascination — A New Insect Narrative [26]

Media coverage of “bugs” is often sensationalistic and centered on fear and disgust. But conservation photographer and writer Danae Wolfe says journalists should be highlighting the importance, beauty and plight of insects and spiders. Reporting that offers alternative perspectives on these essential creatures can inspire curiosity and admiration, and encourage efforts to protect them. Wolfe on why to write about insects.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [27]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [28]
Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [29]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Studies [30]
Food [6]
Forests [31]
Journalism & Media [23]
Pollution [32]
Science [33]
Wildlife [8]
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National (U.S.) [10]
International [24]
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Public [9]

Why Now’s the Time To Tell a Good Fish Tale [34]

With fishing season underway across the United States, reporters have a line to an array of great, local environmental stories, whether about the recreation and tourism industries or overfishing and the health of regional ecosystems. The latest TipSheet has more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources to help you reel in an angle of your own.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [28]
Biodiversity [3]
Climate Change [29]
Environmental Health [14]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Food [6]
Journalism & Media [23]
Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [37]
Wildlife [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [9]

"Is Another Locust Invasion Heading For Africa?" [38]

"The United Nations is warning countries in northwest Africa to boost monitoring and begin early control measures as swarms of desert locusts move into the region."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Disasters [5]
Food [6]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [17]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
Africa [39]
Middle East [40]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [41], 05/28/2025

"Trump Orders Major Revamp Of Agencies’ Handling Of Scientific Research" [42]

"President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a sweeping overhaul of federal agencies’ handling of scientific research, coupled with a requirement to revisit all Biden-era regulations to ensure that they mesh with the new policy."

Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Food [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [32]
Science [33]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [43], 05/28/2025

Advocates Applaud MAHA Report On Chemical Harms, But Say It Falls Short [44]

"Exposures to pesticides and other chemicals, ultra-processed foods and over-prescription of medications are among the factors contributing to an epidemic of chronic disease in America’s children, according to a government report issued Thursday by the Trump administration’s controversial “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission.'

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [4]
Consumer [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Food [6]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [32]
Science [33]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [45], 05/28/2025

In West Bank, Hope for Future in Link Between Land and People [46]

On a tour of the West Bank this spring, Yessenia Funes found a region where the relationship between land and people serves as a counterweight to occupation and the threat of violence. For her Voices of Environmental Justice column, Funes exhorts fellow environment journalists to report on that struggle, through stories that touch on wildlife, wildfire, food, climate and more.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Voices of Environmental Justice [47]
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Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [29]
Environmental Justice [48]
Environmental Politics [15]
Food [6]
Government [49]
Journalism & Media [23]
Military [50]
People & Population [17]
Policy [51]
Water & Oceans [37]
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International [24]
Middle East [40]
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