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Cancer’s Toll On 9/11 Survivors Is Accelerating 25 Years Later [1]

"The number of victims receiving aid has tripled in recent years, a Post analysis finds, as the illness’s toll becomes more apparent."

Environmental Health [2]
Health [3]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: Washington Post [9], 09/10/2026
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November 30, 2026

DEADLINE: Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships [10]

Environmental Photography Fellowships & Mentorships 2027 – one $20K and six $5K fellowships plus 10 mentorships for photographers documenting environmental and conservation stories. No prior publication required. Deadline Nov. 30.

Workshops and Fellowships [11]
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Climate Change [12]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Health [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Other or All [17]
People & Population [4]
Policy [18]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
International [20]

Unpacking Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis [21]

Puerto Rico is suffering from months of water rationing. But for journalists to fully cover this many-layered water story requires a real understanding of how the U.S. territory's politics and history have brought it to this crossroads, argues columnist Yessenia Funes. That, plus a capacity to listen to affected communities, report on solutions and consider partnerships with local journalists.

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Voices of Environmental Justice [22]
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Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [23]
Health [3]
Infrastructure [24]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [4]
Policy [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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The CDC Hasn’t Added 2 Deaths To Its Measles Database. Here’s Why. [26]

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is excluding two deaths reported by Pennsylvania from its weekly updates of a national measles death tally, a decision that came from new CDC director Erica Schwartz, according to three former and current officials familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation."

Conflict/Corruption [27]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [23]
Health [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [28]
People & Population [4]
Science [29]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: Washington Post [31], 09/01/2026
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Secretive Deals May Cut Billions From US Global Health Spending: Analysis [32]

"The Trump administration is working to cut global health funding to developing nations by tens of billions of dollars by 2030, according to a new analysis of the secretive agreements U.S. officials have pursued with more than a dozen governments to date."

Agriculture [33]
Conflict/Corruption [27]
Consumer [34]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Food [35]
Health [3]
Infrastructure [24]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [28]
People & Population [4]
Technology [36]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [20]
Source: Washington Post [37], 09/01/2026
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‘Trade Secrets’ Keep Journalists, Public in the Dark [38]

So-called confidential business information is a major obstacle to the dissemination of knowledge about environmental threats for the public, cautions WatchDog Opinion. Part of the problem is how federal agencies treat requests for confidentiality, and so is the way environmental laws handle the issue. A look at the worst offenders, and a call for journalists to break through the veil of secrecy.

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WatchDog [39]
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Chemicals [40]
Economy & Business [41]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [23]
Health [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Policy [18]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [6]
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Oysters, Boisterous or Scarce, Fuel Local Environment Stories [42]

The world may be your oyster, but if you’re an environmental journalist, the oyster may also be your story. The latest TipSheet points out (amid numerous tasty serving tips) that oysters say a great deal about the health of local waters … and of the humans who consume the mollusk. Get a dozen-plus oyster story ideas and reporting resources.

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TipSheet [43]
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Biodiversity [44]
Environmental Health [2]
Fish & Fisheries [45]
Food [35]
Health [3]
Journalism & Media [16]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [19]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
California [46]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [47]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
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Public [6]
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Fast Food Chains May Still Be Sourcing Beef Raised With Antibiotics: Report [49]

"McDonald’s, Subway and Taco Bell are failing to keep up with pledges to reduce the use of antibiotics in their beef supply, according to a group of food safety advocates."

Agriculture [33]
Chemicals [40]
Environmental Health [2]
Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [5]
Technology [36]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The New Lede [50], 08/28/2026
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MAHA Moms Take On Coal [51]

"The Make America Healthy Again movement has taken on many issues over the past few years: pesticides, processed foods, vaccines. Now it has another target, and it’s one that President Trump likes to promote: coal."

Activism [52]
Chemicals [40]
Consumer [34]
Environmental Health [2]
Food [35]
Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [28]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: New York Times [53], 08/27/2026
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Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic [54]

"Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread." "By the time colleagues called Dr. Matías Lahitte, an Argentine infectious disease specialist, it was too late."

Biodiversity [44]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [15]
Health [3]
People & Population [4]
Science [29]
Technology [36]
Wildlife [55]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [20]
South America [56]
Source: New York Times [57], 08/24/2026
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